NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s
John Crain was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week Wednesday.
Crain, a junior from Dunlap, Illinois and Dunlap High School (Sociology-Criminal Justice major), won the 6K at the Elmhurst Earlybird Invitational at Eldridge Park on Friday, August 31, finishing with a time of 18:53.1. Crain claimed first place out of 168 competitors as the No. 1-ranked Cardinals earned the team victory with a total of 28 points. Crain’s time was a course record, topping the previous time of 18:56 set by North Central’s Michael Spain in 2010.
2012 CCIW Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week
John Crain – North Central (9/5/12)
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2011-12 academic year, the CCIW honored 1,323 academic all-conference recipients, 16 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 1 CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year, 89 all-Americans and three national championship teams.