NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s Troy Kelleher earned his fifth College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week honor of the season on Tuesday.

Kelleher, a junior from Hilliard, Ohio and Bradley High School (English-Print Journalism/Marketing major), finished second out of 653 competitors during Saturday’s UW-Oshkosh’s AAE Invitational. His time of 24:35.3 led the top-ranked Cardinals to a first place finish in the 45-team meet, ahead of 11 other nationally-ranked teams. Additionally, Kelleher was named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) National Athlete of the Week after his performance on Saturday.

CCIW Men's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
Troy Kelleher – North Central (10/21/14)
Michael Von Borstel – Carthage (10/14/14)
Troy Kelleher – North Central (10/7/14)
Troy Kelleher – North Central (9/30/14)
Michael Von Borstel – Carthage (9/23/14)
Troy Kelleher – North Central (9/16/14)
Daniel Robles – North Central (9/9/14)
Troy Kelleher – North Central (9/3/14)

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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 2013-14 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,400 academic all-conference recipients, 14 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and 87 all-Americans.