NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s Megan Costanzo was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the third time this season on Tuesday.

Costanzo, a junior from Huntington Beach, California and Somonauk (Ill.) High School (Psychology major), was the second-highest NCAA Division III finisher at the Notre Dame Invitational Gold Division race on Friday. She placed 32nd out of 216 runners with a time of 17:37.6 in the 5K, which featured a mix of Division I, II and III athletes. 

CCIW Women's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
Megan Costanzo – North Central (10/7/14)
Jordan Tuin – Wheaton (9/30/14)
Megan Costanzo – North Central (9/23/14)
Megan Costanzo – North Central (9/16/14)
Jordan Tuin – Wheaton (9/9/14)
Becca Sund – Augustana (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.