NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Augustana’s David Voland and North Central’s Luke Winder were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week on Tuesday.

Voland, a senior from Batavia, Illinois and Batavia High School (Mathematics education major), broke the Western Illinois Lee Calhoun Invitational record in the 400-meter hurdles over the weekend, clocking a winning time of 51.48. He also finished second in the 110-hurdles with a time of 15.17, which is the second-ranked time in the CCIW. Voland then anchored the winning 4x400-meter relay team that finished with the No. 2 time in the nation (3:12.39).

Winder, a freshman from Joliet, Illinois and Plainfield Central (Physical Education major), won his second-straight CCIW Field Athlete of the Week honor after he won the pole vault at the Chicagoland Championships. He set a new personal best and broke the facility record at the College of DuPage, finishing with a vault of 17-8 ½ (5.40 meters). Winder was also named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Division III Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday for his performance at the Chicagoland Championships. 

2015 CCIW Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

Track
David Voland – Augustana (4/14/15)
Travis Morrison – North Central (4/7/15)
Dan Popek – Augustana (3/31/15)
Nowlan Savage – Augustana (3/24/15)

Field
Luke Winder – North Central (4/14/15)
Luke Winder – North Central (4/7/15)
Brendan Cole – Wheaton (3/31/15)
Dave Anderson – North Park (3/24/15)

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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.