NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central's
Dianne Barajas was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.
Barajas, a junior from Hoffman Estates, Illinois and Schaumburg High School (Graphic Design major), won the 6K during the Gil Dodds Invitational, hosted by Wheaton College on Saturday. She finished with a time of 22:09.0 as the Cardinals finished fourth out of 17 teams and was the highest-placing CCIW program at the meet.
2018 CCIW Women’s Cross Country Athletes of the Week
Dianne Barajas – North Central (9/18/18)
Emily Gilligan – Elmhurst (9/11/18)
Madelyn Scopp – North Central (9/4/18)
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), 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 2017-18 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,100 academic all-conference recipients, 15 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 28 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.