NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central sophomore Cameron Benes was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. 

A native of Glen Ellyn, Illinois and Glenbard West High School, Benes placed first among all collegiate competitors at the Benedictine Eagle Invitational on Friday at St. James Farm. He clocked a time of 26:54.4 in the 8K while running in just his second race of the season. The Cardinals' short-handed squad totaled 39 points to finish second in the 11-team field.

2019 CCIW Men's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
Cameron Benes - North Central (10/15/19)
Kyle Bell - North Central (10/8/19)
Thomas Olenek - Carthage (9/30/19)
Matt Osmulski - North Central (9/24/19)
Matt Osmulski - North Central (9/17/19)
Taijhan Nelson - Millikin (9/10/19)
Matt Osmulski - North Central (9/3/19)
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 2018-19 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,200 academic all-conference recipients, 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 43 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.