NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central freshman Kyle Bell was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.

A native of Joliet, Illinois and Providence Catholic High School, Bell clocked a time of 24:55.5 while running the 8K in the Blue Division of the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic on Saturday. He finished sixth among 515 competitors and improved his personal best in the 8K by more than a minute. The Cardinals totaled 57 points to win the 57-team event.

2019 CCIW Men's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
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.