NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central senior
Matt Osmulski was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week following his performance in the season opener on Friday.
A native of Elmwood, Illinois and Elmwood High School, Osmulski won the individual title at the
Elmhurst Earlybird Invitational, winning the 6K with a time of 18:54.1. The Cardinals won the meet with a perfect score of 15 points and secured 14 of the top-15 places. The three-time defending national champions enter 2019 ranked No. 1 in the nation according to the latest
United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) Coaches' Poll.
2019 CCIW Men's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
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.