NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- As the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) continues its 75th anniversary celebration, the conference honors the past student-athletes, coaches and administrators who helped shaped the CCIW during its seven-plus decades of competition.
Each week during the 2020-21 season, CCIW.org will spotlight student-athletes through its Conference Legacy Series.
Today, we highlight the career of former Carthage student-athlete Michelle Madeja.
Michelle Madeja
Sport - Volleyball
Class - 2012
- Three-time American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) All-American (2009-2011)
- Three-time AVCA First Team All-Midwest Region selection (2009-2011)
- Two-time CCIW Player of the Year (2010, 2011)
- Four-time CCIW All-Tournament Team selection (2008-2011)
- Three-time CCIW First-Team All-Conference recipient (2009-2011)
- Ranked second all-time in program history in career kills (1,580) and kills in a season (509)
- Inducted into Carthage's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017
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 University (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).