NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central's Gabe Pommier and Carroll's Steven Hermsen were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week on Tuesday.

Pommier, a senior from Mahomet, Illinois and Mahomet-Seymour High School, slashed seven seconds off of his personal record in winning the 1,500-meter run during the Benedictine Invitational. His time of 3:47.29 is second all-time in program history and ranks first in both the CCIW and on the NCAA Division III national list. Additionally, Pommier won the 800-meter run with a personal-best time of 1:52.98, which ranks second in the CCIW and seventh nationally. 

Hermsen, a junior from DePere, Wisconsin and DePere High School, won the discus at the Carroll Pioneer Invitational with a school-record throw of 54.46 meters (178-8). This throw currently ranks first in both the CCIW and in Division III. He also won the shot put with a throw of 15.15 meters (49-8 1/2) and placed fifth in the hammer with a throw of 45.98 meters (150-10). 

2021 CCIW Men's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

Track
Gabe Pommier - North Central (4/13/21)
Jamauri Spivery - North Central (4/6/21)
Cody Canegan - Carthage (3/29/21)

Field
Steven Hermsen - Carroll (4/13/21)
Mason Wright - Augustana (4/6/21)
James Hinkley - Carroll (3/29/21)
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).