NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Augustana's Michael Gille and Carthage's Joseph White were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Indoor Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week on Tuesday.

Gille, a senior from Roscoe, Illinois, ran a lifetime best in the 5,000-meter run at South Dakota State over the weekend. His time of 14:38.96 is currently first in the CCIW and 34th on the NCAA Division III national list. This time also ranks third in program history for the indoor 5,000. 

White, a sophomore from Kenosha, Wisconsin and Indian Trail High School, won his third CCIW Field Athlete of the Week honor after he won the weight throw and shot put at UW-Whitewater's Elite Invitational on Saturday. He contributed 20 of Carthage's 37-point total. His mark of 19.43 meters in the weight throw set a new Carthage record and is currently ranked second in NCAA Division III. It also leads the CCIW by a full meter. White's winning mark in the shot put was 16.45 meters. 

2021-22 CCIW Men’s Indoor Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week

Track
Michael Gille - Augustana (2/15/22)
Ben Kuxmann - Millikin (2/8/22)
Distance Medley Relay (Upmann, Lodwig, Barber, Fischer) - Carthage (2/1/22)
Jereme Ombogo - North Park (1/25/22)
Jamauri Spivery - North Central (1/18/22)
Jereme Ombogo - North Park (12/9/21)

Field
Joseph White - Carthage (2/15/22)
Isaiah Clausen - Wheaton (2/8/22)
Joseph White - Carthage (2/1/22)
Nick Janca - North Central (1/25/22)
Joseph White - Carthage (1/18/22)
Matt Ausse - Carthage (12/9/21)
 
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 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).