NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central's Lindsey Novak and Carroll's Emily Uitenbroek were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week on Tuesday.

Novak, a junior from Lombard, Illinois and Glenbard East High School, won two individual events and was part of the winning 4x100-meter relay at Wheaton's Don Church Twilight over the weekend. She won the 400-meter dash with a personal best time of 57.99, which ranks 10th on the program's all-time list. Her time also currently ranks first in the CCIW. Novak also ran a personal best time of 24.72 in the 200-meter dash, which ranks second all-time in program history. This time is also ranked first in the CCIW and 12th on the NCAA Division III national list. Novak and the 4x100-meter relay team won with a time of 47.59, which ranks fourth in program history and is currently first in the CCIW and seventh in Division III. 

Uitenbroek, a senior from Kaukauna, Wisconsin and Kaukauna High School, placed fifth in the hammer at the University of Illinois Illini Invitational on Friday. Competing against a Division I field, Uitenbroek finished with a mark of 57.54 meters, which now ranks fourth in Division III and improved upon her top CCIW distance. 

2022 CCIW Women's Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week

Track
Lindsey Novak - North Central (4/26/22)
Emily Gilligan - Elmhurst (4/18/22)
Grace Robinson - Carthage (4/13/22)
Natalia Hernandez - Elmhurst (4/5/22)

Field
Emily Uitenbroek - Carroll (4/26/22)
Vanessa Uitenbroek - Carroll (4/18/22)
Faith Ladin - North Central (4/13/22)
Katrina Krebasch - Augustana (4/5/22)  
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).