NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central was predicted to win its third-straight College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) women's outdoor track & field title and 12th overall based upon the results of the conference's annual pre-championship coaches' poll announced Thursday.
The poll predicted how each team would finish at next weekend's
CCIW Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship held May 6-7 at Wheaton College's McCully Stadium.
The Cardinals won the poll with 64 points and eight first place votes. North Central has won six of its 11 titles under head coach Kari Kluckhohn including 2007, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019 and 2021.
Elmhurst placed second in the poll with 56 points and one first place vote following a fifth place finish at the 2021 Championship. It was the program's best finish since placing fifth in 2003.
Carroll was third with 46 points, followed by Illinois Wesleyan (43), Carthage (35), Millikin (28), Wheaton (25), Augustana (19) and North Park (8).
Voting is done by the CCIW's head women’s track & field coaches. Each coach votes for the eight other schools in the conference in order of predicted finish. Points are assigned in reverse order of voting (eight points for first, seven for second, etc.). Coaches do not vote for their own teams.
2022 CCIW Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship Coaches' Poll
| Rank |
Institution |
Points (1st Place Votes) |
| 1 |
North Central |
64 (8) |
| 2 |
Elmhurst |
56 (1) |
| 3 |
Carroll |
46 |
| 4 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
43 |
| 5 |
Carthage |
35 |
| 6 |
Millikin |
28 |
| 7 |
Wheaton |
25 |
| 8 |
Augustana |
19 |
| 9 |
North Park |
8 |
2021 CCIW Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship Standings
| Place |
Institution |
Points |
| 1 |
North Central |
197 |
| 2 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
133.5 |
| 3 |
Wheaton |
101 |
| 4 |
Millikin |
98 |
| 5 |
Elmhurst |
89.5 |
| 6 |
Carroll |
71 |
| 7 |
Augustana |
69 |
| 8 |
Carthage |
55 |
| 9 |
North Park |
4 |
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).