NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Park junior Esther Miller was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Field Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.

Miller, a native of Sullivan, Illinois and Sullivan High School, competed in her first-ever heptathlon at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa over the weekend. Competing against Division I and Division II athletes, Miller accomplished four personal records. In the 100-meter hurdles, she shaved off a second from her previous best, clocking a time of 16.30. She did nearly the same in the 200-meter dash, running 1.42 seconds faster than her previous best (27.04). In the shot put, she threw nearly a two-meter difference with a mark of 8.86 meters. Miller also ran the 800-meter run and finished with a time of 2:29.66. She totaled 3,829 points and placed seventh overall, moving up five places after the 800. This score is the fifth-best in program history. She currently ranks third in the CCIW and 33rd on the NCAA Division III national list in the heptathlon.

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

Track
No Nominees (5/3/22)
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
Esther Miller - North Park (5/3/22)
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).