NAPERVILLE – The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) will be represented by 17 entries in eight different events this Friday and Saturday at the NCAA Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships at Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Va.
 
Seven CCIW programs were represented when the NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country Committee announced the qualifiers on Sunday. A league-high four participants from the CCIW qualified for the shot put while Elmhurst’s Tiana Grady was the lone student-athlete to qualify in multiple events – the 60 meter hurdles and the 200 meter dash.
 
Three student-athletes are seeded in the top five of their events – Carroll’s Vanessa Uitenbroek was slotted third in the shot put, North Park’s Thea Ring was fifth in the pentathlon and Carthage’s Alexis Mattox was seeded fifth in the weight throw.
 
Women’s Qualifiers (Seed mark)
Pentathlon
Hannah Jones, North Central (17)
Faith Ladin, North Central (20)
Thea Ring, North Park (5)
 
60 Meter Hurdles
Tiana Grady, Elmhurst (11)
Nakala Nadeau, Elmhurst (10)
Denise Partee, North Central
 
200 Meter Dash
Tiana Grady, Elmhurst (16)
Lindsey Novak, North Central (13)
 
1 Mile Run
Adriana Crabtree, Illinois Wesleyan (12)
 
Long Jump
Anna Kegel, Carthage (15)
 
Triple Jump
Imani Ogunribido, Illinois Wesleyan (6)
 
Shot Put
Heather Michalski, Augustana (20)
Vanessa Uitenbroek, Carroll (3)
Alyssa Gulsvig, Carthage (17)
Aubrey Schoeneman, Carthage (6)
 
Weight Throw
Alexis Mattox, Carthage (5)
Nicole Tarpley, Carthage (17)