NAPERVILLE – The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) selected its Men’s Indoor Track & Field Student-Athletes of the Week on Wednesday for competitions scheduled between Monday, Jan. 20 and Sunday, Jan. 26.
Track: Braden Nicholson, North Central, Graduate Student (Olney, Ill.)
Nicholson ran to a victory last Saturday in the 3,000 meters at the Pay Healy Classic hosted by Wisconsin-La Crosse. Nicholson’s time of 8:07.30 was a personal best and the fastest in Division III this season.
Additionally, Nicholson’s performance was a meet record, a facility record, second-fastest in North Central history and 15th-fastest in Division III history.
Field: Ben Balboa, North Central, Sophomore (Sleepy Hollow, Ill.)
Balboa threw 15.02 meters to win the shot put at the ONU Invite in Bourbonnais, Ill. last Friday. It was a new career best for Balboa that ranks second on this season’s CCIW list.
2024-25 CCIW Men’s Indoor Track Student-Athletes of the Week
Jan. 29: Braden Nicholson, North Central
Jan 22: Jereme Ombogo, North Park
Dec. 11: Evan Lowder, Illinois Wesleyan
2024-25 CCIW Men’s Indoor Field Student-Athletes of the Week
Jan. 29: Ben Balboa, North Central
Jan. 22: Lucas Leal, Carthage
Dec. 11: Ethan Godsey, Illinois Wesleyan
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).