NAPERVILLE — The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) will be represented by 11 student-athletes at the 2026 NCAA Division III Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championships, scheduled for March 13-14 at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala.
Augustana senior Magnus Wells qualified in the weight throw and enters the meet seeded fourth nationally with a school-record mark of 19.33 meters. Carroll will send two freshmen, as Brian Smith qualified in the 400-meter dash with a school-record time of 47.52 seconds and Carlos Cadet earned selection in the triple jump with a mark of 14.76 meters.
Carthage senior Tyler Rose qualified in both the shot put (17.07m) and weight throw (19.19m), while junior Dylan Parker earned a berth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.00 seconds.
Illinois Wesleyan senior Evan Lowder qualified for his third career indoor national championship appearance in the 400-meter dash and enters the field with a season-best time of 47.56 seconds. North Central qualified three student-athletes across three events, led by junior BJ Sorg in the 5,000-meter run (14:06.37), along with senior Cole Oleson in the high jump (2.06m) and senior Prentice Myles in the long jump (7.22m).
Wheaton sophomore Ty Bova also qualified in the high jump with a mark of 2.06 meters, recorded during his CCIW championship performance.
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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.).