NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Elmhurst’s Jake Austin and North Central’s Josh Winder were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week Tuesday.

Austin, a junior from Yorkville, Ill., and Yorkville High School (Business major), finished second in the 1,500-meter run (3:53.94) during Benedictine’s Eagle Invitational over the weekend. His time is currently first in the CCIW and eighth nationally.

Winder, a junior from Joliet, Ill., and Plainfield Central High School (Physical Education major), won the pole vault at the Don Church Wheaton Twilight Invitational on April 14. He finished with a height of 16-11, which ties him for first on the nationally list.

2012 CCIW Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

Men’s Track
Jake Austin – Elmhurst (4/17/12)
Justin Smith – Augustana (4/10/12)
David Voland – Augustana (4/3/12)
4x100 Relay (Graffagna, Patton, Cline, Rindone) – Augustana (3/27/12)

Men’s Field
Josh Winder – North Central (4/17/12)
Zach Heerspink – North Central (4/10/12)
Torre Harrell – Augustana (4/3/12)
Greg Raimondi – Carthage (3/27/12)