NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s Troy Kelleher earned College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week for the second time on Tuesday.

Kelleher, a junior from Hilliard, Ohio and Bradley High School (English-Print Journalism/Marketing major), was the Cardinals’ top finisher at the Country Financial Illinois State Invitational on Friday. North Central placed third in a seven-team field as the only non-Division I entrant. Kelleher finished sixth with a time of 24:32 in the 8K as the Cardinals came within 10 points of winning the meet.

CCIW Men's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
Troy Kelleher – North Central (9/16/14)
Daniel Robles – North Central (9/9/14)
Troy Kelleher – North Central (9/3/14)


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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (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). During the 2013-14 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,400 academic all-conference recipients, 14 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and 87 all-Americans.