Hall of Fame
The 1982 North Central College men’s cross-country team captured the program’s ninth consecutive College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) championship, a streak still intact at the time of its induction. Tony Bluell won the CCIW individual title. At the NCAA Division III Championships, the Cardinals scored just 51 points — the lowest team total in meet history at the time — to secure their second straight national title and sixth in eight seasons under Head Coach Al Carius. North Central's lineup featured four All-Americans in Bluell (fourth place), Bob Dunphey (sixth), Jay Rogers (ninth) and Ray Krauss (18th). The Cardinals topped runner-up Brandeis University for the second consecutive year, finishing 38 points clear of the field. The 10th NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships were held at Tri-County Country Club in Forestville, N.Y., with 21 teams and 183 runners competing. The hilly, wind-swept 8,000-meter course — located just east of Lake Erie — had been soaked by a week of rain, and the already soft turf was made even more treacherous by light rain throughout the race.
Roster: Chris Barajas, Tony Bleull, Jeff Braun, Rick Cadena, Barney Davis, Jim DiDomenico, Jamie Dow, Bob Dunphey, Tom Finnegan, Rod Grady, Joe Gross, Todd Jacobson, Ray Krauss, John Leal, Steve Libby, Jeff Martin, Tom Martin, Scott McCleary, Mike Newman, Matt Nolan, Captain Bill O'Neill, Gary Peterson, Mark Petry, Bob Pottle, Jay Rogers, Dave Ryan, Dave Schulze, Eric Simon, Mike Steck, Bill Wahl, Chris Wheaton, Jim Willer, Al Carius (head coach), Ken Popejoy (assistant coach
