Matt Perez
Steve Woltmann

Men's Cross Country

Perez Tallies 3rd Runner of the Week Honor

Matt Perez
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Mark Albanese, Assistant Sports Information Director, 630-637-5324

CCIW Release

Oct. 18, 2011-- For the third time this season, North Central College men's cross country student-athlete Matt Perez has been honored as the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week.

Perez secures the honor after placing fourth at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational on Saturday at the Lake Breeze Golf Course in Winneconne, Wis., helping the top-ranked Cardinals win the meet featuring 434 runners and 47 teams. The junior paced the Cardinals, finishing the 8,000-meter course in 25 minutes, seven seconds.

This is the third CCIW Runner of the Week honor for Perez this season. He was additionally honored on Sept. 20 and Oct. 4 while teammate Tim Hird was the Runner of the Week on Sept. 7.

The Cardinals are idle this week as they gear up for the CCIW Championships to be contested on Saturday, Oct. 29 at Chicago's Montrose Park.


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