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

Official CCIW Release

Apr. 17, 2012-- The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin released its weekly award winners for the men's outdoor track & field on Tuesday with North Central College's Josh Winder earning Field Athlete of the Week honors.

Winder earns the award after winning the pole vault at Wheaton College's Don Church Twilight Meet on Saturday. The junior clearing 16 feet, 11 inches, edging teammate John Wood by virtue of less missed attempts. His performance currently sits atop the 2012 NCAA Division III performance list.

Winder is the second Cardinal this season to earn CCIW Field Athlete of the Week accolades after Zach Heerspink captured the honor on April 10. This is the second weekly award captured by Winder after also earning Field Athlete of the Week honors during the indoor season on Jan. 31.

The Cardinals won eight events on Saturday at the Don Church Twilight, scoring 303 points to win the team title. Host Wheaton was second with 111 points followed by Carthage College (94 points).

North Central travels to River Forest, Ill. on Friday for the Concordia University Cougar Invitational beginning at 11:30 a.m.