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CCIW Press Release
Sept. 6, 2017 - North Central College junior Dhruvil Patel has been named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week for Aug. 28-Sept. 3, the first such award bestowed for the 2017 season. The CCIW announced its selection Wednesday.
An NCAA Division III All-America honoree in 2016, Patel received this week's distinction after leading the Cardinals to a victory in the Principia College Opener on Saturday. Competing on the course which will host this year's national championship, Patel placed first individually, covering the 6,000-meter (3.7-mile) course in 18 minutes, 27.8 seconds to finish eight seconds ahead of his closest challenger. The Cardinals won the meet with a total of 17 points, two shy of a perfect score.
North Central will compete in two locations on Friday, sending squads to the Illinois State University Invitational and the Aurora University Spartan Classic.