Contact: Taiah Gallisath, Sports Information Graduate Assistant, tkgallisath@noctrl.edu

CCIW Release

Apr. 12, 2023 - North Central College men's track and field runner, Luke Hoffmann has been named this week's College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Track Athlete of the Week after his runner-up finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Cardinals' First Chance Invitational on Friday. The CCIW announced its selections on Wednesday. 

The Cardinals finished second overall in the 11-team field on Friday, posting 159 points behind the University of Chicago's 172 points. Luke Hoffmann was one of many Cardinals to turn in top-three finishes inside Benedetti Wherli Stadium. Hoffmann secured a runner-up finish in the steeplechase with a 31-second personal best time of nine minutes, 26.79 seconds. 

Hoffmann is the current conference leader in the event, nearly 27 seconds ahead of the next fastest conference competitor. Hoffmann also ranks amongst the nation's top 30 in the event.

The Cardinals are the highest-ranking CCIW member institution in the Midwest Region coming in at No. 6. Wartburg, Dubuque, and Washington (Mo.) head the top three spots in the Midwest rankings.

North Central will send the majority of its squad to Wheaton College on Saturday, April 15 while a small distance group travels to the University of Wisconsin-Platteville on Friday. Riley Hughes will head to California for two meets at Cal State-Los Angeles and  Long Beach State on Thursday and Saturday.

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