https://northcentralcardinals.com/rss.aspx?path=wtrackLatest news items for North Central College Athleticsen-us60https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/8/14/womens-track-and-field-from-can-i-still-play-sports-to-a-national-champion-alivia-henkels-miraculous-comeback.aspxhttps://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/8/14/womens-track-and-field-from-can-i-still-play-sports-to-a-national-champion-alivia-henkels-miraculous-comeback.aspxWomen's Track and Field

Last May, Alivia Henkel stepped onto the podium at the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships and looked out at the crowd to see nearly 30 friends and family members who had just witnessed her run the race of her life. It was a moment that felt surreal, perhaps even impossible. Two years earlier, Henkel's biggest goal wasn't a national championship. It wasn't a school record. It wasn't even a personal best. All she wanted was the answer to a question scribbled on a hospital notepad: "Can I still play sports?"]]>Alivia Henkel celebrates NCAA 400m hurdle win at finish lineFri, 14 Aug 2026 10:00:00 CST1716475https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/7/20/womens-track-and-field-womens-track-field-receives-10-nods-on-all-academic-list.aspxhttps://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/7/20/womens-track-and-field-womens-track-field-receives-10-nods-on-all-academic-list.aspxWomen's Track and Field

Demonstrating excellence in the classroom and in competition, the North Central College women's track and field program earned United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Team recognition, while 10 Cardinals received USTFCCCA All-Academic Individual honors.]]>Women's Track and Field Team Photo At 2026 CCIW Championships Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:58:00 CST1716464https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/6/30/womens-track-and-field-henkel-wyatt-pace-spring-academic-all-cciw-honors.aspxhttps://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/6/30/womens-track-and-field-henkel-wyatt-pace-spring-academic-all-cciw-honors.aspxBaseball, Women's Track and Field

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin has released its list of recipients of the Dave Wrath Academic All-CCIW Award for the 2026 spring season. The Cardinals also recognize their two Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference honorees, women's track and field's Alivia Henkel and baseball's Parker Wyatt.]]>2026 Jack Swartz Award WinnersTue, 30 Jun 2026 10:00:00 CST1716456https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/6/24/mens-soccer-more-than-a-game-international-student-athletes.aspxhttps://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/6/24/mens-soccer-more-than-a-game-international-student-athletes.aspxMen's Soccer, Men's Tennis, Men's Track and Field, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Track and Field

The energy inside the Hal & Benna Wilde Res/Rec Center during photo day is high, with cameras flashing, teammates laughing, and woven through it all, a chorus of languages and accents that makes the moment feel bigger than sports.]]>International Student Athlete Feature Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:00:00 CST616454https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/6/23/womens-track-and-field-six-cardinals-named-csc-academic-all-district.aspxhttps://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/6/23/womens-track-and-field-six-cardinals-named-csc-academic-all-district.aspxWomen's Track and Field

The North Central College women's cross country and track and field teams landed six student-athletes on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District list for their combined achievements in the classroom and in athletics. Gwen Berenyi, Elianna Keyes, Alivia Henkel, Cali Minkie, Ciré Smith, and Lily Anderson each earned the distinction.]]>Elianna Keyes racing down the 200m homestretch at CCIW ChampionshipsTue, 23 Jun 2026 15:49:00 CST1716452https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/5/23/womens-track-and-field-henkel-crowned-national-champion-in-ncaa-debut.aspxhttps://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/5/23/womens-track-and-field-henkel-crowned-national-champion-in-ncaa-debut.aspxWomen's Track and Field

Entering the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships as the No. 7 seed, North Central College women's track and field sophomore Alivia Henkel delivered the race of her career in the women's 400-meter hurdles final on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Henkel became just the second Cardinal in program history to win a national title in the event, while her personal-best time of 58.65 seconds ranks as the fifth-fastest performance in NCAA Division III history.]]>Alivia Henkel NCAA 400m hurdle championSat, 23 May 2026 16:03:00 CST1716436https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/5/21/womens-track-and-field-henkel-advances-to-hurdle-final-berenyi-takes-13th.aspxhttps://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/5/21/womens-track-and-field-henkel-advances-to-hurdle-final-berenyi-takes-13th.aspxWomen's Track and Field

The North Central College women's track and field team closed out day one of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with senior pole vaulter Gwen Berenyi earning Second Team All-America honors and sophomore Alivia Henkel winning her 400-meter hurdle heat to receive an automatic qualifier to Saturday's final.]]>Gwen Berenyi pole vault at 2026 NCAA Outdoor ChampionshipsThu, 21 May 2026 19:20:00 CST1716434https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/5/20/2026-womens-track-and-field-ncaa-outdoor-championships-preview.aspxhttps://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/5/20/2026-womens-track-and-field-ncaa-outdoor-championships-preview.aspxWomen's Track and Field

The North Central College women's track and field team will be represented by two Cardinals at the 2026 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships this weekend in La Crosse, Wis. Senior Gwen Berenyi and sophomore Alivia Henkel will compete at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse's Veterans Memorial Stadium Thursday-Saturday, May 21-23.]]>Gwen Berenyi and Alivia Henkel Wed, 20 May 2026 12:00:00 CST1716432https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/5/14/womens-track-and-field-moeller-4x400-relay-impress-in-final-qualifier.aspxhttps://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/5/14/womens-track-and-field-moeller-4x400-relay-impress-in-final-qualifier.aspxWomen's Track and Field

With NCAA qualifying bids on the line, the North Central College women's track and field team had an impressive final week at the Augustana College Midwest Twilight Final Qualifier, Wednesday and Thursday, May 13-14. The limited squad turned in four personal best efforts while the Cardinals improved their national rankings in two events.]]>Kate Schmidthuber hands off to Cali Minkie in 4x400m relayThu, 14 May 2026 21:27:00 CST1716430https://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/5/9/womens-track-and-field-cardinals-improve-marks-in-first-week-of-last-chance-meets.aspxhttps://northcentralcardinals.com/news/2026/5/9/womens-track-and-field-cardinals-improve-marks-in-first-week-of-last-chance-meets.aspxWomen's Track and Field

North Central College women's track and field split its team to conquer a trio of last chance qualifier meets this weekend, with a group heading up to La Crosse, Wisconsin for the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Uncaged Eagle Open, while another group competed at the St. Francis Fighting Chance Invite and the horizontal jumps squad went down to Augustana College's Penultimate Qualifier.]]>NCC Track at CCIW ChampionshipsSat, 9 May 2026 21:34:00 CST1716417