WARRENVILLE, Ill. — A crisp 55 degree afternoon at St. James Farm saw six Illinois Wesleyan University cross country runners turn in All-College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin performances as the IWU women had five finish in the top-20 and senior Nick Fisch (Woodridge, Ill.-Montini Catholic) placed 16th for the men at the CCIW Championships Saturday, Nov. 2. 

IWU's women totaled 65 points for a second place team finish behind Wheaton College who won the conference title with 50 points. On the men's side, IWU finished in sixth place, besting last year's seventh place showing, as the Titans totaled 160 points. North Central cruised to its 50th straight CCIW title with 25 points followed by Augustana with 65 points.

The women's six-kilometer kicked off the day's action as junior Adriana Crabtree (Normal, Ill.-University High) and senior Annalese Chudy (Libertyville, Ill.-Libertyville) swiftly moved into the lead pack sitting fourth and fifth, respectively.

With one lap to go, Crabtree found herself in the fifth position but managed to kick down a pair of runners on the final straight away to finish third in 22:18.87.

Chudy turned in the third All-CCIW First Team performance of her career as she placed ninth with a time of 22:49.92. 

Freshman Maddie Morgan (Glen Ellyn, Ill.-Glenbard West) and senior Emma McGrath (Oak Lawn, Ill.-Oak Lawn) turned in personal-best efforts to finish 14th (23:04.26) and 19th (23:13.04), respectively, and locked in All-CCIW Second Team accolades. 

Junior Brooke Nazos (Batavia, Ill.-Batavia) had a season-best time of 23:20.67 as she finished 20th and took hold of the final spot on the All-CCIW Second Team.

Sophomore Skyler Tomecki (Downers Grove, Ill.-Downers Grove South), and juniors Abby Quinn (Chicago, Ill.-Marist) and Prissilla Tucker (Santa Rosa, Calif.-Windsor) all turned in career-bests.

IWU's men's squad was led by Fisch who settled into the top-25 early on in the 8K. Coming into the final straight-away Fisch had worked himself into the top-20, ultimately finishing in a career-best time of 25:16.66 to earn the second All-CCIW honor of his cross country career as the senior was named to the second team.

Senior Ernie Waterson (Bloomington, Ill.-Cornerstone Christian Academy) and junior Seth Hamerski (Mount Vernon, Ill.-Webber) also had a career-best efforts as Waterson's 26:18.29 was good for 35th place while Hamerski was not far behind in 37th coming in at 26:23.98.

Also running personal-best times on the men's side were freshmen Jack Thomas (Bloomington, Ill.-Normal Community) and Jacob Pinkston (Tinley Park, Ill.-Lincoln-Way East), sophomore Aidan Nishimura (Arlington Heights, Ill.-Hersey), and junior Zach Marquardt (Minneapolis, Minn.-Washburn).

IWU heads to Rock Island, Ill. on Nov. 16 for the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional Championships.

Men's CCIW Student-Athlete of the Meet
Emerald Svienty, North Central

Men's CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Meet
Oscar Frontjes, North Central

Men's Elite 26 Award Winner
BJ Sorg, North Central

Men's CCIW Coaching Staff of the Year
North Central

Men's All-CCIW First Team
Joe Langridge, Augustana
Finbar Martin, Augustana
Jacob Curulewski, Carthage
Craig Hundley, Carthage
Bradyn Olmstead, Millikin
Matthew Jett, North Central
Jacob Kluckhohn, North Central
Jonathan Olenek, North Central
BJ Sorg, North Central
Emerald Svienty, North Central

Men's All-CCIW Second Team
Grant Ackard, Augustana
Alex Gazarek, Augustana
Ethan Walker, Carthage
Nick Fisch, Illinois Wesleyan
Oscar Frontjes, North Central
Lucas Hoffman, North Central
Luke Hoffmann, North Central
Clark Kelly, North Central
Kyle Nofziger, North Central
Sam Elsen, Wheaton

Men's CCIW RESPECT Award Recipients
Don Garro, Augustana
Charlie Quast, Carroll
Topher Davis, Carthage
Christian Gleba, Elmhurst
Griffin Owens, Illinois Wesleyan
Andrew Koehler, Millikin
Logan Skidmore, North Central
Josh Brito, North Park
Gabe Praamsma, Wheaton

Women's CCIW Student-Athlete of the Meet
Emma Odle, Augustana

Women's CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Meet
Keagan Knue, Carroll

Women's Elite 26 Award Winner
Lily Anderson, North Central

Women's CCIW Coaching Staff of the Year
Wheaton

Women's All-CCIW First Team
Emma Odle, Augustana
Keagan Knue, Carroll
Kylie Smith, Carthage
Annalese Chudy, Illinois Wesleyan
Adriana Crabtree, Illinois Wesleyan
Lily Anderson, North Central
Julia Benes, North Central
Sophie Huber, Wheaton
Elizabeth LaBrin, Wheaton
Caroline Stetina, Wheaton

Women's All-CCIW Second Team
Rebekah Buboltz, Carroll
Kylie Florance, Carthage
Ashley Kachurik, Elmhurst
Molly Roberts, Elmhurst
Emma McGrath, Illinois Wesleyan
Maddie Morgan, Illinois Wesleyan
Brooke Nazos, Illinois Wesleyan
Segilola Smith-Pariola, North Central
Louisa Brorson, Wheaton
Natalie Conrad, Wheaton

Women's CCIW RESPECT Award Recipients
Emma Gocken, Augustana
Brooke Davies, Carroll
Liz Eck, Carthage
Alexis Rivas, Elmhurst
Abbie Quinn, Illinois Wesleyan
Chelsea Hammons, Millikin
Brianna Ruiz, North Central
Emma Klein, North Park
Laura Prothero, Wheaton

Women's Individual Championship Race Results
3. Adriana Crabtree, 22:18.87
9. Annalese Chudy, 22:49.92
14. Maddie Morgan, 23:04.26
19. Emma McGrath, 23:13.04
20. Brooke Nazos, 23:20.67
38. Abby Quinn, 24:07.52
52. Skyler Tomecki, 25:06.91
70. Maddie Halstead, 26:49.41
71. Annika Blackburn, 27:02.02
73. Prissilla Tucker, 27:39.30

Men's Individual Championship Race Results
16. Nick Fisch, 25:16.66
35. Ernie Waterson, 26:18.29
37. Seth Hamerski, 26:23.98
41. Jack Thomas, 26:32.63
52. Zack Daniel, 27:01.39
54. Zach Marquardt, 27:06.27
58. Aidan Niskimura, 27:17.39
63. Jacob Pinkston, 27:46.79
69. Carson Davis, 28:27.00
73. Martin Howley, 29:08.70