For all 8 times that the CCIW has sponsored an indoor track and field championship, the North Central College Men's Track and Field team has won all of them! This year was no different then the previous years as the cardinals handily defeated Augustana to win the meet 220-140.5! The Cardinals won 5 different events ( 5k, pole vault, triple jump, shot put, and weight throw ) and added 4 provisional qualifiers ( 5k - John Lancaster, Mike Spain, and Kyle Brady and in the 400 - Adam Pennington ) to cap off a fantastic day! To add to the day the North Central Men's Track and Field coaching staff was named Coaching Staff of the Year! Congrats cardinals! ( Results )
CCIW Pictures
Pictures of the Varisty and Open races are in the process of being uploaded.
The Cardinals capped off a fine season with a 2nd place finish at the National Championships in Hanover, Indiana. When it was all said and done, NCC was 2nd to Cortland State 80-115. Mike Spain (12th) and Natediz Hird (32nd) earned All-American status with their finishes with Neal Klein (36th) just missing. The Cardinals will use this momentum towards the Indoor and Outdoor track season.Results for Nationals
Winder's Jump
Here is the link to the video of Jake's 18+ foot jump as well as a link to his Trackshark Interview.
For the 9th year that the CCIW has sponsored the Indoor Track and Field Championships, North Central won again. In winning their 9th consecutive championship, the Cardinals won 6 events while breaking two meet records. In the 5k both Kyle Brady and Mike Spain went under the previous meet record of 14:44 set by Pat Rizzo. In the 3k, the first 4 competitors including Cardinals Mike Spain, Kyle Brady, and Dan Buys went under the record set 2 years ago by Brian Lesiewicz. Other champions were Jake Winder in the Pole Vault, the DMR relay, Jake Austin in the 800, and Greg Jackson in the 400. The NCC coaching staff was named Coaching Staff of the Meet along with Kyle Brady being named Track Athlete of the Meet.
This past weekend, NCC athlete Jake Winder had the opportunity to represent North Central at the U.S. Indoor National Championships in Boston. Jake fought hard and finished 9th with a vault of 16' 10.75". Congrats to Jake! Results for PV
Chicagoland Championships
The North Central Cardinals won the Chicagoland Championships with a score of 175.5-105.5 over the University of Chicago. Some highlights of the meet included Jake Winder vaulting auto qualifying in the pole vault (16'16 1/2") and Mike Spain (30:28), Kyle Brady (30:28), and Nathaniel Hird (30:54) provisionally qualifying in the 10,000 meter run. The Cardinals compete next at the Wheaton Twilight Invite this Saturday. Results
Wheaton Twilight
The Cardinals competed well and placed second to UW-Oshkosh at the Wheaton Twilight Invitational. Some NCAA performances included Alex DuPlessis in the Javelin, Kyle Brady in the 5k, Greg Jackson in the 400m, as well as Jake Winder and John Wood in the Pole Vault. Next up this week is the Red/White Invite on Wednesday, and the Drake and Hillsdale Relays on Thursday-Saturday. Results
Drake, Hillsdale, Red/White
The Cardinals completed their final tune-up for the CCIW meet by competing in 3 different meets throughout the week. The week finished with a 7th place finish in the Sprint Medley at the Drake Relays as well as a 2nd place finish and automatic qualifier in the 10,000 by Mike Spain at Hillsdale. The Cardinals will look next to the conference meet which has been the focus for the entire track season. It kicks off on Friday at Carthage College!
The Cardinals were firing on all cylinders last weekend as they took home the CCIW Outdoor Track and Field crown for the 24th time in 25 years. The Cardinals won 4 events with Greg Jackson in the 400, Jake Winder in the pole vault, Mike Spain in the 5k, and Kyle Brady in the 10k. The Cardinals go into action this weekend at their own Dr. Keeler Invite.
The Cardinals had a very successful first Last Chance meet that included many provisional and auto qualifiers led by Jake Winder improving his vault to 17'3". Along with this the 4x4 relay of Cam Culpepper, Tommy Robertson, Greg Jackson, and Scott Foley, and 1500m runners Jake Austin and Alex Knobloch hit provisional qualifying marks in their respective events. The Cardinals compete at home again next weekend at the Gregory Invitational.
The Cardinals head into Nationals this week with 5 athletes competing in 7 events. Junior Jake Winder and Freshman John Wood will kick off the meet by competing in the pole vault on Thursday night. Sophomore Mike Spain and Junior Kyle Brady will follow on Thursday in the 10,000m run. On Friday Senior Greg Jackson competes in the 400m dash with Spain and Brady again on Saturday in the 5k. The meet is this Thursday-Saturday at Marietta College in Marietta, Ohio.
Outdoor Track
The Cardinals wrapped up a solid track season with 3 All-American performances at the National Championships in Marietta, Ohio. On Thursday night both Kyle Brady and Mike Spain earned AA honors by placing 5th and 6th in the 10k. Kyle Brady followed that up on Saturday by placing 6th in the 5k. These performances wrapped up a successful season that was highlighted with a outdoor CCIW Championship.
