HallofFame

This paragraph could never do Al justice. With 38 years under his belt he has coached 12 national champion cross country teams (1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999) and 5 national champion track teams (1989 indoor/outdoor, 1994, 1998, 2000). His cross country teams have place out of the top 4 only once in his illustrious career. He has also coached 42 national champions. Al belongs to another hall of fame, the Illinois Track and Cross Country Coaches Hall of Fame. His honors do not stop there though. In 2000 he was named the Cross Country Coach of the Century. Al lives by the motto "Run for Fun and Personal Best!" His main goal is not to win national champions but instead to make his athletes champions in life.

A man that every athlete would love to be like and every coach would love to coach. His strong desire to be the best he could be helped him win the National title in 1995. He also made a huge contribution to the record setting 1993 Cardinals by placing second, right behind his teammate Dan Mayer. During each of his four years at North Central he placed in the top ten at the CCIW Cross Country Championships ('92-8th, '93-2nd, '94-1st, '95-1st). John also shined during the spring. By the end of his junior year he had a 10,000 meter national title under his belt. Along with the first in the 10,000 meter, he also placed 3rd in the 5k. That same year he placed 2nd in the 5,000 meter race at the Indoor National Championship.

Two words sum up Glen Behnke. "Founding Father". Every Alum of the program is considered to be a Founding Father but Glen is what started the winning tradition at North Central. In 1972 he was the programs first All-American. The following year he repeated his All-American status. He also led the 1974 Cardinals to the CCIW Cross Country Championship by placing first in the race. Since then the program has won 30 straight CCIW Championships. Glen was also a star on the track. The 1974 track season was Behnke's year. He won the three mile and six mile at the CCIW Championship and then turned around to win the six mile at Nationals. In the process he set the Division III collegiate record. Glen also made an impact on the program by coaching at NCC for five years.

Possibly one the best runners ever to run for North Central. Dan's accomplishments go on and on and on. He set school, conference, and national records while wearing a Cardinals uniform. By winning the individual National title In 1993 he led the Cardinals to a record setting first place finish (32 points). During his four years he placed 4th ('90), 3rd ('91), 2nd ('92), and 1st ('93) at the CCIW Cross Country Championships. In track he dominated the 5,000 and 10,000 meter. In both events he was national champ not once but twice ('93/'94). In 1994, with a time of 28:53.22, he set the National 10,000 meter record which still stands today. Also in 1994 Dan set the Division III Indoor National record of 13:53.17 in the 5k. At the conference level he still holds the 10,000 meter record of 29:43.9.

Milliman is one of only three North Central cross country runners to earn All-America honors all four years(15th, 3rd, 4th, and 1st) and one of only seven Cardinals to earn an individual national championship. He was the 10k National Champ in 1981 running 30:31.78 . He was All-American three times in track, twice in the 10k and once in 5,000. Milliman still holds the school record in the marathon with a 2:22.59 set in 1981. He's one of only three North Central runners to win an individual national title in both cross country and track and field. Jeff was a two-time CCIW champion in cross country. In track, he was also a two-time champ in the 10,000 meters and one-time champ in the 5,000 meters.

Jan Cado had already become experienced on the international level placing 6th at the 1983 World Championships in the triple jump. He was a silver medalist at the 1985 European Indoor Championships and became the Czechoslovakian national champion in 1986 Cado became the record holder in the triple jump for Czechoslovakia and qualified for the 1984 Olympics. In only two years of competition, he was a 10-time All-American. Cado was the national champion at the 1989 NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the long and triple jumps setting the long jump National record indoors with a jump of 24-11 ¼ and the triple jump record outdoors with a jump of 54-04 ¾. In 1990, Cado won national titles in the long and triple again at the NCAA III Indoors and the triple jump Outdoors this time setting an indoors triple jump record of 52-10. Cado also earned All-American in 1989 and 1990 as part of North Central's 4x100 meter relay team. Jan holds the varisty records in both the triple jump and long jump for both the indoor and outdoor seasons. He also holds the both event records for Merner Fieldhouse and the triple jump record for Buikima Track (the long jump is held by Carl Lewis) Cado holds second in the long jump.

Barrett’s standout time in the mile versus smaller schools was good enough to qualify him for the prestigious mile race at the NCAA National Indoor Track and Field Championships, which consisted of the best of the best from both divisions. He clocked a 4:11 in his qualifying heat to advance to the finals, becoming the only small-college competitor to make it. In the final, which was run before a national television audience on ABC-TV’s Wide World of Sports, Barrett finished sixth with a time of 4:15.4 earning him the only D I-A AllAmerican status in school history. Barrett also earned three NCAA III All-America honors, including the 1975 NCAA III national champion in the one mile, setting a record that still stands today. He also placed second in the one-mile at the 1974 meet and 22nd at the cross country championships later the same yeargiving him a total of four All-American spots . Barrett was CCIW champion his senior year in cross country.

Career Highlights: Four-time NCAA III national champion; eight-time All-American; three-time NCAA Athlete of the Year; All-American in cross country in 1998 and 1999 (third and 29th place); All-American in indoor 1500 meters in 1999; national champion in cross country, indoor 1500 meters, outdoor 1500 meters and as part of the indoor distance medley relay team (which set an NCAA III record) in 2000; also All-American in outdoor 800 meters in 2000.

Tim McCoskey is the youngest inductee yet in the North Central College Athletic Hall of Fame and deservedly so. He is a four-time NCAA III national champion, winning the 1500-meter indoor and outdoor track, and cross country titles in 2000; and as a member of the indoor distance medley relay team that same year. He won eight total All-American honors in his career, including the outdoor 800 meters in 2000, the indoor 1500 meters in 1999, and cross country titles in 1998 and ’99. McCoskey was named the NCAA Athlete of the Year three times as a senior. He earned the honor for cross country, indoor track and field, and outdoor track and field during the 1999-2000 season. He was also voted Academic All-America by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). McCoskey is a 3 time Track and Field CCIW Champion winning the 800 in 199 and 200 and also the 1500 meters in 2000.