Dupage Policy Journal

Sixteen athletes from the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) will compete in the NCAA Division III Men's Outdoor Track & Field Championship. The event is set to begin on Thursday at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio.

Athletes from eight CCIW institutions will participate in 11 events. The conference boasts three qualifiers in the hammer throw and has Millikin's Kyle Hensley as the top seed in the pole vault. North Central, the league champion, leads with six qualifiers across five events.

The NCAA released selections last Friday, considering qualifying marks from March 1 to May 16. The championship concludes Saturday in Geneva.

The list of CCIW men's qualifiers includes:

- 200 Meter Dash: Ibrahim Diakite (Millikin), Jereme Ombogo (North Park)

- 400 Meter Dash: Evan Lowder (Illinois Wesleyan)

- 110 Meter Hurdles: AJ Banks (Augustana), Kamil Kokot (North Central)

- 3000 Meter Steeplechase: Joe Langridge (Augustana)

- 5000 Meter Run: Braden Nicholson (North Central)

- 10000 Meter Run: Braden Nicholson, BJ Sorg (both North Central)

- Triple Jump: Jayden Leise (North Central)

- Hammer Throw: Lucas Leal (Carthage), Anthony Zajac, Jimmy Hinkley (both North Central and Carroll respectively)

- High Jump: Ty Bova (Wheaton)

- Pole Vault: Kyle Hensley (Millikin)

- Decathlon: Mike Hudson (Augustana)