Millikin's Nelson named CCIW Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Millikin junior Taijhan Nelson was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week following his performance on Friday.
A native of Murphysboro, Illinois and Murphysboro High School, Nelson finished sixth in the 7K (22:55.50) at the Prairie Stars Invitational hosted by Division II University of Illinois-Springfield. His average mile was 5:16.2 and he helped lead the Big Blue to a second place finish with 39 points, just behind the host Prairie Stars. Millikin hosts the H.W. Wright Classic on September 27.

2019 CCIW Men's Cross Country Athletes of the Week
Taijhan Nelson - Millikin (9/10/19)
Matt Osmulski - North Central (9/3/19)

The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2018-19 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,200 academic all-conference recipients, 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 43 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.

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Players Mentioned

Taijhan Nelson: Junior

Players Mentioned

Taijhan Nelson
: Junior