Thomas Olenek Tabbed CCIW Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) announced the winners of their Cross Country Athletes of the Week Tuesday morning, with Carthage College junior Thomas Olenek receiving the honor on the men's side.

The West Chicago, Ill. native led the Red Men this past Saturday at the Loyola University Lakefront Invitational with a time of 27:37.6 in the men's 8K. Up against a field that included student-athletes from NCAA Division I, II, and III, as well as JUCO and NAIA runners, Olenek placed 65th overall and helped Carthage finish 13th out of 31 as a team, fourth among NCAA Division III schools.

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