WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- The North Park University cross country programs competed at the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Championships this past weekend, led by a fifth-place finish by Patrycja Miazek. Following the race, Miazek was named an all-conference selection, the first time an NPU cross country runner has earned such recognition in 16 years.

Top Finishers

 Women:

  Pati Miazek - 5th place (22:46.0)

  Ellen Lindberg - 72nd place (26:22.2)

  Anibel Palm - 78th place (26:46.4)

  Jackie Mendro - 82nd place (27:28.0)

 Men: 

  Sean Sanaghan - 39th place (26:59.3)

  Brenner Klein - 51st place (27:40.1)

  Peter Swanberg - 77th place (30:21.9)

  Renato Gonzalez - 79th place (31:31.3)

Personal Records

Women - Pati Miazek (22:46), Ellen Lindberg (26:22.2), Ani Palm (26:46.4), Jackie Mendro (27:28), Moa Svendsen (30:03.8), Julia Pogue (30:57.2), Sam Mendro (31:15.8), Leticia Perez (32:37.1), Tereza Zavala (32:45.1), and Ellie Joing (33:01.1) Lucy Plunkett ran a season best of 30:32.1 missing her PR by 3/10th of a second. 

Men - Sean Sanaghan (26:59.3), Brenner Klein (27:40.1), Luis Chavez (32:52.1), Christian Lamberty (33:02.4), Amando Gomez (33:38.6), and Jasy Lopez (33:48.6). Renato Gonzalez ran a season best of (31:31.3),

Highlights - Pati Miazek earned CCIW All-Conference honors by placing 5th overall. This is the first time a North Park cross country runner has earned CCIW All-Conference honors in 16 years. Sean Sanaghan's 39th place finish is the best individual finish in 5 years (and 4th best finish in the past 10 years). 

Peter Swanberg and Jennifer Cuessi were the NPU recipients of the RESPECT award which reflects and honors Responsibility, Enthusiasm, Service, Pride, Excellence, Collaboration and Trust. 

Coach Alex Rosenau's Quote:

This was a fantastic day for our runners and for our program. Not only was this the best team performance we've had in the past six years but Pati joined an elite group of North Park runner's with her 5th place finish (only 21 other NPU Women's cross country runners have earned CCIW All-Conference honors in the 36 years of program history). This is a performance that will provide a ton of momentum as we head into the NCAA Midwest Regional and into the future years of the program.