Fourth Place Finish Projected for the Firebirds at CCIW Outdoor Championships

NAPERVILLE – The Carthage men’s track & field team has been selected to finish fourth in the 2025 College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Outdoor Track & Field Pre-Championship poll, the conference announced Thursday.

POLL RESULTS

1. North Central – 64 (8)

T2. Augustana – 53 (1)

T2. Illinois Wesleyan – 53

4.  Carthage – 43

5. Millikin – 36

6. Wheaton – 29

7. North Park – 19

8. Elmhurst – 16

9. Carroll – 11

Nine student-athletes rank in the top five across 12 different events in the CCIW heading into the weekend’s championship meet:

Chase Upmann leads the CCIW in the 800m with a time of 1:51.12.

Tyler Rose ranks first in the conference in the discus throw with a mark of 49.32m. Rose also came into the championship meet in second place in the shot put with a throw of 15.05m.

Lucas Leal leads the conference in the hammer throw with a season-best mark of 60.47m.

Mac Anderson ranks second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.74 seconds.

Jacob Brost is ranked second in the javelin throw with a throw of 56.12m.

Dylan Parker ranks third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.70 seconds. Parker also ranks fourth in the 400m with a season-best time of 48.82 seconds. 

Jacob Curulewski is ranked third in the 5,000m and 10,000m. This season Curulewski has posted a time of 14:31.22 in the 5,000m and 30:04.56 in the 10,000m.

Micah Anderson ranks third in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:27.58.

The Firebirds are scheduled to compete in the 2025 CCIW Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday, May 2, and Saturday, May 3, hosted by North Central in Naperville, Illinois. For more information, visit athletics.carthage.edu.