Al carius biography
Al carius biography
Al carius...
Track and Field Hall of Fame
A native of Morton, Ill., Al Carius came to North Central in 1966 after two years as a graduate assistant at the University of Illinois.
As an undergraduate at Illinois, he was a two-time Big Ten Conference champion in cross country, and he added three Big Ten two-mile titles in track. He continued to run competitively until 1968, and at the end of the 1966 season, had the fifth-best time in the United States in the 3,000- meter steeplechase (8:48-plus, run at the Kentucky Relays).
Carius has established a dynasty in cross country and track and field at North Central.
His cross country teams have won 13 national titles, including three championships in a row (1997, 1998, 1999), and finished runner-up 13 times in 36 years of NCAA Division III competition. Cardinal teams have won 37 consecutive College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Cross Country Championships and 44 of 51 overall.
North Central has six NCAA Division III Outdoor T