For the first time in the short history of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference a men's outdoor track and field team repeated as Conference Champions and it was was Aurora University Spartans who had the record setting day at the two-day NACC Championships. The Spartans trailed 64 to 49 after day one but exploded on day two to win by 99 points with 266.5. Out of the 21 events that make up the NACC Track Championships, Spartans won 10 of those events.
AU junior
Kalmon Stokes was named the NACC Athlete of the Meet, Freshman
Anthony Barrios was named Freshman of the Meet and Head Coach
Ryan Chapman was the Men's Coach of the Year. Stokes and Barrios won the awards with their performances in their events.
Top Aurora University Men's Performance - (* School Record) / (^ NACC Record) / (& NACC Championship Meet Record)Full Meet Results -
Click here100 Meter Dash -
Camerhon Guyton (1st, 10.73)*&
200 Meter Dash -
Camerhon Guyton (1st, 21.59)*^&
400 Meter Dash -
Kalmon Stokes (1st, 48.31)*&
800 Meter Run -
Kyle Kayzar (2nd, 1:59.10)
1500 Meter Run -
Matt Meyers (1st, 4:05.69)
5000 Meter Run -
Nick Cole (3rd, 16:14.66)
10000 Meter Run -
Pete Jaros (7th, 35:05.01)
110 Meter Hurdles -
Bobby Cooks (1st, 14.65 (14.61 - prelims))&
400 Meter Hurdles -
Kalmon Stokes (1st, 53.98)
3000 Meter Steeplehase -
Nick Cole (3rd, 9:55.68)
4x100 Meter Relay -
Leo Okeke,
Desmon Barrett,
Jaylen Robinson,
Camerhon Guyton (1st, 43.22)
4x400 Meter Relay -
Kyle Kayzar,
Kalmon Stokes,
Calvin Robinson,
Sean Ganey (1st, 3:23.56)
High Jump -
Austen Stewart (3rd, 1.97)
Pole Vault -
Leonard Becerra (3rd, 4.10)
Long Jump -
Deon Conway (1st, 6.77)
Triple Jump -
Desmon Barrett (5th - 12.62)
Shot Put -
Brandon Pichen (8th, 11.96)
Discus -
Adam Blake (8th, 33.64)
Hammer -
Brandon Pichen (4th, 42.38)
Javelin -
Mark Rudelich (1st, 52.97)
Decathlon -
Spencer Littlefield (4th, 4690 pts)
Next action for the Spartan track and field team comes on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at North Central College in the Dr. Keeler Invitational in Naperville, Illinois.
