The Aurora University Men's Track and Field representatives, junior
Kalmon Stokes and freshman
Bobby Cooks, competed and brought home All-American honors at the 2015 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships in Canton, New York at St. Lawrence University.
The AU men scored seven points to finish 39th at the 2015 NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships. AU out-distanced many schools out of the 138 with a participant in the men's meet and marks the best finish for the Spartan men's track program in school history.
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Bobby Cooks finished fifth in the 100 meter hurdles at the NCAA Finals with an AU and Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference record time of 14.12. With the fifth place finish, he is a 2015 NCAA Division III All-American.
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Kalmon Stokes finished sixth in the 400 meter hurdles at the NCAA Finals with a time of 52.32. With the sixth place finish, he is a 2015 NCAA Division III All-American. He then finished ninth in the 400 meter dash at the NCAA Finals with a time of 47.89.
The outdoor track All-American's are the first for the AU track and field program with previous men's All-American's coming in field events. Cooks now has an Indoor and Outdoor NCAA All-American award on his resume heading into the 2015-2016 season.
