The Aurora University men's track team had one of their strongest performances of the indoor season so far by placing second out of nine teams at the 2016 Margaret Bradley Invitational at University of Chicago.

Sophomore Brandon Pichen had another fantastic performance in the weight throw hitting a mark of 16.70m earning him a first place finish. Freshman Michael Hampton had a strong day in two events by placing first in the triple jump with a mark of 13.38m and third in the long jump with a mark of 6.15m. Junior Matt Meyers had a gutsy performance in the 800 meter race with a time of 1:58 earning second in the meet.
 
Top Aurora University Men's Performance - Meet Results
60 - Camerhon Guyton (1st in prelims - 7.18), Payton Thomas (2nd in finals - 7.21)
60 Hurdles- Taylor Coleman (2nd - 8.82)
200 – Camerhon Guyton (4th - 23.10)
400 – Terry Moore (4th - 52.01)
800 – Matt Meyers (2nd - 1:58.18)
Mile – Anthony Barrios (8th - 4:31.79)
3000 – Calvin Robinson (7th - 9:14.47)
5000- Luke Miller (8th - 16:45.43)
4x400 Relay – Aurora A (Matt Meyers-Anthony Barrios-Dylan Powers-Garrett Kadrie) - (3rd - 3:38.39)
High Jump – Austen Stewart (2nd - 1.95/6'4.75")
Pole Vault – Brandon Davis (4th - 4.06/13'3.75")
Long Jump – Michael Hampton (3rd - 6.15/20' 2.25")
Triple Jump – Michael Hampton (1st - 13.38/43'10.75")
Shot Put – David Blutcher (9th - 12.65/41'6")
Weight Throw – Brandon Pichen (1st - 16.70/54' 9.5")

Next action for the Spartan men's track and field team comes on Saturday, February 27 when they travel to the 2016 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Indoor Championships hosted at Carthage College. Meet time is set for 11:00 a.m. in Kenosha, Wisconsin.