The Aurora University men's track team faced their toughest task of the season so far by competing at the illustrious 2017 Chicagoland Track and Field Championship hosted by North Central College. The Spartan men placed 8^th out of 19 teams in a stacked field of competition.
 
Senior Jimmy Baeskens made a statement in the men's 5,000 meter race by breaking his own school record with a mark of 15:36 in an excruciatingly painful performance earning him ninth place in the meet. Junior thrower Ryan Njegovan had yet another phenomenal performance by breaking his own conference shot put record with a throw of 17.44m, which also earned him first place in the meet and is currently the top mark in the nation for Division III. The men's distance medley relay squad composed of freshman Carl Way, freshman Khadeil Ergas, senior Nick Shaw, and junior Anthony Barrios had a gutsy performance placing second in the meet with a time of 10:35.
 
Top Aurora University Men's Performance - Meet Results
* AU Record / ^ NACC Record
60 – Camerhon Guyton (13th – 7.10),
60 Hurdles- Taylor Coleman (25th – 9.61)
200 – Camerhon Guyton (21st – 23.13)
400 – Jaylen Robinson (3rd – 52.00)
800 – Jeremiah Cooley (4th – 1:57.41)
1000 – Christian Barajas (3rd – 2:43.94)
Mile – Christian Barajas (24th - 4:36.73)
3,000 – Carl Way (4th - 9:18.28)
5,000 – Jimmy Baeskens (1st – 15:36.87)
4 X 400 – Aurora A (Jaylen Robinson, Miroljub Marin, Jeremiah Cooley, Terry Moore) (7th- 3:28.65)
DMR – Aurora A (Carl Way, Khadeil Ergas, Nick Shaw, Anthony Barrios) (2nd- 10:35.91)
High Jump – Austen Stewart (7th - 1.93m.)
Pole Vault – Brandon Davis (10th - 4.35m)
Long Jump – Bobby Cooks (6th - 6.82m)
Triple Jump – Robert Trotter (28th – 12.32m)
Shot Put – Ryan Njegovan (1st – 17.44m)*^
Weight Throw – Eddie Gonzalez (14th – 14.71m)

UP NEXT:
Next action for the Spartan men's track and field team comes on Saturday, February 18 when they compete in the Margaret Bradley Invitational at the University of Chicago. Meet time is set for 11:30 a.m. in Chicago, Illinois.