The Aurora University men's track team took advantage of the highly competitive 2017 Benedictine Eagle Relays and Invitational, which spanned over April 14 and 15. The Spartan men took 5th place out of 29 scoring teams with 68.5 points, while winner Benedictine had 105 points. The Spartan men broke a multitude of school and personal records over the weekend in both individual events and relays. The 4x800 meter relay squad consisting of seniors Miroljub Marin and D.J. Wolfram, sophomore Dylan Powers, and freshmen Carl Way broke AU's school record with a mark of 7:59 placing 5^th in the meet, which included a furious finish by Way in order to do so. Junior Brandon Pichen broke his own school record in the hammer throw with a 1^st place throw of 57.90m, which has him currently ranked 2^nd in the nation in division 3. Junior Nick Majka had an excellent meet by breaking his personal record in the long jump placing 4^th with a mark of 6.88m; Majka also placed 6^th in the high jump with a strong mark of 1.95m. Junior Terry Moore had a phenomenal day by winning the men's 400 meter race with a ridiculously fast mark of 48.98s. Junior Ryan Njegovan put on yet another dominant performance by placing 1^st overall in the discus with a mark of 55.96m and 2^nd in the shot put at 16.25m.

Top Aurora University Men's Performance:
100 meter – Steven Ruffin (31st - 11.11)
110 meter hurdles – Bobby Cooks (1st – 14.27)
200 meter – Johnny Walker (21st – 22.50)
400 meter – Terry Moore (1st – 48.98)
400 meter hurdles – Nick Brosman (14th – 59.38)
800 meter – Jeremiah Cooley (14th – 1:56)
1,500 meter – Anthony Barrios (20th – 4:07)
3,000 meter – Brandon Estrada (11th- 9:09)
10,000 meter – Ryan Fromm (10th – 37:13)
4x100 Relay - Aurora A (7th – 43.15) (Johnny Walker, Bobby Cooks, Jaylen Robinson, Terry Moore)
4x200 Relay- Aurora A (3rd – 1:32) (Bobby Cooks, Taylor Coleman, Khadeil Ergas, Nick Brosman)
4x800 Relay - Aurora A (5th – 7:59) (Miroljub Marin, D.J. Wolfram, Dylan Powers, Carl Way)
High Jump – Nick Majka (6th – 1.95m)
Pole Vault – Brandon Davis (8th – 4.40m)
Javelin – Michael Pagan (35th – 35.30m)
Long Jump – Nick Majka (4th - 6.88m)
Triple Jump – Robert Trotter (16th – 12.41m)
Shot Put – Ryan Njegovan (2nd – 16.25m)
Discus – Ryan Njegovan (1st – 55.96m)
Hammer – Brandon Pichen (1st – 57.90m)

Next action for the Spartan men's track and field team comes on Saturday, April 22 when they compete in the Wheaton College Don Church Twilight meet. Meet time is set for 12:30 p.m. in Wheaton, Illinois.