The Aurora University men's track team looked to build off of a solid first meet by having an even stronger performance at the 2017 Wheaton Invitational. The Spartan men placed 3^rd out of 10 teams with 124 points, while winner North Central scored 96 points. This was a day where the junior class stepped up big. Junior Anthony Barrios became the first ever Spartan to break the illustrious 4 minute barrier in the 1500 meter race; Barrios placed 3^rd overall with a school record setting time of 3:59 with a furious finish in the race. Junior Brandon Pichen broke his own school record in the hammer throw with a mark of 56.65m, which also earned him 1^st place in the event and has him ranked 5^th nationally. Another excellent 1^st place performance was of Junior Nick Majka who earned a mark of 6'7.5m, which currently has him, ranked 11^th nationally. Dominating as he always does, Junior Ryan Njegovan by placed 1^st in both the shot put and the discus, where he is respectively ranked 6^th and 1^st in the nation. Finally Junior Bobby Cooks placed 1^st in the 110 hurdles with a mark of 14.27 (wind assisted), which is currently the 2^nd fasted time in the nation.

Top Aurora University Men's Performance:
100 meter – Johnny Walker (7th - 11.37)
110 meter hurdles – Bobby Cooks (1st – 14.27)
200 meter – Johnny Walker (5th – 22.97)
400 meter – Jaylen Robinson (10th – 52.16)
400 meter hurdles – Erik Musgrave (4th – 58.12)
800 meter – D.J. Wolfram (16th – 2:01.59)
1,500 meter – Anthony Barrios (3rd – 3:59)
3,000 Steeplechase – Kevin Crozier (11th – 10:40)
5,000 meter – Christian Barajas (14th – 16:16)
10,000 meter – Adrian Vargas (3rd – 33:40)
4x100 Relay - Aurora B (6th – 44.11) (Adam Hinders, Kai Tomaszewiski, Ethan Edwards, Erik Musgrave)
4x400 Relay - Aurora A (8th - 3:30) (Jeremiah Cooley, Sean Ganey, Miroljub Marin, Khadeil Ergas)
High Jump – Nick Majka (1st – 2.02m)
Pole Vault – Brandon Davis (4th – 4.42m)
Javelin – Leonard Beccera (18th – 34.80m)
Long Jump – Adam Hinders (5th - 6.28m)
Triple Jump – Robert Trotter (5th – 12.84m)
Shot Put – Ryan Njegovan (1st – 16.52m)
Discus – Ryan Njegovan (1st – 54.35m)
Hammer – Brandon Pichen (1st – 56.65m)

Next action for the Spartan men's track and field team comes on Friday, April 14 and Saturday, April 15 when they compete in the Benedictine University relays. Meet time is set for 12:00 p.m. on Friday and 11:00 a.m. on Saturday in Lisle, Illinois.