The Aurora University men's track team finished second in the 2017 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship. AU finished with 205 points.

AU junior thrower Ryan Njegovan had tremendous first NACC outdoor meet as he was named the 2017 Field Athlete of the Meet. Njegovan was one of five individual AU NACC Champions. As a team, AU scored points in all but one event while sweeping the discus award stand (Njegovan, Brandon Pichen and Lucas Niel).

Top Aurora University Men's Performance:
100 meter – Steven Ruffin (6th - 11.06)
110 meter hurdles – Bobby Cooks (1st – 14.24)
200 meter – Terry Moore (5th – 21.85)
400 meter – Terry Moore (1st – 48.97)
400 meter hurdles – Erik Musgrave (6th – 58.04)
800 meter – Mariljub Marin (2nd - 1:57.00)
1,500 meter – Anthony Barrios (2nd - 3:59.81)
5,000 meter – Brandon Estrada (4th – 16:06.56)
10,000 meter - Brandon Estrada (2nd - 34:01.70)
3,000 meter Steeplechase - Carl Way (4th - 10:16.33)
4x100 meter relay - Johnny Walker / Steven Ruffin / Jaylen Robinson / Terry Moore (2nd - 42.90)
4x400 meter relay - Jaylen Robinson / Jeremiah Cooley / Ethan Edwards / Miroljub Marin (4th - 3:27.25)
High Jump – Nick Majka (2nd – 1.97m)
Pole Vault – Brandon Davis (2nd – 4.40m)
Long Jump – Nick Majka (5th – 7.06m)
Triple Jump – Robert Trotter (7th – 12.72m)
Shot Put – Ryan Njegovan (1st - 15.84m)
Discus - Ryan Njegovan (1st - 54.60m)
Hammer – Brandon Pichen (1st – 54.14m)
Javelin – Kai Tomaszewski (14th - 33.99m)
Decathlon - Darren Stass (8th - 4333 points)

NEXT ACTION:
Next action for the Spartan men's track and field team comes on Thursday, May 11 and Friday, March 12 when individuals compete in the Dr. Keeler Last Chance Meet at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. Events begin at 11:45 am on Thursday and 3:00 p.m. on Friday.