In their final meet before the NACC Conference Championship, the Aurora University Men's Track and Field team attended the North Central College Lee Slick Track and Field Invitational. The Spartan men had a variety of strong performances, preparing the team for conference in the coming week.
 
Brandon Pichen had a great day at weight throw where he finished in 1st, the men's DMR finished 3rd overall, Sean Ganey finished 5th in the pole vault competition, and Adam Hinders placed 5th in Triple Jump.
 
Top Aurora University Men's Performance - Meet Results
60  – Steve Ruffin (Finals 7th - 7.12, Preliminary - 7.04)
60 Hurdles - Sheldon St. Michael (13th – 10.85)
200 – Steve Ruffin (6th - 22.76)
400 – Jeremiah Cooley (6th - 52.57)
800 – Dylan Powers (14th - 2:03.85)
Mile – David Galvan (29th - 4:43.64)
3000 – David Galvan (14th - 9:15.72)
Distance Medley Relay (DMR) - Aurora A (Carl Way, David Crumpley, Jeremiah Cooley, Anthony Barrios) - (3rd - 10:31.74)
High Jump – Nick Majka (7th - 1.92m)
Pole Vault – Sean Ganey (5th - 4.35m)
Long Jump – Nick Majka (9th - 6.42m)
Triple Jump - Adam Hinders (5th - 12.62m)
Shot Put – Eddie Gonzales (6th – 13.47m)
Weight Throw – Brandon Pichen (1st – 18.19m)

Next action for the Spartan men's indoor track and field team comes on Sunday, February 25 when they travel to the 2018 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championship. Meet time is set for 11:00 a.m. in Kenosha, Wisconsin on the campus of Carthage College.