The Aurora University Men's Track and Field team competed in the 2025 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championship hosted by Milwaukee School of Engineering at UW-Parkside in Kenosha, WI.
The Spartans placed third with 74.50 points. St. Norbert won with 184.50 points, and MSOE was the runner-up with 178.50 points.
Steven Tinsley was conference champion in the shot put and weight throw. In the weight throw, his mark of 18.64m scored him the win by over 2 meters. His throw was a personal best, and he is now second in school history in the event. In the shot put, he scored a victory with a 16.29m throw.
Ethan Taylor scored an All-Conference honor in the 60-meter with a runner-up finish. MeKhii Morris-Heron also earned an All-Conference honor, finishing second in the 400-meter in 50.65. He is now fourth in school history. Armando Acosta finished All-Conference in both the 800-meter and the mile, with a third place finish in each event. His time of 4:19.24 in the mile is a new school record. The 4x400-meter relay of Ayden McGill, Joshua Beechler, MeKhii Morris-Heron, and Armando Acosta also finished in All-Conference position, with a third place finish in 3:28.90. The Distance Medley Relay team of Lucas Alvarez, Raymond Petzold, Joshua Beechler, and Liam Evans had a third place finish, also scoring All-Conference honors.
Other Scorers of the Meet:
Isaiah Conteh - Shot Put - 4th
Nick Tannhouser - Weight Throw - 5th
Liam Evans - 800-Meter - 6th
Isaiah Conteh - Weight Throw - 7th
Sam Brown - 5,000-Meter - 8th
Team Scores
St. Norbert College -184.5
Milwaukee School of Engineering - 178.5
Aurora University - 74.5
Concordia University Wisconsin - 51
Wisconsin Lutheran University - 46
Benedictine University - 42
Concordia University Chicago - 39.5
Illinois Institute of Technology - 22
Edgewood College - 15
Lakeland University - 4
Dominican University - 3
Up next, the Spartans will compete in the Wartburg NCAA Qualifier at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA on Saturday, March 8.