The Aurora University Women's Track and Field team competed on Friday and Saturday with a partial squad in the Chicagoland Outdoor Championships hosted by Elmhurst University in Elmhurst, IL.

Deedee Colon Maldonado competed hard, earning a pair of runner-up finishes. On Friday, she placed second in the 1,500-meter in a season best time of 4:31.91. This currently puts her at sixth in the nation in the event. She came back on Saturday to compete in the 3,000-meter, where she raced tough, again placing second in 9:41.16. Her time is a new school record. She broke her previous record by 17 seconds.

The Spartans had a strong contingent of 10,000-meter runners compete on Friday. August Pautsch, Natalie Flores, and Isabella Encinas all competed well, finishing fifth, seventh, and ninth, respectively.

Up next, the Spartans will compete in the Wheaton Classic at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL on Saturday, April 12