The Aurora University Men's Track and Field team competed in the 2026 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Championship hosted by Aurora University at Ripon College in Ripon, WI.
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The Spartans finished in seventh place with 30.4 points. Milwaukee School of Engineering won the meet with 178.83 points, while St. Norbert College finished runner-up with 174.56 points.
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Armando Acosta earned All-Conference Honors in the Mile and the 800-Meter. He had a runner-up finish in the Mile in 4:20.41. He then came back two hours later to place third in the 800-Meter, running 1:56.95.
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Other Scorers of the Meet
Josh Thoms, Jahrel Rimpel, Josh Beechler, Armando Acosta - Distance Medley Relay - 4th Place
Josh Beechler, Henry Beyer, Ayden McGill, MeKhii Morris-Heron - 4x400-Meter Relay - 5th PlaceÂ
James Marompon - Pole Vault - 6th Place
Matthew Dean - Pole Vault - 6th Place
MeKhii Morris-Heron - 400-Meter - 6th Place
Josh Beechler - 400-Meter - 8th Place
Ryken Kirby - Long Jump - 8th Place
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Up next, the Spartans will compete in the NCAA Final Qualifier hosted by Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. The meet will take place on March 6th and 7th.