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Spartans take on weekend full of events

The Aurora University Men's Track and Field team competed in four events with a partial squads at the WashU Distance Carnival, the St. Louis University Speed/Power Festival, the NCC First Chance Invitational and the Billiken Invitational.
 
WashU Distance Carnival - 
- Armando Acosta won his heat of the 5,000-Meter in 15:21.15. He kicked hard to win, running his last 400 meters in 63 seconds to beat the runner-up by less than a second. His time now puts him at third in school history in the event.
 
SLU Speed/Power Festival - 
 - The Spartan 4x100-Meter Relay of MeKhii Morris-Heron, Caleb Burgins, Jaxson Foster, and Jahrel Rimpel finished fourth in 43.56s.
 - James Marompon vaulted 3.95m in the Pole Vault, good for a fifth place finish.
 - Freshman Jaxson Foster ran a personal best time of 23.02s in the 200-Meter to place 15th. He also ran a personal best in the 100-Meter, finishing in 11.51s.
 - Wyatt Wies won his heat of the 200-Meter in 24.20s.

NCC First Chance Invitational - 
Joshua Beechler opened his season with an 11.60s performance in the 100-Meter. He also contested the 200-Meter, where he ran 23.10s.
Ayden McGill placed 16th in the 400-Meter in 53.69s.
Anthony Salinas threw 28.17m in the Discus.

SLU Billiken Invitational - 
- Aurora's 4x100-Meter team of MeKhii Morris-Heron, Caleb Burgins, Jaxson Foster, and Jahrel Rimpel finished eighth in 43.69s.
- Freshman Jaxson Foster ran a personal best time of 11.37s in the 100-Meter.
Damani Carter and Wyatt Wies each ran season best times in the 100-Meter, finishing in 11.85s and 11.88s, respectively.
Brady Root ran a personal best time of 4:35.06 in the 1,500-Meter.

Up next, the Spartans will compete in the Wheaton College Invite hosted by Wheaton College in Wheaton, Il. The meet will take place on Tuesday, March 31.
 
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