The Aurora University Men's Track and Field team competed in the Wheaton Invite hosted by Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL on Tuesday.
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Anthony Salinas won the Javelin throw with a strong toss of 39.85m.
McKinley Shelton finished fourth in the event, throwing 36.48m.
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Aurora's 4x400-Meter Relay team of MeKhii Morris-Heron,
Ayden McGill,
Henry Beyer, and
Joshua Beechler earned a runner-up finish in 3:31.85.
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The Spartan 4x100-Meter Relay team of
Ethan Taylor,
Caleb Burgins,
Jaxson Foster, and
Jahrel Rimpel finished third in the meet with a season best time of 43.34s.
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Sir Emmett Lee-Nelson placed eighth in the Pole Vault with a mark of 3.80m.
Matthew Dean also cleared 3.80m for ninth in the event.
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Ethan Taylor finished 11th in the 100-Meter in 11.21s. He was followed closely by Freshman
Jaxson Foster in 11.23s, good for 13th place.
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Freshman
Caleb Burgins raced to a 15th place finish in the 200-Meter in 22.73s. Foster again finished close behind in 16th with a personal best time of 22.78s.
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Up next, the Spartans will compete in the Chicagoland Outdoor Championships hosted by Elmhurst University in Elmhurst, Ill. The meet will take place from Thursday, April 9 through Saturday, April 11.
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