CHICAGO, ILL. — Huge milestones were hit for the Concordia University Chicago (CUC) men's track and field team, as they participated in the Windy City Rumble hosted by University of Chicago. As a team, the Cougars finished seventh out of 13 teams in this Saturday afternoon meet.
Notable Performances
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Henry Jones IV (Atlanta, Ga.) made a huge splash, as he broke the school record for the 60-meter. A record that was previously held since 2012, Jones ran a 7.01 second run to earn a fourth place finish
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Miguel Sanchez (San Antonio, Texas) had the lone first place finish on the day with a PR time of 51.41 seconds in the 400-meter. He also finished seventh in the 200-meter with a new time of 23 seconds
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The 4x400 relay team were runner-ups with a time of 3:30.61, this included Sanchez, Matthew Cardwell (Cincinnati, Ohio), Austin Knight (Forest Park, Ill.), and Vincent Scarnato (Pottstown, Pa.)
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Knight also had a successful day in high jump with a fifth place finish overall
Cougar Personal Records
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Two Cougars had new PRs in the 200-meter; Jones with a time of 23.43 seconds and Jayden Taylor (Southfield, Mich.) with a time of 24.52 seconds
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In the 800-meter, Donovan Depakakibo (Norridge, Ill.) picked up a new PR at 2:10.52 and Kameron Jackson (Chicago, Ill.) ran a time of 2:17.02
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The PRs came flying in for the Cougars, as both Mauricio Xochitecatl (Carol Stream, IL) and William Leonard (Oskaloosa, Iowa) both had new times in the 3000-meter at 9:42.97 and 10:01.46, respectively
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Finally, the long jump has new PRs from Scarnato with a distance of 5.95 meters and Cardwell with a distance of 5.81 meters
Next weekend, the Cougars will be back at the University of Chicago for the Margaret Bradley Invite on Saturday. Coverage for all of our sports can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.
