MILWAUKEE, WIS. --- The Concordia University Chicago (CUC) track and field team traveled up to Wisconsin Lutheran College for the Green & White Invite. On the men's side, the sprinters saw a handful of high finishes across the board.
Notable Cougar Performances:
- Henry Jones IV (Atlanta, Ga.) took home gold on the 100m finals with a time of 11.08 seconds which is a new PR. Austin Knight (Forest Park, Ill.) was right behind him with a second place finish with a time of 11.10 seconds, which is also a PR
- Knight would end up taking first in the 200m with a time of 22.07 seconds, another PR on the day. Trailing him was Jones in third place, his time of 22.60 is also a new PR for him. Joining them was Miguel Sanchez (San Antonio, Texas), finishing seventh in this race
- William Leonard (Oskaloosa, Iowa) had a sixth place finish in the 10,000m at 37:32.71, which is a new PR for him
- Also adding to Knight's tremendous day, he placed fourth in the high jump
- Matthew Cardwell (Cincinnati, Ohio) placed fifth in triple jump, as well as Jayden Taylor (Southfield, Mich.) in sixth in the long jump
Cougar Personal Records:
- John Cano (North Riverside, Ill.) secured a new PR in the 100m with a time of 12.18 seconds
- Adrian Mendez (Plano, Ill.) had two new PRs today, in the 200m with a time of 25.14 second and in the 400m with a time of 54.35 seconds
- Cardwell made a new time in the 400m at 53.04 seconds
- In the distance races, Mauricio Xochitecatl (Carol Stream, IL) picked up a new PR in the 5000m at 16:47.76
- Travon Thomas threw a new mark in discus at 30.96m
The Cougars will be participating in the Elmhurst Twilight Invitational next week on April 25th and 26th. Coverage for all of our sports can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.
