CHICAGO, Ill. - The Concordia University Chicago (CUC) men's track & field team took on one last meet in preparation for the conference championships next week. The Cougars took a trip to Chicago for the Margaret Bradley Invite, hosted by the University of Chicago.

Notable Performances

• Jayden Taylor (Southfield, Mich.) took home gold in the long jump, registering a leap of 6.40m (21-0).
• Also on the track, Miguel Sanchez (San Antonio, Texas) placed fifth in the 400m, with a mark of 51.44.
• Tying his personal best of 1.78m (5-10) in the high jump, Darius Strother (Joliet, Ill.) finished fifth.
• Austin Knight (Forest Park, Ill.) took seventh in two events. He ran a 52.14 in the 400m and recorded a mark of 1.78m (5-10) in the high jump.
• Setting a personal record, Vincent Scarnato (Pottstown, Pa.) ran a 52.28 in the 400m to take eighth.
• Matthew Cardwell (Cincinnati, Ohio) ran a personal best 9.62 for an eighth place finish in the 60m hurdles.
• In the field, Brandon Montford (Fairburn, Ga.) placed fourth in the shot put with a mark of 13.04m (42-9.5).
• Travon Thomas (Wauchula, Fla.) set a personal best mark of 12.35m (40-6.75) in the weight throw.

Cougar Personal Records

• Julian Switzer (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) ran a 7.33 in the 60m.
• In the 400m, Manuel Mendoza set a personal best of 54.48.
• Nathaniel Boksa registered a time of 10:09.46 in the 3000m.
• Wykhir Jones threw for 11.16m (36-7.5) in the shot put.

The Cougars' next meet will be the Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference (NACC) Indoor Track & Field Championships. The meet will be held at UW-Parkside in Kenosha, Wis.