ELMHURST, Ill. - The Concordia University Chicago (CUC) men's track and field team headed to Elmhurst University for the Elmhurst Invitational. THe Cougars put in strong performances, some bronze medal performances.

Notable Performances

• In his first meet as a Cougar, Josiah Morris took third in the triple jump with a leap of 12.84m (42-1.50)
• Also taking bronze was Dayton Merli (Union Mills, Ind.). He recorded a mark of 3.77m (12-4.50) in the pole vault, which is also an outdoor PR.
• In the high jump, Darius Strother (Joliet, Ill.) finished seventh, with a leap of 1.76m (5-9.25).
• Taking 10th with a mark of 12.88m (42-3.25) was Brandon Montford (Fairburn, Ga.) in the shot put.

Cougar Personal Records

• Wykhir Jones (Milwaukee, Wis.) set a personal best mark of 11.41m (37-5.25) in the shot put.
• Elias Likens (Richland, Mich.) threw for a mark of 33.77m (110-09) in the discus throw.
• In the 1500m, Kam Jackson (Chicago, Ill.) set a personal best time of 4:54.94.
• Alfredo Jaramillo-Ruiz (Lyons, Ill.) set a PR of 2:38.10 in the 800m.
• In the 100m, Kyle Knutsen (Sterling, Ill.) set a personal best time of 11.93.

Up Next
The Cougars' next meet will be the Northern Athletic Collegiate Conference (NACC) Outdoor Championships, hosted by St. Norbert College in De Pere, Wis. on May 2-3.