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Breanna Walters, CUC Athletic Communications

Men's Track and Field Reagan Espinoza Suarez, CUC Athletic Communications Student Assistant

Randle Claims Gold, Cougars Rack Up Personal Records

BOURBONNAIS, ILL.- The Concordia University Chicago (CUC) men's track and field raced in the ONU Invitational, hosted by Olivet Nazarene University. The Cougars demonstrated their determination through picking up many personal records and strong performances. 
 
NOTABLE PERFORMACES 
  • Korey Randle (East Moline, Ill.) secured first with a jump of 13.53m in the triple jump and finished sixth with a leap of 6.24 in long jump. 
  • Kamren Hannah (El Paso, Texas) placed fourth in the 200m with a time of 23.02. Hannah also finished seventh in the 60m with a time of 7.21.
  • Gael Arroyo (Cicero, Ill.) finished eighth in the 1000m with a personal best time of 2:43.04.
  • Julian Switzer (Lake in the Hills, Ill.) finished eighth in the long jump with a leap of 5.98m.
  • Jonah Winkelman (Plano, Ill.) leapt 12.12m to claim sixth place in the triple jump.
  • Dayton Merli (Union Mills, Ind.) secured a top five finish in the pole vault with a mark of 3.85m.
 
PERSONAL RECORDS 
  • William Leonard (Oskaloosa, Iowa) picked up a new personal record in the 1000m with a time of 2:54.91.
  • Julien Saltos (Chicago, Ill.)  set a new personal record in the mile with a time of 5:05.24. 
  • Nathaniel Hernandez (Harwood Heights, Ill.) recorded a personal best of 1:28.26 in the 600m and 24.71 in 200m. 
  • Tremain Dockery (Chicago, Ill.) added another personal record with a time of 24.00 in the 200m. 
  • Winkelman recorded a personal record of 26.52 in the 200m. 
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Cougars travel next week on the 7th of February to Ripon, Wis. to compete in the Red Hawk Invite, hosted by Ripon College. Coverage for all things CUC track and field can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.
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Players Mentioned

Gael Arroyo

Gael Arroyo

Distance
6' 3"
Senior
Nathaniel Hernandez

Nathaniel Hernandez

Distance
5' 7"
Sophomore
William  Leonard

William Leonard

Distance
5' 11"
Senior
Dayton Merli

Dayton Merli

Vault
5' 11"
Sophomore
Julian Switzer

Julian Switzer

Sprints
6' 0"
Sophomore
Tremain Dockery

Tremain Dockery

Distance
5' 8"
Freshman
Julien Saltos

Julien Saltos

Distance
5' 4"
Freshman
Korey Randle

Korey Randle

Jumps
6' 0"
Freshman
Kamren Hannah

Kamren Hannah

Sprints
5' 8"
Freshman
Jonah Winkelman

Jonah Winkelman

Sprints/Jumps
6' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gael Arroyo

Gael Arroyo

6' 3"
Senior
Distance
Nathaniel Hernandez

Nathaniel Hernandez

5' 7"
Sophomore
Distance
William  Leonard

William Leonard

5' 11"
Senior
Distance
Dayton Merli

Dayton Merli

5' 11"
Sophomore
Vault
Julian Switzer

Julian Switzer

6' 0"
Sophomore
Sprints
Tremain Dockery

Tremain Dockery

5' 8"
Freshman
Distance
Julien Saltos

Julien Saltos

5' 4"
Freshman
Distance
Korey Randle

Korey Randle

6' 0"
Freshman
Jumps
Kamren Hannah

Kamren Hannah

5' 8"
Freshman
Sprints
Jonah Winkelman

Jonah Winkelman

6' 3"
Freshman
Sprints/Jumps