Ripon, Wis. - The Concordia University Chicago (CUC) men's track and field competed in Day 1 of the NACC Indoor Track and Field Championships. The Cougars showed off their strengths and gave some notable performances. CUC currently sits fifth in the standings with 11 points.
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Notable Performances
- Korey Randle (East Moline, Ill.) took second in the triple jump with a leap of 14.18m.
- Matthew Cardwell (Cincinnati, Ohio) began competing in the heptathlon. He finished fifth with a leap of 6.24m in the heptathlon long jump. Cardwell also finished sixth in the heptathlon 60m with 7.42.
- In the 60m prelims, Kamren Hannah (El Paso, Texas) and Henry Jones (Atlanta, Ga.) both qualified for the finals tomorrow. Hannah finished fifth with a time of 7.07 while Jones took seventh with a season best time of 7.08.
- Tremain Dockery (Chicago, Ill.) set a new personal best of 7.22 in the 60m.
- The distance medley relay team of  Nathaniel Hernandez (Harwood Heights, Ill.), Jamel Goins (Columbus, Ohio), Donovan Depakakibo (Norridge, Ill.), and Gael Arroyo (Cicero, Ill.) finished sixth with a time of 11:08.69.
- Dayton Merli (Union Mills, Ind.) recorded a mark of 3.75m in the pole vault.
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What's Next
The Cougars will remain in Ripon, Wis. to compete in Day two of the NACC Indoor Track and Field Championships. They will continue to compete at the Willmore Center Field House. Coverage for all things CUC track and field can be found at
cucougars.com/coverage.
