Men's Track & Field Wins Eight Events to Take First at Wheaton Invite

WHEATON -- The University of Chicago men's track and field team earned a first-place finish at the Wheaton 'Don Church' Twilight Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The Maroons earned eight event wins and 17 top-two finishes in the meet.

Paul Sackman had the best performance of the meet for UChicago as the graduate transfer swept the sprint events with two of the top times in UChicago history. Sackman won the 100m Dash with the second-best time in school history at 10.43, trailing only the school record of 10.34 set in 1957. Sackman also won the 200m Dash with a time of 21.56 that ranks fourth in UChicago history.

Owen Mays also won a pair of events for the Maroons as he swept the hurdles events. Mays won the 110m Hurdles with a time of 15.25, and he brought home the 400m Hurdles title with a time of 58.48.

Michael Nelson won the only field event of the day for the Maroons as he won the Javelin Throw with a mark of 49.25 meters.

Quint Stein was the final individual event winner of the day for UChicago as he won the 800m Run with a time of 1:54.99.

UChicago also won a pair of relays as the team of

John Lui,

Jackson Giampa,

Morrison Giggetts, and

Paul Sackman won the 4x100m Relay with a time of 42.14 that ranks eighth in UChicago history and the team of

Peter Dickinson,

Nathaniel Stuit,

Matt Koffman, and

Owen Mays won the 4x400m Relay with a time of 3:25.71.

The Maroons will return to action next weekend as they travel to Cleveland for the 2026 UAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on April 25-26.

TOP FINISHES:

• 1st -

Owen Mays - 110m Hurdles - 15.25

• 1st -

Owen Mays - 400m Hurdles - 58.48

• 1st -

Michael Nelson - Javelin Throw - 49.25m

• 1st -

Paul Sackman - 100m Dash - 10.43 (2nd in UChicago history - Fastest since 1957)

• 1st -

Paul Sackman - 200m Dash - 21.56 (4th in UChicago history)

• 1st -

Quint Stein - 800m Run - 1:54.99

• 1st -

John Lui,

Jackson Giampa,

Morrison Giggetts,

Paul Sackman - 4x100m Relay - 42.14 (8th in UChicago history)

• 1st -

Peter Dickinson,

Nathaniel Stuit,

Matt Koffman,

Owen Mays - 4x400m Relay - 3:25.71

• 2nd -

Adrian Diem - Pole Vault - 4.50m (4th-best by a UChicago freshman / 6th in UChicago history)

• 2nd -

Alex Gao - 3000m Run - 9:21.48

• 2nd -

Daniel Hernandez - Triple Jump - 13.71m

• 2nd -

Oluwaseyi Kadiri - Long Jump - 6.18m

• 2nd -

Kyle Obermeyer - 110m Hurdles - 15.33

• 2nd -

Kyle Obermeyer - 400m Hurdles - 58.57

• 2nd -

Sanju Patel - 1500m Run - 3:58.24

• 2nd -

Aryan Shrivastava - High Jump - 1.98m

• 2nd -

Kyle Obermeyer,

Quint Stein,

Vincent Crenshaw,

Lucas Garner - 4x400m Relay - 3:28.00

COLLEGIATE BESTS:

Peter Dickinson - 110m Hurdles - 15.62 (10th-best by a UChicago freshman)

Adrian Diem - Pole Vault - 4.50m (4th-best by a UChicago freshman / 6th in UChicago history)

Morrison Giggetts - 100m Dash - 10.92 (2nd-best by a UChicago freshman)

Ethan Hoffman - Hammer Throw - 41.82m (5th-best by a UChicago freshman)

Matt Koffman - 200m Dash - 22.48 (8th-best by a UChicago freshman)

John Lui - 100m Dash - 10.86 (10th in UChicago history)

Paul Sackman - 100m Dash - 10.43 (2nd in UChicago history - Fastest since 1957)

Paul Sackman - 200m Dash - 21.56 (4th in UChicago history)