On April 15–16, the Illinois Tech Men’s Track and Field team competed at the Benedictine University Relays, recording many strong performances.

Meet Highlights

• In the 5000m run, Cole Dammeier placed 13th at 16:07.56. 
• In the triple jump, Saisaketh Valluri placed 22nd at 12.00m. He also led the way in the long jump with a 26th place finish (6.37m).
• David Foreman placed 35th in the discus with a 35.04m mark. He also placed 41st in the javelin (33.24m).
• Demis Thomas (62nd, 11.74s), Valluri (65th place, 11.81s), and Kwame Opoku (71st, 12.33s) all competed in the 100m dash. Opoku also competed in the 200m dash (26.06s).

Up Next

• The Scarlet Hawks will compete next at the Concordia University Chicago Cougar Invitational. Meet time is set for 10:30 a.m.