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Harris Hits ‘B’ Standard, Sets PR at Aurora Grand Prix

CHICAGO – Senior Sean Harris (Blue Island, Ill./Eisenhower) hit the NAIA 'B' Standard once again in the 200m, running the second-fastest time of his career with his first-place time of 21.51 seconds for the Saint Xavier University men's track & field team at the Aurora Grand Prix hosted by Aurora University (Ill.) Saturday afternoon at the Worrill Track & Field Center in Chicago, Ill. Harris also established a new personal record (PR) in the 60m Dash, tying for the sixth-quickest time in program history with his fourth-place mark of 6.94 seconds. On the field side for the Cougars, junior Connor Whalen (Burbank, Ill./Reavis) placed second in the Weight Throw, logging his second-best career distance at 15.44m, and the seventh-best mark for SXU all-time in an indoor event. No team scores were recorded.
  • Also running in the 60m Dash that featured over 100 runners, junior Jamaurien Thomas (Chicago, Ill./Ogden International) was 18th overall with a time of 7.14 seconds. Freshman Brian McBride (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) made his collegiate debut, posting a time of 7.66 seconds.
  • Senior Charlie Zufan (Orland Hills, Ill./Andrew), competing in the 200m for the first time this season, logged a time of 23.03 seconds. Junior Nazheer Moore (Lansing, Ill./T.F. South) recorded a season-best time after crossing at 23.59 seconds.
  • Zufan also ran in the 400m for the first time in 2025-26, with a team-best mark of 52.08 seconds. Freshman Christian Orozco (Oak Lawn, Ill./Oak Lawn Community) made his collegiate debut, coming away with a time of 54.90 seconds. Freshman Ben Gresham (Lansing, Ill./T.F. South) clocked in with his second-fastest time of the year at 57.33 seconds.
  • Senior Rohindeep Bhattal (Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence) was the quickest Saint Xavier runner in the 800m, placing 15th with a time of 2:01.61 for a new Indoor PR. Also setting a new PR was sophomore Xavier Sananisai (Rockford, Ill./Jefferson), topping his previous best by nearly 15 seconds at 2:05.96. Junior Alejandro Velazquez (Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence) PR'd as well, running at 2:10.07, just over two seconds better than his old mark set as a freshman.
  • A trio of runners competed in the Mile for the first time as freshman Will Morrey (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) posted a time of 4:42.01, freshman Josh Bosstel (Portage, Ind./Portage) crossed the line at 4:52.95, just ahead of teammate freshman Joey D'Anca (Palos Heights, Ill./St. Laurence) and his time of 4:53.70.
  • Freshman Michal Wreczycki Jr. (Palos Park, Ill./Stagg) established a new PR in the 3000m by over 15 seconds with a time of 9:19.03. Junior Luis Lopez (Chicago, Ill./St. Laurence) ran his second-best time of the season at 9:27.65, as did sophomore Joey Lagattolla (Romeoville, Ill./Plainfield East) with his time of 9:37.32.
  • Fifth-year senior Julian Rosenbach (Joliet, Ill./Joliet JC/Joliet West) destroyed his old PR in the 5000m by over a minute and 22 seconds when he crossed the finish line at 16:25.84. Senior Ben Morrey (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) ran in the event for the first time this season, clocking in at 16:40.01. Junior Andy Damon (Crestwood, Ill./Oak Forest) made his debut in the race, posting a time of 16:45.47.
  • Junior Brandon Ferguson (Rockford, Ill./Viterbo/Auburn) placed ninth in the 60m Hurdles with his time of 8.77 seconds. Junior Charles Bockenkamp (Park Hills, Mo./Mineral Area/Central) recorded a time of 9.48 seconds.
  • The 4x200 Relay 'A' squad of Thomas, Ferguson, junior Jayquan Hampton (Chicago, Ill./Ogden International) and Bockenkamp logged the fourth-best time in school history with a fourth-place time of 1:33.65. The 'B' group of freshman Logan Perak (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg), freshman Alex Hay (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point), Gresham and McBride finished eighth overall at 1:36.99.
  • In the Long Jump, redshirt freshman Nick Gomez (Burbank, Ill./Wisconsin-Platteville/Reavis) recorded his second-best mark of the year at 6.00m. Freshman Daniel Cabal (Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way East) made his collegiate debut, posting a distance of 5.49m. Hampton Jr. came away with his second-best jump in 2025-26 at 5.25m.
  • Senior Riley Lundgren (Loves Park, Ill./Harlem) logged his second-best throw of the season with his eighth-place toss of 13.75m. Freshman Nickoles Lathem (Griffith, Ind./Calumet New Tech) was ninth after his throw of 13.39m to set a new PR. Junior Thomas Imburgia (Machesney Park, Ill./Harlem) also finished in the Top 10 with a 10th place toss of 13.30m. Junior Thomas Toefield (Oak Lawn, Ill./St. Laurence) topped his old PR by over a meter at 12.77m. Freshman Brennan Culpepper (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South) posted his third-best distance of the year at 12.38m. Senior Drake Hayes (Minooka, Ill./Minooka Community) came away with his second-best career mark at 12.22m. Redshirt freshman Adam Turner (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North) registered his third-best effort of the season at 10.13m.
  • In the Weight Throw, freshman Jason Crowe (Worth, Ill./Shepard) posted a mark of 13.18m. Turner recorded his second-best career distance at 12.74m. Sophomore Nate Kalk (Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point) registered his second-best career throw as well at 12.05m. Hayes checked in with a toss of 11.75m, followed by Culpepper at 11.69m, and Latham's second-best mark of the year at 11.11m. Toefield logged a distance of 10.84m in his debut in the event.
Saint Xavier returns to the Worrill Track & Field Center on Saturday, January 31 to take part in the Chicago Collegiate Invitational.
 
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Players Mentioned

Rohindeep Bhattal

Rohindeep Bhattal

Distance
5' 9"
Senior
Andy Damon

Andy Damon

Middle Distance
5' 10"
Junior
Jayquan Hampton

Jayquan Hampton

Sprints/Jumps
5' 9"
Junior
Sean Harris

Sean Harris

Sprints/Hurdles
5' 10"
Senior
Drake Hayes

Drake Hayes

Throws
6' 5"
Senior
Thomas Imburgia

Thomas Imburgia

Throws
6' 3"
Junior
Nate Kalk

Nate Kalk

Throws
6' 2"
Sophomore
Joey Lagattolla

Joey Lagattolla

Distance
5' 7"
Sophomore
Luis Lopez

Luis Lopez

Middle Distance
5' 6"
Junior
Riley Lundgren

Riley Lundgren

Throws
6' 1"
Senior
Nazheer Moore

Nazheer Moore

Sprints
5' 7"
Junior
Ben Morrey

Ben Morrey

Distance
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Rohindeep Bhattal

Rohindeep Bhattal

5' 9"
Senior
Distance
Andy Damon

Andy Damon

5' 10"
Junior
Middle Distance
Jayquan Hampton

Jayquan Hampton

5' 9"
Junior
Sprints/Jumps
Sean Harris

Sean Harris

5' 10"
Senior
Sprints/Hurdles
Drake Hayes

Drake Hayes

6' 5"
Senior
Throws
Thomas Imburgia

Thomas Imburgia

6' 3"
Junior
Throws
Nate Kalk

Nate Kalk

6' 2"
Sophomore
Throws
Joey Lagattolla

Joey Lagattolla

5' 7"
Sophomore
Distance
Luis Lopez

Luis Lopez

5' 6"
Junior
Middle Distance
Riley Lundgren

Riley Lundgren

6' 1"
Senior
Throws
Nazheer Moore

Nazheer Moore

5' 7"
Junior
Sprints
Ben Morrey

Ben Morrey

5' 10"
Senior
Distance