RIVER FOREST, Ill. - The Elmhurst men's track and field team totaled 35 points to place eighth at the Concordia University-Chicago Cougar Invitational.

Elmhurst placed eighth out of 18 squads. Lewis University took home first-place honors with 198 points. 

Elmhurst totaled 14 points in the 1,000 meters with Joe Rivas winning the even with a time of 2:40.42. Nick Schulberg added a fifth-place finish in the event in 2:56.95. 

The Bluejays' 4x800 squad of Juan Castaneda, Kevin Otte, Nick Schulberg and Anthony Avalos placed first in 8:54.65. 

Dag Wiggin and Antonio Aguilera combined to total seven points in the 3,000 meters. Wiggin placed fourth in 9:26.56 while Aguilera placed seventh in 9:46.68. 

Zach Taylor added four team points with a fifth-place finish in the javelin throw. Taylor recorded a toss of 42.73 meters. Jacob Boyko added a 12th-place finish in the event with a 36.55 meter toss. 

Jacob Boyko and Ricardo Mora earned top-20 finishes in the discus. Boyko finished ninth with a throw of 37.68 meters while Mora finished 10th with a mark of 36.95 meters.

Juan Castaneda earned a top-20 finish in the 1,500 meters by placing 16th in 4:20.72. Ricardo Mora and Tony Rettig both earned top-20 finishes in the shot put. Mora placed 15th with an 11.63 meter toss while Rettig took home 20th place with a toss of 9.82 meters. Mora and Ian Perkins added top-20 finishes in the hammer. Mora placed 17th (34.74 meters) while Perkins (31.90 meters) finished 19th.