NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The Elmhurst men's track and field team competed at North Central College's First-Chance Opener.
 
Thomas Schwartz scored a ninth-place finish in the discus, recording a toss of 27.90 meters on his third attempt. Stefan Postman added a seventh-place finish in the long jump, recording a leap of 5.56 meters.
 
Postman added a 10th place finish in the 100 meters, completing the race in 11.87 seconds. Chris Griffith finished 13th in 12.21 seconds. Griffith added an eighth-place finish in the 200 meters in 24.91 seconds.

James Palumbo finished 11th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:03.32. Michael Lieggi placed 14th in 2:12.56 while Xavier Ahuad placed 15th in 2:12.65. Brian Santos (16th in 2:16.59), Hayden Szaltis (17th in 2:17.36) and Jackson Hudec (18th in 2:19.85) also finished in the top-20.

Andrew Matuszewsi placed 18^th in the 1,500 meters, recording a time of 4:16.69.

Josphat Langat place 16th in the 5,000 meters, completing the race in 15:58.94. Javier De La Torre added a 20th-place finish in the 5,000 with a time of 17:37.40.
 
Elmhurst competes at Carroll University on Saturday, April 10.