CHICAGO -- The University of Chicago men's track and field team took to the track on Friday afternoon at the Cougar Alumni Invite hosted by Chicago State. The Maroons finished second in a strong field of teams to open up the 2025-26 campaign with a strong start.

Quint Stein and Simon Dixon led the Maroons as the lone two individuals with first-place finishes. Dixon took home the wins in both the Shot Put and the Weight Throw, and Stein added the lone running event victory in the 800m Run. UChicago took the top three finishes in the 800m Run as Abraham Went and Tristan Louvard took second and third with a pair of finishes within two seconds of Stein. 

Nathaniel Stuit earned a personal best in the men's 400m Run with a time of 49.04 en route to second-place finish.

Oluwaseyi Kadiri added a second-place finish in the Triple Jump, and Imran Serifovic added a third-place finish in the High Jump for the top two jumping performances on the day.

With the first meet of the season now complete, the Maroons will break for the holidays before returning to the Henry Crown Fieldhouse for the Phoenix Invite on January 10.

TOP-5 FINISHERS:

1) Quint Stein - 800m Run - 1:57.32
1) Simon Dixon - Weight Throw - 16.49m
1) Simon Dixon - Shot Put - 15.53m
2) Nathaniel Stuit - 400m - 49.04
2) Oluwaseyi Kadiri - Triple Jump - 13.75m
2) Abraham Went - 800m - 1:58.56
3) Tristan Louvard - 800m - 1:59.22
3) Paul Sackman - 200m Dash - 22.16
3) Imran Serifovic - High Jump - 1.95m
3) Ethan Hoffman - Shot Put - 14.36m
4) Karsten Kropp - High Jump - 1.95m
5) Daniel Hernandez - Triple Jump - 13.22m
5) Paul Sackman - 60m Dash - 6.95

TEAM SCORES:

1) Chicago State - 127.5
2) UChicago - 98
3) Madonna - 97.5
4) Bradley - 58
5) UIC - 54
6) Wisconsin - 49
7) Olivet Nazarene - 32
8) Bradley - 14
9) Loyola-Chicago - 13
10) Judson - 12
11) St. Xavier - 10
12) Benedictine (IL) - 6
13) Olive Harvey - 1