ST. LOUIS, Mo. and DECATUR, Ill. -- The University of Chicago brought home a fourth-place finish from the WashU Invitational and had their throwers compete at Millikin on Saturday afternoon. At WashU, the Maroons added a pair of event wins, 8 top-3 finishes, and five marks that rank top-10 in school history. At Millikin, the University of Chicago brought home three event wins overall.
Imran Serifovic and
Aryan Shrivastava tied for the top height in the High Jump event with a mark of 6' 6.25" which ranks 3rd all-time in UChicago history, but Serifovic took the top spot by tiebreaker. Shrivastava also added a second-place finish in the Triple Jump with a mark of 44' 6.75".
Oluwaseyi Kadiri added the other event win for the Maroons as he took the Triple Jump title with the 8th-best mark in UChicago history at 45' 9". Kadiri also added a second-place finish in the Javelin Throw with a mark of 172' 11".
William Floyd found his way into the record book for UChicago as he jumped 16' 0.75" for the third-best mark in school history.
Brandon Shin also added a top-10 mark in the Pole Vault event with the sixth-best mark in school history with a mark of 14' 7.25".
At Millikin, the University of Chicago won three different throwing events.
Simon Dixon won the Shot Put with a mark of 53' 9.75",
Ryan Anderson won the Javelin Throw with a mark of 160' 7", and
Allen Jiang picked up the win in the Hammer Throw with a mark of 152' 9".
Following the WashU Invitational and the Big Blue Alumni Invite, the Maroons will return to action on April 4 and 5 as they travel to Elmhurst for the Chicagoland Championships.
TOP FINISHERS AT WASHU:
1st -
Oluwaseyi Kadiri - Triple Jump - 45' 9" (8th in UChicago history)
1st -
Imran Serifovic - High Jump - 6' 6.25"Â (3rd in UChicago history)
2nd -
Oluwaseyi Kadiri - Javelin Throw - 172' 11"
2nd -
Andrew Ray - 400m Hurdles - 54.27
2nd -
Aryan Shrivastava - High Jump - 6' 6.25" (3rd in UChicago history)
2nd -
Aryan Shrivastava - Triple Jump - 44' 6.75"
3rd -
William Floyd - Pole Vault - 16' 0.75" (3rd in UChicago history)
3rd -
Quint Stein - 800m Run - 1:54.53
4th -
Malcolm McCormick - 1500m Run - 3:58.24
5th -
Alexander Burt - High Jump - 6' 0.5"
5th -
Daniel Hernandez - Triple Jump - 43' 8"
5th -
Brandon Shin - Pole Vault - 14' 7.25"Â (6th in UChicago history)
5th - 4x100m Relay -
Gabriel Eribo,
Jackson Giampa,
Jason Asare,
John Lui - 42.99
TOP FINISHERS AT MILLIKIN:
1st -
Ryan Anderson - Javelin Throw - 160' 7"
1st -
Simon Dixon - Shot Put - 53' 9.75"
1st -
Allen Jiang - Hammer Throw - 152' 9"
2nd -
Simon Dixon - Discus Throw - 142' 1"
2nd -
Michael Nelson - Javelin Throw - 157' 7"
3rd -
Michael Nelson - Discus Throw - 130' 8"
4th -
Brian Chin - Hammer Throw - 137' 1"
4th -
Andrew McGallian - Shot Put - 43' 4.25"