The outdoor season opener was delayed one week after the Benedictine Invite was canceled mid-meet due to rain and snow, however, that didn't hold back the Vikings as they recorded over 5 all-time performances over the span of two meets this week. 

The men's 4x100 Meter relay set the tone for the week as they ran the 4^th fastest time in school history. The men's 4x100 relay of Michael Kleiner, Jereme Ombogo, Silas Madrigal & Terence Hollis finished 2^nd at the Wheaton meet with a time of 42.63. 

Senior Terence Hollis had a great week as he won the 100-meter dash running a time of 10.89 at Wheaton as well as running a time of 10.90 at Wisconsin Lutheran. In addition to Hollis, freshman Jereme Ombogo won the 200-meter dash at Wheaton with a time of 22.43 which is now 8^th all-time in school history.  

Junior Clark Fremouw had a great day with his biggest mark coming in the shot put and finishing 7th at Wisconsin Lutheran. His throw of 13.57m is now 10^th all-time in school history.  

Junior Esther Miller picked up where she left off from indoor season and has had over 5 top 9 finishes in her events this season. At Wheaton she finished 2^nd in the triple jump, 4^th in the long jump, and 7^th in the 100-meter hurdles. While at Wisconsin Lutheran she finished 6^th in the High Jump and 9^th in the 200-meter dash.  

Another top performer was Junior Patrycja Miazek as she ran the 5000 meters on Monday and finished 5^th with a time of 19:20.76 and is now 9^th all-time in school history. She also competed on Thursday and ran a personal best in the 1500 meters with a time of 5:07.71. 

Top 10 NPU Performance List   

• Men's 4x100 Meter relay is now 4^th all-time in NPU history 
  • Michael K., Jereme, Silas & Terrence 
• Patrycja Miazek is now 9^th all-time in NPU history for 5000 Meter 
• Jereme Ombogo is now 8^th all-time in NPU history for 200 Meter 
• Jackie Mendro is now 3^rd all-time in NPU history for 3000 Meter steeplechase 
• Clark Fremouw is now 10^th all-time in NPU history for the Shot Put 

Personal Records     

• Benedictine University Meet 
  • Silas Madrigal – 100 Meter – 11.60 
  • Esther Miller - High Jump – 1.50m 
  • Erin O'Hara – High Jump – 1.35m 
• Wheaton College Meet 
  • Darien Booker – 100 Meter – 12.05 
  • Michael Kleiner – 400 Meter – 54.04 
  • Jalen Rios – 800 Meter – 2:02.30 
  • Luis Chavez – 1500 Meter – 4:48.86 
  • Ubaydullah – High Jump – 1.65m 
  • Ameerah Brown – 100 Meter – 13.87 
  • Andrea Hernandez – 100 Meter & 200 Meter – 14.87 & 31.45 
  • Rachel Rozen – High Jump – 1.35m 
• Wisconsin Lutheran Meet 
  • Michael Kleiner – 100 Meter – 11.58 
  • Michael Curtin – 100 Meter – 12.18 
  • Clark Fremouw – Shot Put – 13.57m 
  • Alex Bonilla – 100 Meter – 15.09 
  • Patrycja Miazek – 1500 Meter – 5:07.71 
  • Ellie Parker – 1500 Meter – 5:58.17 
  • Jennifer Cuessi – 1500 Meter – 7:45.65 
  • Destiny Correa – Discus – 24.99m 
  • Lauren McKnight – Discus – 24.26m 
  • Angelina Azzo – Discus – 15.71m