Bloomington, Ill. - The Saint Xavier University men's track team travelled to Bloomington, Ill., on Saturday, January 28, to take part in the Titan Open hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University.  One of the highlights for SXU at the meet was sophomore Shane Kenney (Porter, Ind./Chesterton) finishing fourth overall in the 800-meter run in a time of 1:59.11.  The duo of senior Matt Rychel (Tinley Park, Ill./Andrew) and freshman Kyle Counter (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central) in the 3000-meter run was also impressive.  Rychel finished in second place overall at 8:57 and Counter claimed fifth place in 9:07.   The 1600-meter relay team consisting of Kenney, junior Ricky Olmedo (Blue Island, Ill./Calumet College/Eisenhower), freshman Matt Krakowski (Alsip, Ill./Marist) and senior Daniel Hasty (Oak Lawn, Ill./Brother Rice) finished sixth in 3:37.40. 

Joliet, Ill. - The Saint Xavier University men's track team braved 35-degree weather to compete in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) Championships outdoor track meet this weekend at Joliet Memorial Stadium in Joliet, Ill. Highlights for the Cougars include a conference winning shot-put throw of 45'2" by junior Michael Johnson (Harvey, Ill./Thornton). Freshman Nick Pesek (Oak Lawn, Ill./Oak Lawn Community) took second overall in the 100-meter dash in 11.27 seconds, while the 4x800 relay team of juniors Rich Eber (Oak Lawn, Ill./Illinois State/Brother Rice), Daniel Hasty (Oak Lawn, Ill./Brother Rice) and Andy Peters (Yellow Springs, Ohio/Yellow Springs) as well as sophomore Matt Herrmann (Oak Lawn, Ill./University of Iowa/Brother Rice) also took second place.

CHICAGO - The Saint Xavier University men's track team opened its 2011 outdoor season with a bit of "double duty" with meets on both Wednesday, March 30, and Saturday, April 2. Opening the season at the Troll Invitational hosted by Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Ill., SXU's highlights included a winning shot put throw by junior Michael Johnson (Harvey, Ill./Thornton) of 48'1" as well as junior Brandon Hummer's (Willowbrook, Ill./Hinsdale South) sixth-place finish in the 1500-meter run in 4:11.76 and a third-place finish of the 4x400 relay team consisting of Hummer, sophomore Matt Herrmann (Oak Lawn, Ill./University of Iowa/Brother Rice), junior Daniel Hasty (Oak Lawn, Ill./Brother Rice) and freshman Shane Kenney (Porter, Ind./Chesterton) in a time of 3:36.72.