Results
HUMBLE, Texas - Chicago State men's track and field wrapped up the 2013 Great West Conference Outdoor Championships on Sunday (May 5). The Cougars finished sixth with 60 points.
The Chicago State men finished fourth in the 4x100 meter relay.
Isaac Provitt (Hazel Crest, Ill./Rich Central),
Jershawn DuBose (Chicago, Ill./Bogan),
Tyler Odom (Sacramento, Calif./Monterey Trail, H.S.) and
Emmanuel Jegede (Bakersfield, Calif./Independence) earned a time of 42.44.
Provitt grabbed a third place time in the 100 meters with a performance of 10.88. He also took third in the 200 meters (21.96).
Odom ran the 400 meters hurdles in 54.20 for a third place finish.
In the men's triple jump freshman
Kory Jackson (Blue Island, Ill./Eisenhower) (13.06 meters) took fifth and his twin
Kameron Jackson (Blue Island, Ill./Eisenhower) (12.73 meters) finished sixth.
“Overall our team did quite well,” Chicago State head coach
Craig Collins said. “Having scored more points for our men's and women's teams in our history of the GWC meet tells us that we are heading in the right direction as we transition into the WAC next year. Despite a lot of our young athletes being injured going into the conference meet, it shows that we were able to overcome and rally together to accomplish some outstanding performances. ?We brought home a lot of hardware in a lot of events where we struggled in the past. Tyler gets third in the 400 hurdles and Sam pulls out third in the javelin. These examples are what we see on paper, but in essence, there were so many other "little victories" that that go unnoticed but encompass the spirit and fortitude of our young talented team, and we are getting better. I can't wait to bring in our new recruits to watch us develop even further. I'm excited.”
Sunday was Chicago State's final Great West Conference meet for the program. Next year the Cougars are joining the Western Athletic Conference in all sports.
