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Men's Track & Field 12/2/2017 1:01:00 AM Corey Miggins, Sports Information Director

CSU Track and Field Posts Big Performances at Youngstown State

Sophomore Ricordo McKenzie ran for a time of 6.91 in the prelims of the 60-meter dash at the YSU Icebreaker to set a new school record.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Chicago State University track and field opened its 2017-18 season here Friday with some big performances, including a new school record, during the Youngstown State Icebreaker at the Watson and Tressel Training Site.

The meet started off with a bang as sophomore Ricordo McKenzie (Montego Bay, Jamaica/Cornwall College) set a new CSU indoor record in the 60-meter dash as he completed the preliminaries with a time of 6.88 before placing third in the event with a time of 6.91.

Senior Desmond Meyer (Oswego, Ill./Oswego) earned a fourth-place finish in the men's mile run as he set a new personal-best with a time of 4:24 and freshman Jermaine Hosley () shined in his first collegiate meet after recording a time of 22.91 in the 200-meter dash to finish 14th.

On the women's side, senior Asia Johnson (Guthrie, Okla./Guthrie) recorded a PR time in the 60-meter hurdles as she crossed the finish line at 8.83 to place second. Freshman Toniann Ewen (Orlando, Fla./Evans) earned sixth place in the 200-meter dash after finishing with a time of 25.68 followed by senior Jocindra Glee (Orlando, Fla./Evans) finishing the race with a time of 25.69 in finishing eighth.

The 4x400-meter relay squad comprised of Glee, Ewen, and freshmen London Nelson (Upper Malboro, Md./Largo) and Aleah Wilson (Blythewood, S.C./Blythewood) finished third by completing the race in four minutes flat.

"Overall, the meet went well. There were some outstanding performances like Ricordo setting a new school record in the 60m and there were some personal records established by two of our seniors, Desmond and Asia, said CSU head coach Craig Collins. "This was a good way to finish the semester and prepare for the upcoming events in 2018."

CSU returns to action on Jan. 12, 2018 with the Bob Eubanks Open, hosted by NCAA Division II Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich.

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