After two years of not competing in indoor track, the Chicago State men's and women's track & field teams opened the 2021-22 indoor season Friday, hosting the Windy City Invitational at the Gately Indoor Track & Field Complex in Chicago.
The field featured three teams, Chicago State, UIC and Quincy and CSU and UIC was scored as a dual with the Cougars winning 65-45. The men tied 25-25 while the Cougars women outdistanced the Flames 40-20.
Cougars competitors captured event titles in eight of the 20 events, highlighted by freshman
Yasmin Grace, who, competing in her first collegiate event, established a new school record in the indoor triple jump with a leap 11.56 (37'11.25"). The previous record was held by
Lishaun Wilson who recorded a leap of 11.39 (37'4").
Fellow freshman
Miahna Harden almost established a new school record in the 60m dash. She recorded the second fastest time in school history, running a 7.73, just .01 off the school record of 7.72.
On the men's side, both
Mikhail Watson and Lavell Patterson set personal best times in the 60m dash, finishing with an identical time of 7.14 while
Mychah Spells set a personal best time in the 60m hurdles clocking in at 8.58.
Final results available
HERE.
A complete list of event winners below:
Relay
Men 4x400
Quincy, 3:26.93
Women 4x400
Chicago State, 4:16.63
Individual
Men 60
Max Rivera, Illinois-Chicago, 7.04
Women 60
Miahna Harden, Chicago State, 7.73
Men 60 H
Mychah Spells, Chicago State, 8.58
Women 60 H
De'Andre Cornwall, Quincy, 9.75
Men 200
Chadwick Stewart, Quincy, 22.23
Women 200
Olivia Dumas, Illinois-Chicago, 25.99
Men 400
Jesse Casas, Illinois-Chicago, 50.06
Women 400
Bailey Moran, Illinois-Chicago, 58.77
Men 800
Timothy Legemet, Quincy, 2:05.38
Men 1 Mile
Timothy Legemet, Quincy, 4:45.12
Women 1 Mile
Faith Rotich, Chicago State, 6:12.66
Men 3000
Jake Runnion, Unattached, 8:58.06
Women High Jump
Sanaya Ross, Chicago State, 1.50m (4-11.00)
Men Long Jump
Gabe Cheeks, Unattached, 6.84m (22-05.25)
Women Long Jump
Saskkia Wiggan, Chicago State, 5.03m (16-06.00)
Men Shot Put
Matt Dziekan, Quincy, 8.90m (29-02.50)
Men Triple Jump
Joseph Ogunbode, Chicago State, 13.27m (43-06.50)
Women Triple Jump
Yasmin Grace, Chicago State, 11.56m (37-11.25)
Both teams will be back in action Dec. 10, competing in a non-scoring competition at the Blue Demon Holiday Invitational hosted by DePaul at the Gately Indoor Track and Field Complex.
About Chicago State
Chicago State University Athletics is comprised of 15 intercollegiate teams involving over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and volleyball. CSU held memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and NCAA Division II before transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1994. Melvin Bland was the first CSU student-athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Fred Evans became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. CSU's women's basketball team earned a spot in the 2011 Women's Basketball Invitational and CSU's men's basketball team won the 2013 Great West Conference Tournament title and made an appearance in the CollegeInside.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Men's Outdoor Track & Field 4x100-Meter Relay team were 2019 Honorable Mention All-Americans and WAC Champions. Their feat marked the first time the Chicago State's men's track & field program was represented at the national meet.
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