CSU Men's and Women's T&F Compete in Illini Invitational

The Chicago State University men's and women's track teams competed in the Illini Invitational hosted by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign which began Friday, April 22nd, and ended Saturday, April 23rd. The men's team finished tenth with a score of 15.5, while the women's team placed eight with a score of 23. Miahna Harden placed first in the Women's Long Jump event, while Joseph Ogunbode placed second in the Men's Triple Jump.

Illinois won the men's competition with 169.5 points, followed by Illinois State (128), Southern Illinois (97), Milwaukee (89.5) and Eastern Illinois (85) rounded out the top five while Illinois won the women's team title with 173.5 points, outdistancing Illinois State (114), Southern Illinois (98.5), Milwaukee (90) and Western Michigan (62).

The next competition for the Cougars will be the Sycamore Open in Terra Haute, Indiana on April 30th. Complete times and events for both Chicago State men's and women's events listed below.

Women's Team Scores
1) Illinois - 173.5
2) Illinois State - 114
3) Southern Illinois - 98.5
4) Milwaukee - 90
5) Western Michigan - 62
6) Eastern Illinois - 58
7) Bradley - 49
8) Chicago State - 23
9) SIUE - 17
10) Concordia Chicago - 16
11) UIC - 11
12) Carroll (Wis.) - 8
13) Murray State - 7
14) IUPUI - 3
15) Valparaiso - 2

Men's Team Scores
1) Illinois - 169.5
2) Illinois State - 128
3) Southern Illinois - 97
4) Milwaukee - 89.5
5) Eastern Illinois - 85
6) Bradley - 36
7) SIUE - 33
8) IUPUI - 19
9) Valparaiso - 17.5
10) Chicago State - 15.5
11) UIC - 14
12) Carroll (Wis.) - 10

Women 100m
23) Zaria Criswell - 12.54
29) Destiny Forbes - 13.27

Women 200m 
24) Jayda Ireland - 27.16

Women 400m
17) Toniann Ewen - 1:01.75
20) Jayda Ireland - 1:05.41

Women 1500m
47) Angelica Moreno - 5:45.03
48) Faith Rotich - 5:56.14

Women 4x100 Relay
3) Zaria Criswell, Tiffany Mack, Toniann Ewen, Miahna Harden - 48.80

Women 4x400 Relay
8) Aleah Wilson, Brenda Jepkoech, Toniann Ewen, Yasmin Grace - 4:24.92

Women Long Jump
1) Miahna Harden - 5.97m

Women Triple Jump
3) Yasmin Grace - 11.89m
11) Sanaya Ross - 10.89m

Men 100m
7) Ricordo McKenzie - 10.53
8) Jalen Jones - 10.54
18) LaVell Patterson - 10.71
24) Malachi Spells - 10.91
30) Stephon Jackson - 11.21
30) Mikhail Watson - 11.21
35) Rahim Burrell - 11.76

Men 200m
11) Jalen Jones - 21.67
35) Wesley Keith - 23.18

Men 400m
18) Javon Bruce - 51.11
19) Wesley Keith - 51.22
21) Olesson Cesalien - 51.68

Men 800m
13) Lance Hubert - 1:59.09
18) Brian Kiptanui - 2:01.36
19) Kevin Castruita - 2:01.72
21) Derrick Kipchumba - 2:03.61

Men 1500m
26) Kevin Castruita - 4:12.97

Men 5000m
29) Jonnathan Fernandez - 15:28.00

Men 110 Hurdles
10) Mychah Spells - 14.62

Men 4x100 Relay
7) Stephon Jackson, LaVell Patterson, Malachi Spells, Jalen Jones - 42.74

Men 4x400 Relay
6) Wesley Keith, Lance Hubert, Javon Bruce, Brian Keptanui - 3:24.96

Men Triple Jump
2) Joseph Ogunbode - 14.72m
 

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. In 1991, the Chicago State women's tennis team became the first all-black college team to amass an unbeaten season at the NCAA level. 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, also making 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. Chicago State volleyball recorded a historic season in 2021, with Yanlis Feliz becoming CSU's first volleyball All-American and head coach Tony Trifonov earning selection as WAC Coach of the Year. During that same season, three different CSU teams earned victories over Big Ten opponents with men's soccer beating Northwestern, women's basketball upending Wisconsin and volleyball, which established a school record 17 wins and hosted a post-season volleyball tournament for the first time in program history, swept Indiana in Bloomington.

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