The Chicago State men's and women's track & field teams competed at the YSU Collegiate Invitational at the Watson and Tressel Training Site in Youngstown, Ohio today. Nikai Mcnee earned a second-place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 13.60m and
Mychah Spells finished third in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.27. On the women's side,
Myshell Hurse earned a top time in the qualifying heat of the 60m and advanced to the finals where she earned a seventh-place finish with a time of 7.95.
Rikki Gray finished fifth in the 400m followed closely by
Sanaa Parker who finished sixth while Parker placed sixth in the 200m and Gray just behind her in eighth.
"I am really proud of the way the entire team competed today," director of track & field and cross country Katrina Brumfield said. "They did a nice job of really stepping up performances from last week. We had 24 personal-best performances and it's promising as we continue to build throughout the season. I look forward to next week as we come back with some extra confidence to see how we will compete on a familar track."
Complete results of the event can be found
HERE.
The Cougars track & field teams will be back in action Friday and Saturday, January 26-27 at the Blue Demon Alumni Classic at the Gately Indoor Track & Field Complex in Chicago.
Complete Chicago State results listed below:
2024 YSU Collegiate Invitational
Hosted by Youngstown State
Friday, January 19, 2024
Watson and Tressel Training Site
Youngstown, Ohio
Men Long Jump
10 Nikai Mcnee, Chicago State, 6.11m
20
Abiodun Soneye, Chicago State, 5.39m
Women Long Jump
26 Chiara Canini, Chicago State, 4.50m
Men Triple Jump
2 Nikai Mcnee, Chicago State, 13.60m
20
Abiodun Soneye, Chicago State, 5.39m
Women 60m
1
Myshell Hurse, Chicago State, 8.02 - qualifying
3
Shamauri Brackett, Chicago State, 8.20 - qualifying
21
Madison Morgan, Chicago State, 8.67 - qualifying
29 Chiara Canini, Chicago State, 8.98 - qualifying
7
Myshell Hurse, Chicago State, 7.90 - prelim
23
Shamauri Brackett, Chicago State, 8.22 - prelim
7
Myshell Hurse, Chicago State, 7.95 - final
Men 60m Hurdles
3
Mychah Spells, Chicago State, 8.44 - prelim
3
Mychah Spells, Chicago State, 8.27 - finals
Men 60m
12 Nikai Mcnee, Chicago State, 7.21 - prelim
17
Malachi Spells, Chicago State, 7.30 - prelim
26
Jakai Smith, Chicago State, 7.42 - prelim
29
Mikhail Watson, Chicago State, 7.51 - prelim
30
Steven Jordan, Chicago State, 7.52 - prelim
37
Darius Olloway, Chicago State, 7.77 - prelim
Women 1 Mile Run
30
Brenda Jepkoech, Chicago State, 5:49.43
37
Abigael Limo, Chicago State, 6:02.11
41
Charlie Chiaradia, Chicago State, 6:05.75
Men 1 Mile Run
20
Nicholas Negru, Chicago State, 4:34.07
Women 400m
5
Rikki Gray, Chicago State, 59.07
6
Sanaa Parker, Chicago State, 59.21
32
Madison Morgan, Chicago State, 46.93
Women 800m
27
Caroline Jelimo, Chicago State, 2:33.32
Men 800m
32
Jovanni Avila, Chicago State, 2:04.28
39
Boris Mojsa, Chicago State, 2:05.79
Women 200m
6
Sanaa Parker, Chicago State, 25.78
8
Rikki Gray, Chicago State, 25.83
22
Shamauri Brackett, Chicago State, 26.91
48
Madison Morgan, Chicago State, 28.57
Men 200m
17
Maxwell Mitchell, Chicago State, 22.86
39
Jakai Smith, Chicago State, 24.13
42
Wesley Keith, Chicago State, 24.23
43
Steven Jordan, Chicago State, 24.27
44
Darius Olloway, Chicago State, 24.66
45
Mychah Spells, Chicago State, 24.81
Women 3000m
18
Brenda Jepkoech, Chicago State, 11:25.07
Men 3000m
14
Nicholas Negru, Chicago State, 9:03.92
Women 4x400m Relay
2 Canini, Gray, Hurse, Parker, Chicago State, 4:06.29
Men 4x400m Relay
9 Keith, Spells, Merrick, Mitchell, Chicago State, 3:30.92
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