The Chicago State men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Tennessee Invitational Friday and Saturday at the Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Cougars established one school record, four personal records and three season best performances over the two days.
The women's relay team of
Myshell Hurse,
Rikki Gray,
Shamauri Brackett and
Sanaa Parker established a school records in the 4x400 relay and a season best in the 4x100 relay with times of 3:50.98 and 46.83, respectively, topping the previous best time of 3:52.30 in the 4x400 set in 2017.
The men's 4x400m relay team of
Willie Merrick,
Maxwell Mitchell,
Malachi Spells and
Jovanni Avila also set a new season best time of 3:27.57.
Shamauri Brackett established a new personal record in the 100m with a time of 12.55,
Sanaa Parker posted a PR in the 200m with a time of 24.82 and
Jasmine Cruz had a PR in the shot put with a toss of 5.32m.
One the men's side,
Mychah Spells earned a sixth-place finish in the 110m hurdles with a PR of 14.61 and
Malachi Spells ran a PR in the 400m with a time of 52.63.
Compete results for both matches listed below and a link to complete stats available
HERE
The track & field teams will be back in action April 12-13 at the We Fly Track & Field Challenge hosted by Ball State at the Briner Sports Complex in Muncie, Indiana.
Tennessee Invitational
hosted by the University of Tennessee
Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium
Knoxville, Tennessee
April 5-6, 2024
-Friday-
Men Long Jump
17
Nikai McNee, Chicago State, 6.26m
20
Darius Olloway, Chicago State, 5.70m
Women 1500m
37
Brenda Jepkoech, Chicago State, 5:05.09
45
Caroline Jelimo, Chicago State, 5:14.71
47
Abigael Limo, Chicago State, 5:20.45
Women 200m
13
Sanaa Parker, Chicago State, 24.82 PR
25
Rikki Gray, Chicago State, 25.37
30
Myshell Hurse, Chicago State, 25.59
Men 200m
29
Maxwell Mitchell, Chicago State, 22.94
34
Willie Merrick, Chicago State, 23.55
Women 400m Hurdles
23
Madison Morgan, Chicago State, 1:11.68
Men 400m Hurdles
13
Mychah Spells, Chicago State, 1:01.07
15
Darius Olloway, Chicago State, 1:03.00
-Saturday-
Women Shot Put
29
Jasmine Cruz, Chicago State, 5.32 PR
Men 110m Hurdles
Prelims-
8
Mychah Spells, Chicago State, 15.03q
15
Darius Olloway, Chicago State, 17.33
Finals-
6
Mychah Spells, Chicago State, 14.61 PR
Women 4x100m
6 Hurse, Gray, Brackett, Parker, Chicago State, 46.83 SB
Women 800m
48
Brenda Jepkoech, Chicago State, 2:29.48
49
Abigael Limo, Chicago State, 2:32.36
53
Caroline Jelimo, Chicago State, 2:35.15
Men 800m
32
Jovanni Avila, Chicago State, 1:58.14
Women 100m
9
Sanaa Parker, Chicago State, 11.88
34
Shamauri Brackett, Chicago State, 12.55 PR
45
Chiara Canini, Chicago State, 13.58
Men 100m
28
Willie Merrick, Chicago State, 11.63
Women 400m
17
Rikki Gray, Chicago State, 57.95
38
Myshell Hurse, Chicago State, 1:00.53
Men 400m
31
Maxwell Mitchell, Chicago State, 51.35
38
Malachi Spells, Chicago State, 52.63 PR
Women 4x400m
7 Hurse, Gray, Hurse, Parker, Brackett, Chicago State, 3:50.98 SB
Men 4x400m
8 Merrick, Mitchell, Spells, Avila, Chicago State, 3:27.57 SB
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