Cougars Open Outdoor Action at the Raleigh Relays

RALEIGH, NC - The Chicago State track and field team opened the 2025 outdoor season at the Raleigh Relays on Friday.

Raymond Oriakhi was a highlight of the day taking fourth place in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.88 Mychah Spells placed 25th with a time of 14.85. Those two times are Nos. 1 and No. 2 on the NEC outdoor performance list. 

On the women's side Rachel Whyte played 39th with a time of 12.26 in the 100m while teammate Queanna Taylor placed 58th with a time of 12.51. Whites time places her second on the NEC Outdoor performance list in the 100m. 

In the 400m, Sanaa Parker and Rikki Gray finished back-to-back with Parker finishing in 32nd place with a time of 55.93, while Gray finished with a time of 55.93, both placing in the top 40 of the event.

Full results are listed HERE.

The Cougars will finish the Raleigh Relays on Saturday.

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Chicago State University sponsors 16 Division I intercollegiate athletic teams and competes in the Northeast Conference (effective July 2024) with the exception of men's and women's tennis who will compete in the Horizon League during the 2024-25 season. CSU's athletic program includes over 150 student-athletes that compete in basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis, indoor and outdoor track, triathlon and volleyball.  

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