STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The Chicago State men's cross country team opened up Day One of the NEC Indoor Championships on Sunday. The Cougars competed in the prelim rounds on the track and had some field events open up the team scoring competing for conference championships. The Cougars crowned one conference champion on the day with freshman
Xavier Beatty claiming the high jump conference championship.
Beatty leaped a 7.11m in the long jump on his sixth and final attempt of the afternoon in order to claim his first conference championship of his career and hopefully the first of the weekend for Chicago State. In other event that were competing conference titles, the high jump saw Cougars score huge points for Chicago State. Sophomore
Earnest Davenport finished as the runner-u in the high jump indoor with leao of 2.09m. He now has earn his second silver medal in his career at the Indoor Championships. Freshman
Lucas Polkinghorn, leaped to a fifth place finish adding four points to the Cougars total after clearing 1.97m for the fifth place finish.
On the track,
Faustin Kaseba will head into the finals tomorrow after running the fastest qualifying time of a 8.23 in the 60 meter hurdles. Joining him with be senior
Ishan Cooper who ran an 8.27 with the fourth fastest time and junior
Jerrick Kelley making the final seeded eighth with a 8.63. The trio will look to score huge points and compete for a conference championship in the event tomorrow morning.
Two other Cougars qualified for the finals in their respective events.
Nasir Ali ran a 49.79 in the 400 meters and will go in seeded fifth. Freshman
Jacob Draaisma will compete for the conference title in the 1 mile run with the ninth fastest tine running 4:22.03.
Chicago State Results Day One
Weight Throw Final
15
Kendrick Scott – 14.00m
16
Joshua Keaton – 13.93m
19
Nickolas Grigsby – 13.14m
22
Elijah Gibbs – 12.28m
Long Jump Final
1
Xavier Beatty – 7.11m
6
Skylar McGhee – 6.87m
High Jump Final
2
Earnest Davenport – 2.09m
5
Lucas Polkinghorn – 1.97m
17
Rmoni Beals – 1.81m
60m Hurdles Prelims
1
Faustin Kaseba – 8.23 (Q)
4
Ishan Cooper – 8.27 (q)
8
Jerrick Kelley - 8.63 (q)
60m Dash Prelims
18
Carlton Montgomery Jr. – 7.16
21
Praxton Robinson – 7.19
23
Faustin Kaseba – 7.24
29
Matthew Brooks – 7.42
1 Mile Prelims
9
Jacob Draaisma – 4:22.03 (q)
400m Dash Prelims
5
Nasir Ali – 49.79 (q)
12
Michael Rabogo – 50.36
17
Kai Sheridan – 50.87
28
Matthew Brooks – 53.81
500m Dash Prelims
16
Maxwell Mitchell – 1:09.13
20
Dean Solomon – 1:10.93
24
Praxton Robinson – 1:15.44
800m Run Prelims
25
Jacob Draaisma – 2:06.94
200m Dash Prelim
16
Carlton Montgomery Jr. - 22.59
22
Kai Sheridan - 22.88
25
Nasir Ali - 22.95
(Q) = Qualified to Final as Heat Winner
(q) = Qualified to Final
Current Men's Team Standings
1 Central Connecticut - 35
T-2 Chicago State - 25
T-2 Wagner - 25
4 Stonehill - 21
5 New Haven - 19
6 FDU - 14
7 Saint Francis - 9
8 LIU - 8
UP NEXT
The Cougar Men return to the Ocean Breeze Track Complex tomorrow Feburary 16 to the finals of the running events and concluding with the rest of the running events. See the full Day Two Schedule below.
Day 2 Schedule
TRACK EVENTS
Time Event Round Gender
9:45 am 60-meter hurdles Final Men
9:55 am 60-meter hurdles Final Women
10:05 am 60-meter dash Final Men
10:15 am 60-meter dash Final Women
10:25 am Mile Final Men
10:35 am Mile Final Women
10:45 am 400 meters Final Men
10:55 am 400 meters Final Women
11:05 am 500 meters Final Men
11:15 am 500 meters Final Women
11:25 am 800 meters Final Men
11:35 am 800 meters Final Women
11:45 am 200 meters Final Men
11:55 am 200 meters Final Women
12:05 pm 5,000 meters Final Men
12:35 pm 5,000 meters Final Women
1:05 pm Distance Medley Relay Final Men
1:20 pm Distance Medley Relay Final Women
1:35 pm 4x400 Relay Final Men
1:50 pm 4x400 Relay Final Women
FIELD EVENTS
Time Event Round Gender
9:00 am Weight Throw Trial/Final Women
9:00 am Triple Jump Trial/Final Women
9:00 am Triple Jump Trial/Final Men
10:15 am Pole Vault Final Men
11:00 am High Jump Final Women
12:00 pm Shot Put Trial/Final Men
