Cougars Track Teams Compete at Blue Demon Holiday Invite

The Chicago State men's and women's track & field teams competed at the Blue Demon Holiday Invitational hosted by DePaul University at the Gately Indoor Track & Field Complex in Chicago this afternoon. Both teams combined to compete in 12 of the 34 events with Joseph Ogunbode earning the top finish for the Cougars when he placed third in the men's triple jump (13.01m).
 
The non-scoring event included teams from Butler, Chicago State, Illinois State, Indiana State, Loyola, Marquette, UIC and host DePaul.
 
The next action for both teams will be Jan. 22 at the Armory Meet hosted by the University of Illinois.
 
Event Winners and Cougars finishers listed below:
Women 60m

1. Tori Carroll, DePaul, 7.53

 
Men 60m

1. JaVaughn Moore, Indiana State, 6.80

 
Women 60m Hurdles

1. Niki Ezeh, Butler, 8.61

 
Men 60m Hurdles

1. Darius Brown, DePaul, 8.08

4. Mychah Spells, Chicago State, 8.30

 
Women 200m

1. Arianna Walker, Illinois State, 24.54

19. Zahria Patterson, Chicago State, 27.22
20. Zaria Criswell, Chicago State, 27.26

23. Tiffany Mack, Chicago State, 27.57

• Destiny Forbes, Chicago State, DNS

 
Men 200m

1. Max Rivera, UIC, 22.16

15. LaVell Patterson, Chicago State, 22.96

17. Malachi Spells, Chicago State, 23.10

20. Jalen Jones, Chicago State, 23.37

22. Stephon Jackson, Chicago State, 23.45

25. Rahim Burrell, Chicago State, 24.48

 
Women 300m
1.              Kiersten Walker, DePaul, 39.17
-                Jayda Ireland, Chicago State, DNS
-                Kendra Chambers, Chicago State, DNS
 
Men 300m
1.              Isaac Kane, Butler, 33.84
2.              Jakai Smith, Chicago State, 39.01
 
Women 400m

1. Destiny White, Illinois State, 57.38

 
Men 400m

1. Cecil Brownridge, Illinois State, 48.35

 
Women 600m

1. Lorie Cashdollar, DePaul, 1:35.34

 
Men 600m

1. Tom Pitkin, Butler, 1:18.98

14. Javon Bruce, Chicago State, 1:27.21
15. Wesley Keith, Chicago State, 1:27.80
16. Lance Hubert, Chicago State, 1:28.14

18. Brian Kiptanui, Chicago State, 1:28.93
19. Kevin Castruita, Chicago State, 1:32.89

 
Women 800m

1. Gretchen Pfeiffer, Marquette, 2:31.82

4. Faith Rotich, Chicago State, 2:40.98

 
Women 1 Mile Run

1. Elsa Rusthoven, Butler, 4:59.51

• Aileen Lopez, Chicago State, DNF
• Angelica Moreno, Chicago State, DNS

 
Men 1 Mile Run

1. Andrew Taylor, Butler, 4:21.50

6. Derrick Kipchumba, Chicago State, 4:50.41

 
Men 3000m

1. Matt Blanco, Illinois State, 8:39.77

 
Women 4x400m Relay

1. DePaul 'A', 3:50.63

5. Chicago State 'A', 4:49.20

 
Men 4x400m Relay

1. Indiana State 'A', 3:16.61

7. Chicago State 'A', 3:35.13

 
Women High Jump

1. Grace Daun, Illinois State, 1.69m

 
Men High Jump

1. Lawrence Mitchell, Indiana State, 2.10m

 
Women Long Jump

1. Brittney Walker, Indiana State, 5.43

7.     Tiffany Mack, Chicago State, 5.16m
 
Men Long Jump

1. Shomari Rogers-Walton, Indiana State, 7.52m

8. Joseph Ogunbode, Chicago State, 5.86

 
Women Pole Vault

1. Selene Weaver, Indiana State, 3.85m

 
Women Shot Put

1. Myejoi Williams, Illinois State, 15.37m

 
Men Shot Put

1. Logan Calvin, Illinois State, 18.38m

 
Women Triple Jump

1. Ryann Porter, Indiana State, 11.89m

-     LiShaun Wilson, Chicago State, DNS
-     Yasmin Grace, Chicago State, DNS
 
Men Triple Jump

1. Jefferson Osunkwo, Marquette, 13.75m

3. Joseph Ogunbode, Chicago State, 13.01

• Jalen Jones, Chicago State, Foul

 
Women Weight Throw

1. Brittnee James, Indiana State, 19.08m

 
Men Weight Throw

1. Logan Calvin, Illinois State, 19.38m

 
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. 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 and made 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. In 2021, 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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