The Chicago State men's and women's indoor track & field teams completed the first day of the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships today at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Freshman
Miahna Harden highlighted the Cougars efforts with a sixth-place finish in the women's long jump, leaping a season-best 5.78m. She only competed in the event on two other occasions this season and recorded leaps of 5.09m (Aurora Grand Prix) and 5.31m (GVSU Snowdown Showdown).
Harden garnered three team points for her effort which places the Cougars in ninth.
On the men's side, the 4000m distance medley relay team missed a top eight finish by under five seconds with the team of
Kevin Castruita,
Wesley Keith,
Lance Hubert and Jonnathan Fernandez combining for a time of 11:09.16, just behind UTRGV's 11:04.24 and one team point.
Complete results for Chicago State competitors listed below. The Cougars will compete in the M&W 1600m relays and M&W triple jump Saturday.
Meet information including the schedule of events, live meet results and team scores can be found
HERE.
Western Athletic Conference
Indoor Track & Field Championships
Feb. 18-19
Albuquerque Convention Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico
FIELD EVENTS (All events are Final)
Womens Long Jump
1 Payton Kirk, Abilene Christian, 6.10m
2 Aviana Goode, UTRGV, 6.00m
3 Nebtom N'Da, Grand Canyon, 5.95m
4 Megan Kirby, Abilene Christian, 5.94m
5 Parl Eelma, Lamar, 5.89m
6
Miahna Harden, Chicago State, 5.78m
Sanaya Ross, Chicago State, Foul
Mens Pole Vault
No Chicago State entry
Mens Shot Put
No Chicago State entry
Womens Shot Put
No Chicago State entry
Mens Long Jump
21
Stephon Jackson, Chicago State, 5.09
TRACK EVENTS (Finals)
Mens 5000m
No Chicago State entry
Womens 5000m
No Chicago State entry
Mens 4000m Distance Medley Relay
9 Chicago State (Castruita, Keith, Hubert, Fernandez), 11:09.16
Womens 4000m Distance Medley Relay
11 Chicago State (Jepkoech, Pulliam-Robinson, Rotich, Moreno, Ewen, Grace, Ireland, Blackwell), 14:02.02
PRELIMINARIES
Mens 1 Mile Run
18
Derrick Kipchumba, Chicago State, 4:41.85 (DNQ)
Womens 1 Mile Run
No Chicago State entry
Mens 60m Hurdles
11
Mychah Spells, Chicago State, 8.20 (DNQ)
Womens 60m Hurdles
24
Alysha Pulliam-Robinson, Chicago State, 9.57 (DNQ)
Mens 400m
No Chicago State entry
Womens 400m
No Chicago State entry
Mens 60m
19
Malachi Spells, Chicago State, 7.06 (DNQ)
21 Lavell Patterson, Chicago State, 7.10 (DNQ)
23
Jalen Jones, Chicago State, 7.12 (DNQ)
26
Stephon Jackson, Chicago State, 7.18 (DNQ)
27
Jakai Smith, Chicago State, 7.45 (DNQ)
28
Rahim Burrell, Chicago State, 7.60 (DNQ)
DNF
Mikhail Watson, Chicago State
Womens 60m
13
Miahna Harden, Chicago State, 7.72 (DNQ)
24
Zaria Criswell, Chicago State, 7.94 (DNQ)
28
Tiffany Mack, Chicago State, 7.98 (DNQ)
31
Adaria Blackwell, Chicago State, 8.14 (DNQ)
32
Destiny Forbes, Chicago State, 8.45 (DNQ)
Mens 800m
18 Brian Kiptamui, Chicago State, 2:04.54 (DNQ)
19
Javon Bruce, Chicago State, 2:06.16 (DNQ)
Womens 800m
No Chicago State entry
Mens 200m
22
Jalen Jones, Chicago State, 22.22 (DNQ)
26
Malachi Spells, Chicago State, 22.63 (DNQ)
28 Lavell Patterson, Chicago State, 22.99 (DNQ)
30
Jakai Smith, Chicago State, 23.91 (DNQ)
31
Rahim Burrell, Chicago State, 24.51 (DNQ)
Womens 200m
28
Tiffany Mack, Chicago State, 25.74 (DNQ)
36
Saskkia Wiggan, Chicago State, 26.22 (DNQ)
39
Toniann Ewen, Chicago State, 26.51 (DNQ)
40
Zaria Criswell, Chicago State, 26.57 (DNQ)
41
Adaria Blackwell, Chicago State, 26.59 (DNQ)
46
Kendra Chambers, Chicago State, 28.56 (DNQ)
DNS
Jayda Ireland, Chicago State
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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