Cougars Close Action at Penn Relays

PHILADELPHIA – The Chicago State track and field teams closed out action at the historic Penn Relays on Saturday.

Raymond Oriakhi just missed qualifying for the 110m hurdles placing 12th with a time of 14.14 he also placed 18th in the 400m hurdles with a time of 52.52, placing third his heat.

On the women’s side Lena Cleveland earned two top-25 finishes in the long jump and the triple jump. Cleveland finished in 25th in the triple jump with a jump of 11.34 and finished in 25th in the long jump with a jump of 5.58.

Nikai McNee placed sixth in the triple jump with a jump of 14.22 and Skyler McGhee took 18th in the long jump with a jump of 6.50

The Cougar relays were impressive. The women’s 4x100m placed second with at time of 46.30 while the 4x200m competed in the Championship of America  among a loaded field and placed sixth with a time of 1:36.86. In the 4x400m the Cougars placed fourth with a time of 3:44.84

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The Cougars will now turn their attention to the NEC Championships which will take place May 3-4 in Easton, Ma., hosted by Stonehill.

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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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