CHICAGO, ILL. — Another week spent at the University of Chicago was in store for the Concordia University Chicago (CUC) women's track and field team. A handful of Cougars finished the day in stunning fashion, giving the team a fourth place finish overall.
Notable Performances
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Noor Sammour (Berwyn, Ill.) tied the school indoor record for high jump with a mark of 1.52 meters. This was a personal record for the sophomore and had her finishing third overall. She also finished third in the triple jump
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Gabrielle Harding (Rochelle, IL) had the highest individual finish on the day in the weight throw with a second place finish
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Joining her teammates in the top three marks, Jerzey Allen (Bevier, Mo.) finished third in the 60-meter hurdle finals
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Eve Shelton (St. Louis, Mo.) had an impressive day in the 200-meter and 400-meter, finishing fourth overall and fifth overall, respectively
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Finishing in fifth place, Ari Koepp (Belle Plaine, Minn.) did so in the triple jump and Elizabeth Clouse (Jackson, Mich.) did so, as well in shot put, with a new PR of 9.77 meters
Cougar Personal Records
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Madison Hipshire (Riverview, Mich.) grabbed two new times, in the 60-meter with a 8.74 second time and in the 200-meter with a 29.15 second time
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Keren Llort (Cicero, Ill.) would pick up new PRs in the same events as Hipshire, but with times of 8.84 seconds and 30.89 seconds, respectively
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Izzy Fairless (Royal Oak, Mich.) beat her PR in the 800-meter at 2:35.63
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In the long jump, Ariel Easterwood (St. Louis, Mo.) set a new mark for herself at 4.30 meters
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The mile had new PRs from Ariel Martinez (Berwyn, Ill.) with a time of 5:46.75, Tegan Oas (Shingle Springs, Calif.) with a time of 5:47.71, and Lydia Anderson (Carpentersville, Ill.) with a time of 6:02.88
The Cougars have a big weekend ahead of them, as they compete in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference Indoor Championships on Friday and Saturday. Coverage for all of our sports can be found at cucougars.com/coverage.
