CHICAGO, Ill. – The Concordia University Chicago (CUC) women's track and field team opened the new year in Chicago, competing at the Phoenix Invitational, hosted by University of Chicago. It was a strong start to 2026, with multiple top performances.
Notable Performances
- Ashley Vasquez (Riverside, Ill.) led the Cougars with a silver medal performance in the 400m, running a 1:05.32. Addi McKee secured fifth with a personal best time of 1:11.84 while Amya Marquez (Berwyn, Ill.) finished sixth with a time of 1:17.83.
- In the 60m preliminaries, Vasquez and Madison Hipshire (Riverview, Mich.) both set personal records, finishing fifth and eighth, respectively. Vasquez ran an 8.41 while Hipshire recorded a time of 8.71.
- Hipshire also took fifth in the 200m with a time of 28.78. Teammate, Aniyah Isom (Chicago, Ill.), came in just behind with a time of 28.81.
- Taking third in the 60m hurdles was Devynn Woywod (Berwyn, Ill.) with a time of 12.78.
- In the high jump, Harmonie Cooper (Chicago, Ill.) finished fourth, tying her personal best leap of 1.48m. Coming in fifth place was Noor Sammour (Berwyn, Ill.) with a leap of 1.43m.
- Kirsten Bockhorst (Union, Mo.) placed sixth in the long jump with a mark of 4.85m. Isom finished eighth with a mark of 4.76m.
- With a mark of 9.55m, Velda Ndang (Plainfield, Ill.) finished seventh in the shot put.
What's Next
The Cougars return to action next Saturday, January 17. They will compete at the Heenan Invitational, hosted by North Central College in Naperville, Ill. Coverage for all things CUC track and field can be found at
cucougars.com/coverage.
