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Roosevelt University

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Steve Bugarin

Men's Track and Field

Lakers Shine At Chicagoland Championships

ELMHURST, Ill. – Roosevelt tested itself against the best of the Chicagoland area over the weekend at the Chicagoland Championships hosted by Elmhurst.

The three-day meet brought together the best NAIA and NCAA track and field athletes across the region, and the Lakers held their own. The field athletes had the best competition with Jakobi Turner leading the way with a sixth-place finish in the long jump and finishing ninth in the triple jump. The freshman was just a hair shy of his season best with a 6.35-meter long jump in Elmhurst, but he improved his outdoor season best by 30 centimeters with a 13.17-meter leap in the triple jump.

On the women's side, senior Millicent Ghapson had her best high jump in more than two years, clearing 1.46 meters to finish in 14th place. Lisset Munoz set her career highs in a pair of throwing events, finishing 14th in the discus with a distance of 30.08 meters and 16th in the javelin at 25.90 meters.

Roosevelt's relay teams shone in the running portion of the meet with both 4x100-meter relays finishing in the top 10. The men's team of Jerrel Calhoun, Kenan Gaston, Turner and Javaris Jones placed 10th in 44.25 seconds. The women finished fifth with the quartet of Angela Louis, Kennilyn Alexander, Khaniya Higginbotham and Alexia Lohman powering home in 51.42 seconds.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jerrel Calhoun

Jerrel Calhoun

Junior
Kenan Gaston

Kenan Gaston

Sophomore
Millicent Ghapson

Millicent Ghapson

Sophomore
Alexia Lohman

Alexia Lohman

Freshman
Angela Louis

Angela Louis

Junior
Lisset Munoz

Lisset Munoz

Junior
Javaris Jones

Javaris Jones

Freshman
Khaniya  Higginbotham

Khaniya Higginbotham

Sophomore
Jakobi Turner

Jakobi Turner

Freshman
Kennilyn Alexander

Kennilyn Alexander

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jerrel Calhoun

Jerrel Calhoun

Junior
Kenan Gaston

Kenan Gaston

Sophomore
Millicent Ghapson

Millicent Ghapson

Sophomore
Alexia Lohman

Alexia Lohman

Freshman
Angela Louis

Angela Louis

Junior
Lisset Munoz

Lisset Munoz

Junior
Javaris Jones

Javaris Jones

Freshman
Khaniya  Higginbotham

Khaniya Higginbotham

Sophomore
Jakobi Turner

Jakobi Turner

Freshman
Kennilyn Alexander

Kennilyn Alexander

Freshman