The South Siders will encounter their conference rival Wash U and Illinois Wesleyan at the Illinois Wesleyan Triangular this weekend.
Topic: women’s track
South Siders struggle to catch up after slow start
The Maroons entered the season two weeks behind in their preparation, with only four meets left before the conference championship in Pittsburgh. In the end, it wasn’t enough.
After Sizek places 16th, McDonald looks to bottle lightning
After entering the competition ranked eighth in the 10,000-meter, Sizek was left disappointed by her performance. Next, Kayla McDonald will take to the track in the 800-meter.
One Last Chance as South Siders battle for National spots
The Maroons headed to the North Central Last Chance meet in Naperville yesterday—their last invitational before the DIII Championships in Claremont, California.
Sizek’s national top-10 time the highlight of late-week contests
Several athletes took the squad’s individualized focus at the Chicago Penultimate and Keeler Invitationals as an opportunity to reach—or recapture—PRs.
Penultimate push: Individuals chase NCAA qualification
The Maroons will compete at Stagg Field this Saturday at the UChicago Penultimate Invitational meet.
After lackluster Twilight, high jumper looks to turn Paige
Fourth-year high jumper Paige Peltzer represented Chicago by herself this past weekend at the Wisconsin Twilight meet in Madison, WI. She topped out at a height of 1.51 meters, placing seventh out of 12 competitors.
At UAAs, injuries keep Maroons in check
As the season came to its climax this past weekend, the Maroons placed fourth at the UAA Conference Championship
At conference championship, third is the goal
Chicago heads to Gesling Stadium in Pittsburgh this weekend for the UAA Track and Field Championships, the most important meet of their outdoor season.
Hitting their stride: At DePaul Invitational, Chicago falls to Blue Demons, defeats other DI teams
In the dual-meet style competition, the Maroons defeated UIC by 28 points, Chicago State by 144 points, and a diluted Northwestern by 214 points. Chicago lost to DePaul by 70 points.
At Wheaton, fifth doesn’t quite cut it
Chicago finished with a total score of 77, behind North Central College (178.50), Illinois Wesleyan (175.50), Carthage (133.50), and host Wheaton (93).
Against Chicago’s finest, cohesive cast grabs sixth-place finish
The Maroons finished sixth on home turf this weekend at the Chicagoland Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Distance medley team advances to National Championship—barely
Following their performance in the Last Chance Meet, the women’s distance medley relay team will travel to Grinnell, Iowa this Friday for the Division III Indoor National Championship.
Maroons aim for personal bests at North Central
After last weekend’s UAA Indoor Championship, Chicago turned its attention to the outdoor season. Tonight’s North Central Last Chance Meet, in many ways, will be a fresh start.
Maroons lag behind Wash U, Emory at UAAs
The Maroons achieved their goal of a third-place finish, but they couldn’t close the gap between themselves and second-place Emory. Wash U finished first with 149 points, Emory second with 136, and Chicago third with 63.
Last chance for honor roll at Henry Crown
The Maroons will face off against Aurora, Benedictine, Carthage, Illinois Tech, UIC, Oakton Community College, St. Xavier, and St. Francis.
Respectable finish at Chicagolands provides confidence as postseason nears
The Maroons finished with a total of 74 points behind Carthage, North Central, and Lewis, who finished with 84, 111, and 162 points, respectively.
Maroons finish in middle of pack at Whitewater
The Chicago men finished sixth out of seven teams at Whitewater, while the women finished fourth out of six teams.
Perfect ten at Henry Crown
The Chicago Duals isn’t your average track meet. Saturday’s contest featured 11 schools, each of which were scored head-to-head against one another. The Maroons delivered a strong performance, dominating the meet with a record of 10–0.
Home advantage provides remedy for ailing squad
Chicago will host nine other schools at the Chicago Duals, a yearly meet that sees all of the competing teams scored head-to-head against each other, and the Maroons have high expectations.
Despite hard fall, distance runners find success
Women’s track and field endured a disappointing start to their indoor season Saturday, with an 88–48 dual loss to UW-Oshkosh.
Ray, Omueti return from nationals as All-Americans
Two track and field athletes capped their seasons by earning All-American honors at last weekend’s National Championship meet.