Freshman Weston White captured two individual titles and high jumper Ronan Cornelius took the title in his event as the three-time defending NJCAA champion Chaparrals opened their outdoor season Friday and Saturday at Elmhurst's Chicagoland Championship.
 
White ran the 100 in 10.66 seconds, finishing just ahead of teammate Noah Mack (10.67). White followed up with the 200 title, running 22.18 seconds with Mack at 22.21.
 
"Little surprising to hit that time in the 100,'' White said. "Noah and I pushed each other.''
 
Cornelius won the high jump at 6-foot-6 and also qualified in the long jump (20-6 ¼).
 
In the 100, White and Mack led six Chaps who earned NJCAA qualifying times — Elijah Phipps, Gabriel Parker, Tim McMiller and Jacob Gagne.
 
Mack and White teamed with Elijah Phipps and McMiller in the 4 x 100 relay with an outstanding 41.46-second effort, just 1.08 seconds off the school record set in 1987.
 
"Going after that record is a pretty big goal,'' Mack said. "To be in sync in our first meet is a good sign of things to come.''
 
Parker added the 200 to his qualifying efforts.
 
The 4 x 400 relay of Graham McAninch, Alex Mendez, Chris Ruchaj, Mack) running 3:24.52.
 
Parker added a qualifying time in the 200 and McAninch and Ruchaj earned qualifying times in the 400.

Teammates Kevin Diederich (5,000 and 10,000), Mendez (400 hurdles), Connor Sisco (3000 steeplechase), and John Buchanan (3000 steeplechase) all earned their place in the NJCAA D3 championship on May 15-17 in Utica, N.Y.
 
Hammer throwers Isaias Lopez and Jonathan Sears also earned qualifying standards.
 
The Chaps have now qualified athletes in 17 of the 22 events.
 
"Beginning the season with a great start,'' co-head coach Mallory Dominguez said. "We established ourselves as a contender to get after another title. Knocking out qualifying standards is a testament to how hard we've been working – for both our teams.''
 
The Chaps are at Wheaton on Saturday.
 
Chicagoland Championship
April 5-6, 2024
Elmhurst College — Elmhurst, Ill.
 
Men
100: 1. Weston White 10.66 #, 2. Noah Mack 10.67 #; (Preliminaries) White 10.74, Mack 10.89. Elijah Phipps 11.16 #, Gabriel Parker 11.18 #, Timothy McMiller 11.18 #, Jacob Gagne 11.26 #, Mohammed Ali 11.78, Zaki Mohammed 12.48.
200: 1. White 22.18 #, 2. Mack 22.21 #, Parker 22.33 #.
400: Graham McAninch 50.62 #, Chris Ruchaj 50.95 #, Anthony Urban 55.26, Joshua Carnota 57.61, Peter Callas 59.09.
800: Patrick Hohe 2:04.80, Connor Vine 2:06.04, Cooper Hoffmann 2:08.19, Charnota 2:22.77, Jacob Heidler 2:37.00.
1500: Heidler 5:12.11, Matthew Heinberg 5:41.22, Parker Walsh 5:44.60.
5,000: Kevin Diederich 16:02.49 #.
10,000: 3. Diederich 32:13.45 #
400 hurdles: Alex Mendez 60.14 #
3000 steeplechase: Connor Sisco 10:44.75 #, John Buchanan 11:04.98 #
4 x 100 relay: 2. White, Phipps, McMiller, Mack 41.46. #
4 x 400 relay: 3. McAninch, Mendez, Ruchaj, Mack 3:24.52 #, Hoffman, Kupres, Argueta, Vine 3:51.13.
High jump: 1. Ronan Cornelius 6-6 (1.98 m) #
Long jump: Cornelius 6.25 m (20-6 ¼) #, Dayrion Beard 5.91 m (19-4 ¾), Ali 5.53 m (18-1 ¾), Mohammad 5.29 m (17-4 ¼).
Shot put: Jonathan Sears 10.97 m (36-0), Sterling Sawicki 10.81 m (35-5 ¾), Luke Gavin 9.92 m (32-6 ½), Ali 8.50 m (27-10 ¾).
Discus: Sears 35.88 m (117-8), Gavin 26.82 (88-0), Ali 20.63 m (67-8).
Hammer Throw: 5. Isaias Lopez 46.39 m (152-2) #, Sears 37.20 (122-0) #, Gavin 32.18 m (105-7), Sawicki 31.62 (103-9), Keenan O'Keefe 30.86 m (101-3).
Javelin: O'Keefe 34.18 m (112-2), Gavin 33.79 m (110-10), Dominic Cokinis 25.71 m (84-4).
 
NJCAA Division III Qualifiers (including indoor performances)
100: White, Mack, Phipps, Parker, McMiller, Gagne
200: White, Mack, Parker, McMiller, Ruchaj
400: McAninch, Ruchaj, Mendez
800: Addisu Wolski
1500: Wolski, Diederich
5000: Diederich, Hohe, Wolski
10,000: Diederich
400 hurdles: Mendez
3000 steeplechase: Sisco, Buchanan
4 x 100 relay: White, Phipps, McMiller, Mack
4 x 400 relay: McAninch, Mendez, Ruchaj, Mack
High jump: Cornelius
Pole vault: Cokinis, Parker, Brayden Farmer
Long jump: Urban, Cornelius, Beard
Triple jump: Beard
Shot put: Sawicki, Sears, Lopez
Hammer: Lopez, Sears