College of DuPage opened its indoor track and field season Saturday in Chicago and the Chaparrals secured qualifying standards for the NJCAA outdoor championships in May.
 
All-American Carmen Solis ran the 800 in 2 minutes, 31.26 seconds on the Gately Indoor facility, 200-meter surface, hosted by Aurora University. She also reached qualifying in the metric mile (1,500) after running 5:30.94 in the mile.
 
Sophomore All-American Ellie Logsdon and reigning 200 NJCAA champion ran the 400 m in 1:03.14 and also anchored a qualifying 4 x 400 relay in 4:30.08.
 
Logsdon's relay included Olivia Brach, Allison Browne and All-American Molly Morris.
 
Earning an outdoor qualifying distance in the long jump was Victoria Tarpeh, who leapt 4.69 m (15-4 ¾).
 
COD competes Friday at Olivet Nazarene.

Note: Solis competed Dec. 6, 2024, in the 5,000 m at the Grand Valley State Holiday Open. Her time of 18 minutes, 40.49 seconds, a personal best, met the indoor national qualifying standard. She also met the D3 outdoor standard by more than three minutes. 
 
Aurora Grand Prix
Gately Park, Chicago
Jan. 25, 2025
College of DuPage
Women
60 m — Ellie Logsdon 8.09, Klaudia Szaka 8.47, Micah Bates 8.72, Fonida Khamissi 8.82.
200 — Molly Morris 28.55, Szaka 28.64, Allison Browne 29.22, Olivia Brach 29.81.
400 — Logsdon 63.14 *, Christina Rochel 75.09.
800 — Carmen Solis 2:31.26 *, Alison Pasdiora 2:52.57.
Mile — Solis 5:30.94@, Maureen Bluemle 6:10.13, Alexandra Abood 6:26.41, Samantha Blankenship 6:48.69.
60 hurdles — Brach 10.51, Browne 11.60.
4 x 200 relay — 1:59.24 (Ana Garcia, Chakhia Jenkins Hick, Khamissi, Victoria Tarpeh).
4 x 400 relay — 4:30.08 (Brach, Browne, Morris, Logsdon) *.
Long jump —Tarpeh 4.69 m * (15-4 ¾), Morris 4.42 m (14-6).
Shot put — Warmke 8.71 m (28-7), Elizabeth Connor 7.07 m (23-2 ½).
Weight throw — Connor 10.96 m (35-11 ½), Warmke 7.99 m (26-2 ¾).
 
*Qualified for NJCAA outdoor championships, May 8-10, Utica, N.Y.
@Converted from mile to 1,500; qualifying for NJCAA outdoor