The College of DuPage men's track & field team made the short trip to Naperville to compete in the Chicagoland Invitational, hosted by North Central College on Feb. 14. The meet featured a diverse field of two-year and four-year programs, including Division I competition.

William Kallas continued his record-breaking season in the pole vault, clearing 5.10 meters to take first place and surpass his own school record once again. The mark ranks Kallas third in the NJCAA across all divisions and first in Division III.

Peter Ogunleye delivered a strong all-around performance in the jumps, capturing first in the long jump with a leap of 6.74 meters and placing seventh in the high jump after clearing 1.79 meters. Both marks secured him automatic qualification for the NJCAA Outdoor National Championship.

Tayo Taiwo earned a runner-up finish in the shot put with a throw of 15.25 meters and added an eighth-place mark of 14.64 meters in the weight throw. He currently sits 11th nationally in the NJCAA rankings.
On the track, Corbin Gerace (3:01.09) and Brendan Spahn (3:01.80) each posted top-three finishes in the 1,000-meter run. Harley Rizzs advanced to the finals of the 60-meter dash and placed sixth with a time of 7.09 seconds.

"There were a lot of continued season bests and personal records on the men's side that we noticed," said head coach Mallory Dominguez. "We're looking forward to going back to North Central this week for a smaller meet, it'll give us the chance to run a few more events and help everybody round out their indoor season at their best."

Competing regularly against four-year institutions continues to be a valuable experience for the Chaparrals.
"One of the unique parts about our sport is that we're always competing against four-year schools, with the exception of nationals," the coach said. "It makes our athletes that much stronger. You've got 18 and 19-year-olds going up against athletes who might be in their mid-20s. Our kids don't know any different, they just compete."

The Chaps will return to Naperville on Feb. 20 to compete in the North Central Slick Invite.

Chicagoland Invitational | Naperville, IL | Feb. 14 2026

Men's 3000 Meter
16^th Thomas Payne 10:21.96
19^th Kevin Ching 11:01.54
4000m DMR
6^th DuPage 11:11.47 Butcher, Wick, Skibbie, Schultz
7^th DuPage 11:25.59 Bailey, Diederich, Quintero, Bacci
Men's 60 Meter
6^th Harley Rizzs 7.09
Men's 1 Mile
25^th David Aviles 4:57.84
29^th Zachary Kahsen 5:03.33
30^th Brendan Spahn 5:03.85
32^nd Ryan Leurck 5:08.37
33^rd Matthew Wick 5:10.77
Men's 400 Meter
13^th Benjamin Butcher 52.20
31^st Taiyveon Hanke 55.01
39^th Jacob Skibbie 56.18
41^st Armel Jackson 56.90
42^nd Hassel Colula 57.60
Men's 800 Meter
31^st Adriano Quintero 2:11.60
33^rd Justice Bailey 2:14.53
34^th Zach Bacci 2:15.78
35^th Kevin Diederich 2:16.76
Men's 1000 Meter
2^nd Corbin Gerace 3:01.09
3^rd Brendan Spahn 3:01.80
5^th Victor Cholico 3:10.44
7^th Johan Daniel 3:11.58
8^th Samuel Sanchez 3.33.28
Men's 200 Meter
9^th Jaylin Miller 22.99
22^nd Harley Rizzs 23.44
33^rd Kevin Myrick 23.90
36^th Eric Stephens Jr. 24.04
54^th Rodney Terry 25.02
4x400 Meter Relay
10^th DuPage 3:45.46 (Ogunleye, Hanke, Jackson, Grant)
13^th DuPage 3:52.71 (Grewal, Gerace, Rodriguez, Cholico)
Men's High Jump
1^st Peter Ogunleye 1.79 meters
Men's Pole Vault
1^st William Kallas 5.10 meters
8^th Matthew Torrens 4.28 meters
18^th Dominik Mohai 2.93 meters
Men's Long Jump
7^th Peter Ogunleye 6.74 meters
16^th De'Angelo McCullough 6.30 meters
35^th Yaasir Quadri 4.71 meters
Men's Shot Put
2^nd Tayo Taiwo 15.25 meters
12^th Jai'shawn Morris 12.61 meters
14^th John Tarpeh 12.35 meters
26^th Jorge Magdeleno 11.54 meters
Men's Weight Throw
8^th Tayo Taiwo 14.64 meters
12^th John Tarpeh 13.90 meters
23^rd Matthew Edborg 12.16 meters
26^th Jai'shawn Morris 10.68 meters
29^th Jorge Magdeleno 9.08 meters