The College of DuPage men's track & field team returned to Naperville for the second consecutive weekend, this time competing at North Central College's Slick Invitational. The Chaparrals posted several top-10 finishes in a competitive field that featured both NJCAA programs and four-year universities.

Jaylin Miller led DuPage in the 200-meter dash, placing seventh with a time of 23.02. Benjamin Butcher also secured a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter dash, crossing the line in 52.40. In the 800-meter run, Jacob Skibbie paced the Chaps with a time of 2:05.66.

Kevin Diederich earned a top-10 finish in the 3,000 meters, taking seventh in 9:10.38. William Kallas continued his strong season in the pole vault, clearing 4.71 meters to claim third place following his recent record-breaking performance.

Peter Ogunleye, DuPage's leading jumper, turned in a pair of top-10 finishes — placing third in the long jump with a mark of 6.78 meters and seventh in the high jump at 1.80 meters.

In the throws, Taiwo Tayo delivered two top-five performances, finishing third in the shot put with a throw of 15.02 meters and fourth in the weight throw at 15.27 meters. Jai'shawn Morris added another top-10 mark for the Chaps, placing seventh in the
shot put with a throw of 14.43 meters.

Head coach Mallory Dominguez was pleased with the men's effort, stating:

"Overall, we had a lot of personal records and season bests on the men's side across sprints, distance, and field events. We saw big PRs from several of our guys in the mile and the 60-meter dash, which is exactly what we like to see this time of year.

In the field events, pole vaulter William Kallas continues to perform well, and our throwers placed highly, too. Overall, we're really happy with their performance and excited to bring three men to the Indoor National Championship — Taiwo Tayo, Jai'shawn Morris, and Kallas in the pole vault."

NCC Slick Invitational | Naperville, IL | Feb. 20 2026

Men's 200 Meter
7th       Jaylin Miller 23.02
20th     Kevin Myrick 23.71
28th     Kaleb Grant 24.08
30th     Peter Ogunleye 24.13
31st     Benjamin Butcher 24.14
33rd     De'Angelo McCullough 24.36
35th     Rodney Terry 24.67
39th     Taiyveon Hanke 24.86
41st     Eric Stephens Jr. 24.93
43rd     Armel Jackson 24.97
56th     Savargit Grewal 25.98
61st     Zaylen French  26.84
63rd     Alex Rodriguez 27.35
64th     Keon Ware 28.41

Men's 400 Meter
7th       Benjamin Butcher 52.40
20th     Taiyveon Hanke 55.73
21st     Hassel Colula 55.74
23rd     Armel Jackson 55.98

Men's 800 Meter
14th     Jacob Skibbie 2:05.66
18th     Matthew Wick 2:06.76
19th     Jack Schultz 2:07.04
22nd    Justice Bailey 2:09.59
29th     Corbin Gerace 2:22.42
30th     Kevin Ching 2:22.84
32nd    Thomas Payne 2:25.83
33rd     Johan Daniel   2:29.48
34th     Victor Cholico 2:29.86
35th     Samuel Sanchez 2:35.00

Men's 1 Mile
18th     Jack Schultz 4:39.78
36th     Zachary Kahsen 4:55.93
41st     Ryan Leurck 5:06.08
44th     Thomas Payne 5:13.99
45th     Kevin Ching 5:20.64
48th     Samuel Sanchez 5:45.03

Men's 3000 Meter
7th Kevin Diederich 9:10.38
19th David Aviles 9:38.23
23rd Brendan Spahn 9:54.82

Men's 1600 M Relay
8^th DuPage 3:45.26 (Hanke, Jackson, Colula, Miller)

Men's Pole Vault
3^rd William Kallas 4.71 meters
T-9^th Jack Chmelik 3.81 meters
T-9^th Matthew Torrens 3.81 meters

Men's High Jump
7^th Peter Ogunleye 1.80 meters                           

Men's Long Jump
3^rd Peter Ogunleye 6.78 meters
13^th De'Angelo McCullough 6.09 meters
21^st Armel Jackson 5.33 meters

Men's Shot Put
3^rd Tayo Taiwo 15.02 meters
7^th Jai'shawn Morris 14.43 meters
21^st Jorge Magdeleno 11.96 meters
28^th John Tarpeh 11.12 meters

Men's Weight Throw
4^th Tayo Taiwo 15.27 meters
9^th John Tarpeh 14.55 meters
17^th Matthew Edborg 11.01 meters
18^th Jai'shawn Morris 10.80 meters
19^th Jorge Magdeleno 9.24 meters