The College of DuPage men's track and field team traveled to Allendale, Michigan, on Feb. 7 to compete at the Grand Valley State University Mike Lints Open. Facing a strong field that featured both two-year and four-year institutions, the Chaparrals delivered several notable performances and personal bests.

Tayo Taiwo led the way in the field events, recording a personal-best throw of 15.36 meters (50 feet, 4¾ inches) in the shot put to earn a top finish. The mark currently ranks Taiwo 11th nationally in the NJCAA. Dionte Shaw followed with a fifth-place finish at 14.57 meters (47 feet, 9¾ inches), while Jai'shawn Morris placed sixth with a throw of 14.22 meters (46 feet, 8 inches). De'Angelo McCullough continued his strong collegiate start with a second-place finish in the triple jump, clearing 13.14 meters (43 feet, 1½ inches). He also posted a personal-best mark in the long jump, finishing fifth with a leap of 6.42 meters (21 feet, ¾ inch).

On the track, Jaylin Miller highlighted the sprint events with a third-place finish in the 200 meters, running a season-best time of 22.86 seconds as part of seven season-best performances by the Chaparrals in the event. Harley Rizzs impressed in his collegiate debut, advancing to the finals of the 60-meter dash and clocking a time of 7.05 seconds.

In the distance events, Kevin Diederich delivered a standout performance in the 5,000 meters, breaking his own indoor school record by one second and maintaining the No. 1 ranking in NJCAA Division III. Zak Kahsen recorded a personal best in the 3,000 meters, while Ben Butcher added a personal record of his own in the 400 meters with a time of 51.69 seconds. Adriano Quintero and David Aviles also posted PR's in the 5000 meter run.

Head coach Mallory Dominguez reflected positively on the weekend's results.
"Overall, another successful weekend," Dominguez said. "We're at the midpoint of the indoor season, so we're starting to see the training kick in with the running events, and we're looking forward to continuing at NCC this weekend."

The Chaparrals will return to action Feb. 13–14 when they travel to Naperville, Illinois, to compete at the North Central College Chicagoland Invite.

GVSU Mike Lints Open | Allendale, MI | February 7^th 2026

Men's 60 Meter
8^th Harley Rizzs 7.05
Men's 200 Meter
3^rd Jaylin Miller 22.86
9^th Harley Rizzs 23.25
18^th Kevin Myrick 23.79
24^th De'Angelo McCullough 23.98
25^th Owen Fitzgerald 24.07
26^th Eric Stephens Jr. 24.13
27^th Benjamin Butcher 24.23
28^th Peter Ogunleye 24.38
32^nd Taiyveon Hanke 24.60
34^th Armel Jackson 24.76
35^th Rodney Terry 24.79
40^th Hassel Colula 25.15
49^th Alex Rodriguez 27.31
Men's 400 Meter
11^th Benjamin Butcher 51.69
36^th Taiyveon Hanke 56.15
38^th Armel Jackson 56.37
39^th Hassel Colula 56.54
Men's 800 Meter
44^th Jacob Skibbie 2:07.79
49^th Justice Bailey 2:13.74
Men's 1 Mile
41^st Matthew Wick 4:53.67
Men's 3000 Meter
10^th Jack Schultz 9:46.38
12^th Zachary Kahsen 9:50.45
14^th Zach Bacci 9:55.38
18^th Ryan Leurck 10:18.63
Men's 5000 Meter
10^th Kevin Diederich 15:46.51
15^th Adriano Quintero 16:13.24
18^th David Aviles 16:59.00
22^nd Brendan Spahn
Men's Long Jump
5^th De'Angelo McCullough 6.42 meters
12^th Peter Ogunleye 5.99 meters
Men's Shot Put
1^st Tayo Taiwo 15.36 meters
5^th Dionte Shaw 14.57 meters
6^th Jai'shawn Morris 14.22 meters
18^th Jorge Magdeleno 11.29 meters
22^nd John Tarpeh 11.04 meters
Men's Triple Jump
2^nd De'Angelo McCullough 13.14 meters
Men Weight Throw
11^th Tayo Taiwo 14.86 meters
12^th John Tarpeh 14.29 meters
24^th Dionte Shaw 11.06 meters
25^th Jai'shawn Morris 10.94 meters
26^th Matthew Edbord 10.81 meters
29^th Jorge Magdeleno 10.52 meters
Relays
Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
12^th 3:47.37 (Wick, Skibbie, Bailey, Schultz)