UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State University men’s cross country team competed at home today (Sept. 25), hosting the Cardinal Invitational.

The Cardinals competed extremely well, finishing tied for second with a very competitive Wayne State University. Leading the pack for the Cards was sophomore Nick Ekel (Elsie, Mich. / Ovid-Elsie HS), who crossed the line with a time of 25:41, placing him in third overall. Immediately following Ekel were seniors Derek Stone (25:47) (Metamora, Mich. / Lapeer East HS) and Cortland Seaver (25:55) (Freeland, Mich. / Freeland HS), finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. Rounding out the Cardinals’ top five were freshman Tyler Noble (Shepherd , Mich. / Shepherd HS) and sophomore Derek Welmers (Standish, Mich. / Standish-Sterling HS), who timed in at 26:49 and 26:58, respectively.

Saginaw Valley will compete again next weekend at 11am on Saturday (Oct. 3) at the Loyola Invitational held in Chicago, Ill.