MIDLAND, Mich. - Today (Sept. 11) the Saginaw Valley State University men’s cross-country competed in their first meet of the season held at Northwood University.

The Cardinals ran against some tough competition and ran very well. They were lead by freshman Tyler Noble (Shepherd, Mich.) who finished second overall with an impressive time of 21:25. Finishing right behind Noble was sophomore Derek Welmers (Standish, Mich. / Standish-Sterling HS) who came in third with a time of 21:31. Teammates Jon Wetters (Essexville, Mich. / Garber HS), Greg Baade (Warren, Mich. De La Salle Collegiate), and Jeff Wilson (South Lyon, Mich. / Berkley HS) finished in seventh, 12th and 13th places respectively.

The Cardinals will compete again September 18th at 1:00pm at Michigan State University.