EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley
State University men’s and women’s track teams competed
in the 2009 Spartan Invitational today (April 4) on the campus of
Michigan State University.
The men had a successful showing as junior Eltaro Hooper
(Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) took first place in the high jump with a
height of 2.10 meters while senior Joe Dugall (Clinton Twp., Mich.
/ Chippewa Valley) finished in fourth place with a height of 2.00
meters. Dugall also took eighth in the javelin throw with a
distance of 46.77 meters while junior Luke Dinnan (Midland, Mich.)
finished tenth overall at 46.02 meters. Freshman Ryan Jayne (East
Lansing, Mich.) finished first in the triple throw with a final
distance of 13:69 meters. The Cardinals had three second place
showings as junior Steve Genther (Laingsburg, Mich.) took second in
the 5000 meter run with a time of 14:58.72, senior Sam Tilmon
(Romulus, Mich.) placed second in the 110 meter hurdles with a time
of 14.85 and junior Jesse Evans (Cheboygan, Mich.) finished second
in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:39.93.
Senior Sean LaPine (Harbor Beach, Mich.) finished third in the
pole vault with a height of 4.50 meters and senior Dan Benjamin
(Columbiaville, Mich. / Otisville-Lakeville) took ninth at 4.20
meters. Junior Scott Chevalier (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Dexter) took
fourth place in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.15 while
senior Sean Egan (Marysville, Mich.) finished seventh in the
shot-put with a distance of 15.03 meters. Senior Len Weddel (East
Tawas, Mich. / Tawas Area) took sixth place in the 1500 meter run
with a time of 4:04.61 as senior Charlie Richards was right behind
finishing seventh place at 4:04.75.
On the women’s side, sophomore Sjonne Mitchell (Clarkston,
Mich. / Troy) took third place in the 400 meter dash. Freshman
Chelsea Savage (Monroe, Mich.) finished fifth place in the 500
meter dash with a final time of 18:27.70 while junior Amber Catlin
(Alma, Mich.) took sixth with 18:36.14. Freshman Samantha Roberts
(Bullock Creek, Mich.) took fifth place in the 100 meter hurdles
with a time of 16.27. Senior Christina Ferguson (Athens, Ont. /
Thousand Islands) finished sixth place in the triple jump with a
final distance of 9.64 meters while senior Megan Haskin (Fairview,
Mich.) took seventh place in the javelin throw with a distance of
33.86 meters. Sophomore Stacey Westphal (Corunna, Mich.) took tenth
place overall in the pole vault event with a height of 2.85
meters.
The Cardinal track and field teams are back in action as they
travel to Oxford, Ohio to compete in the Miami of Ohio Invitational
(April 11).