ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University men's and women's track and field teams competed in Day II of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference (GLIAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championships. After day two of the GLIAC Championships both the men and women sit eighth overall with 10 and 13 points, respectively.
The women's team was led by senior Lauren Hill (Flat Rock, Mich./Flat Rock HS) who placed second overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase crossing the line at 11:06.78, setting a new school record and recording a NCAA DII National Provisional Qualifying time. Fellow senior Megan Pittoors (Macomb, Mich./Dakota HS) also saw success in the 10,000-meter run coming in with a final time of 37:21.97, good for a fourth place finish. Teammates Alycia Wright (Macomb, Mich./Lutheran North HS) and Ashley Meyer (Shepherd, Mich./Shepherd HS) would run their way into the finals of both the 800-meter and 1,500-meter run. Wright earned third and fourth place finishes in the 800-meter and 1,500-meter while Meyer earned eighth place finishes. Also qualifying for the finals was sophomore Diamond Taylor (Southfield, Mich./Southfield HS) who placed third in the 400-meter run clocking in at 57.27.
The men's team was led by sophomore Frank Sanders (Detroit, Mich./Sterling Heights HS) who placed fifth in the high jump with a NCAA DII National Provisional Qualifying mark of 2.06 meters. Also placing fifth for the Cardinals was senior Jon Wetters (Essexville, Mich./Garber HS) who competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and crossed the line at 9:44.08. Fellow senior Brian Bott (Buckley, Mich./Kingsley HS) would also earn a seventh place finish in the hammer throw for Saginaw Valley with a toss of 55.30 meters. Teammate Drew Meylan (Bay City, Mich./Bay City Western HS) would place ninth in the prelims of the 800-meter run coming in with a final time of 1:53.42. Meylan will compete in the finals of the 800-meter run during day three of the GLIAC Championships.
The Cardinals will be back in action again Friday (May 4) when they compete in day three of the GLIAC Championships.