NEW ORLEANS, La. - Saginaw Valley State University track and field team had four athletes, one male and three female, earn Division II All-Region awards for the 2012 outdoor season.  The athletes that earned All-Region honors were chosen by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and were based on their performances at the Outdoor Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Championships.

The women had three athletes, Alycia Wright (Macomb, Mich./Lutheran North HS), Diamond Taylor (Southfield, Mich./Southfield HS) and Megan Pittoors (Macomb, Mich./Dakota HS), garner All-Region honors.  Senior Alycia Wright was the only Cardinal athlete to earn All-Region honors in two different events, the 800-meter and 1,500-meter run.  Wright earned these honors by placing third in the 800-meter and second in the 1,500-meter run at the Outdoor GLIAC Championships clocking in at NCAA DII Provisional qualifying times of 2:10.95 and 4:30.43, respectively.  Sophomore Diamond Taylor earned her All-Region honors in the 400-meter run by placing third in the 400-meter run at the Outdoor GLIAC Championships coming in at a NCAA DII Provisional qualifying time of 55.68.  Senior Megan Pittoors garnered her All-Region honors by placing fourth in the 10,000-meter run at the Outdoor GLIAC Championships crossing the line at 37:21.97. 

The lone male athlete garnering All-Region honors was sophomore high jumper Frank Sanders (Detroit, Mich./Sterling Heights HS) who placed fifth in the high jump competition clearing a NCAA DII Provisional qualifying mark of 2.06 meters at the Outdoor GLIAC Championships. 

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