EAST LANSING, Mich -  The Saginaw Valley State University women's cross country team competed at the Spartan Invitational today (9/12) in East Lansing, Mich.

Leading the Cardinals once again was senior Emily Short who finished the race in 19^th with a time of 22:09.  Behind her was Christina Micale in 44^th with a time of 22:57 as well as Tori Peet with a time of 23:16 to take 62^nd place.  Chantelle Fondren and Taylor Stepanski also finished well in the Spartan Invite, taking 73^rd (23:30) and 78^th (23:32), respectively.

Alicia Tomlin continued her freshman campaign with a solid run, coming in at 24:18 in 110^th place.  Freshman Allison Dorr also competed well, finishing at 24:51 for a 141^st place finish.  Placing later in the race were Darby Meinecke at 25:05 for a 157^th place finish and Kelly Batzloff at 25:10 for a 159^th place finish.

The Cardinals will return to action October 4^th to compete in the Northwood Invitational in Midland, Mich.