BIG RAPIDS, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University track and field teams had three athletes compete this afternoon (May 5) in the first day of the decathlon, for the men, and the heptathlon, for the women.

For the men, competing in the decathlon, were junior Aaron Wilkins (Schoolcraft, Mich. / Schoolcraft HS) and freshman Tyler Grob (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney HS).  Wilkins earned a fourth place finish in the high jump with a height of 1.74meters and a fifth place finish in the long jump with a distance of 5.79meters.  Grob earned two third place finishes, one in the 100-meter dash timing in at 11.61 and the other in the 400-meter dash crossing the line at 51.91, and two second place finishes, one in the high jump with a height of 1.77meters and the other in the shot put with a toss of 11.46meters.  Wilkins and Grob currently are placed fourth and second, respectively.

Competing in the heptathlon, for the women, was freshman Chelsea Henderson (Ludington, Mich./Ludington HS).  Henderson earned a third place finish in the 200-meter dash clocking in at 26.88 and a first place finish in the shot put with a distance of 12.27meters.  Henderson is currently placed sixth overall.

These athletes compete again tomorrow (May 6) at 9am as the take on the second day of the decathlon and heptathlon.