UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University Men's and Women's track and field teams hosted the 'Doug Hanson' Open today (Jan. 14).
The men were led by senior Steve Genther (Laingsburg, Mich./Laingsburg HS) led the way finishing first overall in the 3,000-meter run clocking in at 8:43.06. Freshmen teammates Frank Sanders (Detroit, Mich./Sterling Heights HS) and Nathan Rusch (Crosswell, Mich./Crosswell Lexington HS) would earn first place finishes, Sanders in the long jump with a distance of 6.31meters, and Rusch in the high jump with a height of 1.88meters. Another top freshman finish came from Jonathan Roosen (Grand Blanc, Mich./Grand Blanc HS) who finished first in the shot put with a toss of 14.54 meters.
The Lady Cardinals were led by junior Elizabeth Willford (Gladwin, Mich./Gladwin HS) who earned a first place finish in the pole vault and recorded a height of 3.66meters, breaking the previous school record. Willford would also earn a first place finish in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.69. Also earning a first place finish was teammate Megan Pittoors (Macomb, Mich./Dakota HS) who recorded a final time of 18:31.47 for the 5,000-meter run. Freshman Elizabeth Sampson (Willis, Mich./Lincoln HS) recorded a time of 8.22 in the 60-meter dash placing her first overall. Teammates Alycia Wright (Macomb, Mich./Lutheran North HS) and Ashley Meyer (Shepherd, Mich./Shepherd HS) placed first and second in the mile coming in with final times of 5:19.91 and 5:20.25, respectively. Junior Angela Brooks (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon HS) would earn a first place finish in the 200-meter dash crossing the line with a time of 27.47, while fellow teammate Lauren Hill placed first in the 3,000-meter run coming in at 10:54.67. Earning a first place finish in the high jump with a height of 1.61meters was sophomore Sara Jones (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon HS). Freshman Lauren Little (Oak Park, Mich./Berkley HS) placed first in the triple jump with a leap of 10.31meters.
The Cardinals will be back in action again on Friday (Jan. 21) when they host the SVSU Indoor Classic.
