ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University men's and women's track and field teams competed Friday (2/10) in day one of the GVSU hosted Big Meet. The Cardinals had some good performances in the first day of competition and look to improve upon their accomplishments tomorrow.

The men's team was led by sophomore Frank Sanders (Detroit, Mich./Sterling Heights HS) who placed fourth in the high jump competition clearing a height of 2.04 meters. Earning a 15th place finish in the 600-meter run was teammate James Walker (West Bloomfield, Mich./Walled Lake Central HS) who clocked in at 1:24.30. Distance runner Joseph Burelle (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson HS) would place 37th overall, in a very competitive field of 147 runners, crossing the line at 15:07.70 while thrower Brian Bott (Buckley, Mich./Kingsley HS) earned a ninth place finish in the weight throw with a toss of 16.42 meters.

The Lady Cardinals were led by senior Alycia Wright (Macomb, Mich./Lutheran North HS) who placed sixth overall in the 800-meter run clocking in at 2:11.41, just .06 seconds shy of the school record. Freshman Makenzie Frodle (Fraser, Mich./Fraser HS) would tie for seventh place in the high jump competition clearing a height of 1.56 meters. Fellow jumper Elizabeth Willford (Gladwin, Mich./Gladwin HS) competed in the pole vault and placed 15th overall clearing a bar of 3.60 meters, only four inches shy of setting a new school record. Earning 17th and 18th place finishes were teammates Lauren Hill (Flat Rock, Mich./Flat Rock HS) and Ashley Meyer (Shepherd, Mich./Shepherd HS), Hill in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:40.40 and Meyer in the mile timing in at 5:01.21.

The Cardinals will be back in action again Saturday (2/11) when they compete in day two of the GVSU Big Meet.