UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - Saginaw Valley State University’s mens and womens track teams perform well at their hosted Collegiate Open today (Jan. 30).

For the men, junior Scott Chavalier (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Dexter HS) placed third overall in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.07, while junior Anthony Filipek (Caro, Mich. /Kingston HS) finished third in the 400 meter run with a time of 51.12, and senior Charlie Richards (Goodrich, Mich.) followed close behind to finish in fifth place with a time of 51.24.

In the one mile run junior Derek Stone (Metamora Mich, / Lapeer East HS) finished fifth overall with a time of 4:23.71 and junior Steve Genther (Laingsburg, Mich.) finished seventh overall in the time of 4:24.73. Junior Jesse Evans (Cheboygan, Mich.) finished first in the 3000 meter run in a time of 8:44.42, while junior Ben Richards (Goodrich, Mich.) finished seventh overall in a time of 9:11.61. Freshman Jon Wetters (Essexville, Mich.) finished in ninth place in the 3000 meter run in a time of 9:17.31 and freshman Josh Zang (Berkely, Mich.) followed close behind finishing in tenth with a time of 9:17.65.

Senior Sam Tilmon (Romulus, Mich.) finished first overall in the 60 meter hurdles in a time of 8.22 where he set the school record and provisionally qualified for nationals and senior Kyle McDaniel (Yale, Mich.) followed close behind in second with a time of 8.67. In the 4x400 relay McDaniel, Richards, Filipek and Joshua Arnold (Clio, Mich) came in first place with a time of 3:27.64. The men finished second in the distance medlay with a time of 10:56.28.

In the high jump junuor Ryan Simmons (Port Austin, Mich) finished fourth overall with a height of 2.03 meters, while senior Joe Dougall (Clinton Twp., Mich.) placed fifth with a height of 1.98 meters. In the pole vault Luke Dinnan (Midland, Mich.) finished sixth with a height of 4.40 meters, while McDaniel finished eighth with a height of 4.40 meters. Freshman Ryan Jayne placed second overall in the triple jump with a distance of 13.02 meters. Senior Sean Egan (Marysville, Mich.) finished third overall in the shot put with a throw of 15.40 meters, while senior Rob Callaway finished sixth overall with a distance of 15.01 meters and Josh Koglin (Kimball, Mich) finished seventh with a distance of 14.75 meters. Koglin also placed second overall in the shot put with a distance of 18.82 meters.

For the women, freshman Chelsea Savage (Monroe, Mich.) placed first in the 300 meter run with a time of 10:34.92 while Amber Catlin (Alma, Mich.) finished third at 10:34.92. Maggie Stalker (Ocsoda, Mich.) placed second in the one mile run with a time of 5:15.50. In the 60 meter hurdles, Leighann Dowell (Millington, Mich.) finished third place with a time of 9.04, and also placed second in the long jump with a length of 5.22 meters. In the 400 meter dash, Ashley Morrow (Millington, Mich.) placed fourth with a time of 1:01.08.

The 4x400 relay team of Kelsey Bartoloni (Southgate, Mich.), Amie Wilson (Linden, Mich.), Megan Haskin (Fairview, Mich.), and Alycia Wright (Macomb, Mich./Lutheran North) placed third in with a time of 4:18.33. Emily Nugent (Benzonia, Mich.Benzie Central) finished third in the weight throw with a distance of 16.01 meters.

The track teams are back in action on Feb 7 in Allendale in the NCAA Div. II Team Challenge.