HILLSDALE, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley
State University had a solid showing as they traveled to Hillsdale,
Mich. to compete in the two day (Apr. 30 – May 1) GLIAC
Outdoor Championships.
For the men, senior Eltaro Hooper (Ypsilanti, Mich.) had two first
place finishes in the meet, one in the triple jump with a height of
15.23 meters and in the high jump event including an automatic
qualification with a height of 2.17 meters. With his marks in the
high jump, Hooper has provisionally qualified for Div. II
Nationals. Junior Steve Genther also had a first place showing in
the 10,000 meter run with a final time of 9:14.49. Genther also
took third place in the 5000 meter run with a time of 14:54.64.
The Cardinals had a solid showing in the 800 meter run as senior
Charlie Richards (Goodrich, Mich.) took second place with a time of
1:53.61 and junior Anthony Filipek (Caro, Mich.) took third at
1:54.23. Senior Sean Egan (Marysville, Mich.) took fourth place in
the shot put event with a distance of 16.21 meters. Junior Ben
Richards (Goodrich, Mich.) finished second place in the 1500 meter
run with a final time of 3:57.43 while senior Len Weddel (East
Tawas, Mich.) took fourth with a time of 3:57.83.
Senior Sam Tilmon (Romulus, Mich.) took second place in the 110
meter hurdles with a time of 14:99 and third in the 400 meter
hurdles with a time of 54:09. Junior Jesse Evans (Cheboygan, Mich.)
took third place in the 3000 meter steeplechase event with a time
of 9:14.49.
Junior Scott Chevalier (Ann Arbor, Mich.) took third place in the
100 meter dash at 10:58. The 4x400 relay team of freshman Logan
Hebekeusaer (Corunna, Mich.), freshman Josh Arnold (Clio, Mich.),
Filipek and Charlie Richards took fifth place with a time of
3:21.65. Freshman Nick Ekel (Elsie, Mich.) has provisionally
qualified for the Div. II Nationals in the 10,000 meter run after
coming in at 32:04.02.
Junior Mark Badowsky (Lincoln, Park, Mich.) finished third overall
in the decathlon with a total of 5818 points. Senior Joe Dugall
(Clinton Twp., Mich.) took fourth in the javelin throw with a
distance of 47.12 meters while junior Josh Koglin (Kimball, Mich.)
also took fourth in the hammer throw with a distance of 55.74
meters.
On the women’s side, junior Maggie Stalker (Oscoda, Mich.)
took third place in the 300 meter steeplechase with a time of
11:13.00. Senior Leighann Dowell (Millington, Mich.) finished
fourth place overall in the women’s heptathlon with a total
of 3901 points while senior Megan Haskin (Fairview, Mich.) took
tenth with a total of 3313 points. Haskin also took sixth place in
the javelin throw with a distance of 33.32 meters.
Senior Ashley Morrow (Millington, Mich.) finished fifth in the 200
meter dash with a time of 25.99 and eighth in the 400 meter dash
with a time of 1:00.72. Freshman Samantha Roberts (Bullock Creek,
Mich.) took sixth place in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of
1:08.93 while senior Amie Wilson (Linden, Mich.) took seventh with
a time of 1:09.24. Roberts would also take eighth in the 800 meter
hurdles with a time of 16:35.
The 4x100 meter relay team of Roberts, Morrow, freshman Angela
Brooks (Ortonville, Mich.) and sophomore Sjonne Mitchell
(Clarkston, Mich.) took sixth place with a time of 49.59, while the
4x400 meter relay team including Roberts, Brooks, freshman Kelsey
Bartoloni (Southgate, Mich.) and sophomore Alycia Wright (Macomb,
Mich.) took seventh place with a time of 4:14.06.
Freshman Chelsea Savage (Monroe, Mich.) took seventh place overall
in the 10,000 meter run with a final time of 38:17.62, while junior
Amber Catlin (Alma, Mich.) took ninth place in the 5000 meter run
with a time of 18:34.73. Senior Christina Ferguson (Athens, Ont.)
finished fourth place in the triple jump event with a distance of
10.61 meters.
Sophomore Stacey Westphal (Corunna, Mich.) took fifth place in the
pole vault competition with a height of 3.40 meters, while
sophomore Kelly Henris (Saginaw, Mich.) took eighth with a height
of 3.10 meters.
The Cardinal track team will return to action May 8 as they travel
to Ann Arbor, Mich. to compete in the Len Paddock Invitational.
SVSU Women Have Outstanding Performance at GLIAC Championship
Posted: May 01, 2009