WALNUT, Calif. - A select group of Saginaw Valley State University men's and women's track and field student-athletes competed at the Mt. SAC Relays over the weekend, which features many of the elite track and field athletes throughout the country in all divisions.

Women

Lauren Hill (Flat Rock, Mich.) broke her own school record in the 3000 meter steeplechase competition when she clocked in with a time of 10:50.69, over eight seconds faster than the mark she posted a year ago at the GVSU Last Chance Meet. The NCAA Provisional Qualifying time currently ranks Hill 11th in Division II. Hill finished 14th in the elite field at Mt. SAC.

Sophomore Emily Short (Tawas, Mich.) obliterated the old SVSU school record in the 5000 meter distance race by over 22 seconds posting a new mark of 16:49.11. The NCAA Provisional Qualifying time ranks Short eighth in the country as she passes Cindy Reinhart who held the old mark for 28 years (1985). Short placed 16th in the national race comprised of mostly Division I schools.

Freshman standout Taylor Stepanski (Alpena, Mich.) earned her first provo time in the 1500 meter competition after crossing the finish line in 4:35.10. Stepanski is currently 34th on the NCAA Provisional Qualifying list for Division II.

Men

Tyler Grob (Pinckney, Mich.) took eighth place in the two day decathlon at the 2013 Mt. SAC Relays / CA Invite on Thursday (April 18).

Grob claimed his eighth place finish in the 'A' flight with a total score of 6,560 to earn an NCAA Division II Provisional Qualifying Mark as the lone Cardinal competing on the day. 

The highlight of Grob's decathlon event came in the 1500 meter run where Tyler took top honors crossing the line in 4:40.73 as he made a charge up the standings.

The SVSU men's and women's track and field teams will be back in action Saturday (April 27) at the Lyle Bennett Open hosted by Central Michigan University.