Cross Country

Johnathan Buck and Sophia Potter Earn Wins at Cardinal Classic

Posted: Sep 30, 2023

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley State University sophomore Sophia Potter led the women's cross country team with a win while junior John Buck was the top finisher on the men's side as SVSU hosted the Cardinal Classic on Saturday morning.

Potter finished the women's 6k with a time of 24 minutes, 33.6 seconds to earn the win. Grace Harkenrider placed second with a time of 24:44.50 while Aubree Sedore helped the Cards sweep the top-three with a finish of 25:47.10.

Tara Szuper finished in fifth with a time of 26:57.10 to give SVSU four of the top five finishes in the race. Clara Krupp finished in 29:16.80 to earn 11^th while Anna Alexander was 14^th with a time of 29:40.20.

The Cardinal women had a team average pace of 26:15.82 and finished with 22 team points to win top the team standings.

Buck boasted a finish of 27:23 in the men's 8k run to earn the win. Zach DeBeauclair finished second with a time of 27:30.60 and Alex Grifka was fourth with a finish of 27:56.20. The 8^th-ranked SVSU men's team tallied three of the top-five finishes and six of the top-six times.

David Ferguson placed seventh with a 28:05.20 finish. Bryce Husen crossed the finish line in 28:07.20 to earn eighth. Eric Niestroy finished out the top-ten places for the Cardinals with a time of 28:31.40.

Wyatt Dean (11^th, 28:33), Caleb Smith (12^th, 28:45.20), Lukas Kriesch (13^th, 28:53.20), Landon Mars (14^th, 29:05.70), Shane Siterlet (15^th, 29:07.90), Bryce Brown (16^th, 29:42.30), and Cameron Sherrill (18^th, 30:02.60) were the rest of the finishes for Saginaw Valley State.