ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University men's and
women's cross country teams competed Saturday (Oct. 8) at the
Oakland University hosted Michigan Intercollegiate meet.
The women's team finished third overall at the Michigan
Intercollegiate meet in a competitive field of teams including
Calvin College, Aquinas, and Lansing Community College.
Saginaw Valley was led by junior Jean Hollerbach
(Grosse Pointe, Mich./Grosse Point HS) placing 28th overall with a
time of 19:14.2. Following close behind Hollerbach was
sophomore Chelsea Savage
(Monroe, Mich./St. Mary's Catholic Central), who clocked in at
19:39.4 good enough for 47th place, and junior Megan Pittoors
(Macomb, Mich./Dakota HS) who finished 56th place crossing the line
at 19:48.1. Rounding out Saginaw's top-five were junior Ashley Meyer
(Shepherd, Mich./Shepherd HS) and freshman Dana Stolicker
(Deckerville, Mich./Deckerville HS). Meyer earned a 62nd
place finish timing in at 19:54.0 while teammate Stolicker placed
75th clocking in at 20:11.2.
The men's team placed seventh overall at the Michigan
Intercollegiate meet which held a very competitive field of schools
including Calvin College, Aquinas, and Cornerstone
University. The Cardinals were led by sophomore Tyler Noble
(Shepherd, Mich. / Shepherd HS), who placed ninth overall and
crossed the line at 26:29.0, and senior teammate Jeff Wilson (South
Lyon, Mich./South Lyon HS) who clocked in at 26:41.2 placing him
14th. Following Noble and Wilson was junior Greg Baade
(Warren, Mich./De La Salle Collegiate) crossing the line 55th
overall with a final time of 27:58.0. Rounding out SVSU's
top-five were freshmen Matt Kabacinski (Bay City, Mich./Bay City
Western HS) and Chad Scott (Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern HS),
Kobacinski finishing 70th overall with a time of 28:19.4 and Scott
earning a 84th place finish clocking in at 28:36.3.
The Cardinals will be back in action again October, 23 when they
travel to Ypsilanti to compete in the Eastern Michigan Classic.
