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 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), Kabacinski finishing 70th overall
with a time of 28:19.4 and Scott earning a 84th place finish
clocking in at 28:36.3.
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 Cardinals will be back in action again October, 23 when they
travel to Ypsilanti to compete in the Eastern Michigan Classic.
