MIDLAND, Mich. - Today (Apr. 17) the Saginaw
Valley State University men's and women's track and field teams
competed in the Northwood University Open.
On the men's side earning a frist place finish in the
3,000-meter steeplechase was sophomore Jon Wetters
(Essexville, Mich./Garber HS) who clocked in at 9:40.00.
Redshirt freshman Kane Dietzel
(Twining, Mich./Whittemore-Prescott HS) also earned a first place
finish in the shot put with a distance of 14.92meters. In the
pole vault junior Aaron Wilkins
(Schoolcraft, Mich./Schoolcraft HS) placed second with a height of
4.50meters. Sophomores Brian Bott (Buckley,
Mich./Kingsley HS) and Elliott Wilson
(Marion, Mich./Marion HS) both earned fourth place finishes, Bott
in the discus with a toss of 42.97meters, and Wilson in the javelin
with a distance of 43.60meters. In the 800-meter run freshman
Tony Rasch
(Perry, Mich./Perry HS) earned a fourth place finish timing in at
1:59.83.
On the women's side there was a sweep in the 5,000-meter run
with sophomore Megan Pittoors (Macomb, Mich./Dakota HS) leading the
way clocking in at 18:41.81. Following close behind Pittoors
was sophomore Jean Hollerbach (Grosse Point, Mich./Grosse Point HS)
and junior Libby Robinson (Saginaw, Mich./Swan Valley HS) crossing
the line at 18:49.69 and 18:50.22, respectively. Earning a
second place finish in the 400-meter hurdles and tying for third in
the 100-meter hurdles was Samantha Roberts (Bullock Creek,
Mich./Bullock Creek HS) timing in at 1:07.13 and 15.49.
Sophomore transfer Elizabeth Willford (Gladwin, Mich./Gladwin HS)
placed first in the pole vault with a height of 3.60meters,
breaking the previous SVSU record. Finishing second behind
Willford was freshman Alyssa Pindar (Grand Rapids, Mich./West
Catholic HS) with a vault of 3.30meters. Placing second in
the 3,000-meter steeplechase was senior Amanda Roache (Mt. Morris,
Mich./Mt. Morris HS) who timed in at 11:53.67.
The men's and women's track and field teams will be back in
action again Saturday (Apr. 22) when they travel to Indiana
University-Purdue University Indiana.
