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 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 (Midland, 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.
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.
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.
