INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Saginaw Valley State University men's
and women's track and field teams competed Saturday (Apr. 24) in
the Stan Lyons Invitational, hosted by Butler University.
On the men's side, freshman Calvin Sullins
(Adrian, Mich./Adrian HS) had a big day placing first in the
110-meter high hurdles with a time of 15.45, as well as earning
second in the triple jump with a distance of 13.52meters.
There were some big personal bests in the throws as well, as
sophomore Brian
Bott (Buckley, Mich./Kingsley HS) earned a second place finish
in the hammer throw with a distance of 53.29meters, improving his
best throw by almost 20 feet. Teammate Kane Dietzel
(Twining, Mich./Whittemore-Prescott HS) would also throw a personal
best in the discus with a distance of 43.55meters, placing him
second and improving his best by almost 10 feet. Senior Luke Dinnan
(Midland, Mich./Midland HS) had a top finish in the throws as well,
tossing the javelin a distance of 45.00meters placing him
third. Also earning a third place finish was senior Tony Filipek
(Caro, Mich./Kingston HS) who crossed the line at 1:50.58 in the
800-meter run. Finally for the men, sophomore Jon Wetters
(Essexville, Mich./Garber HS) placed second in the steeplechase
clocking in at 9:39.76.
On the women's side, the 4x100-meter relay team that consisted
of sophomores Sarah Kawiecki (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage HS),
Elizabeth Willford (Gladwin, Mich./Gladwin HS), Kelsey Bartoloni
(Southgate, Mich./Southgate HS), and junior Tasha Balls
(Bridgeport, Mich./Buena Vista HS) finished second timing in at
49.58. Willford would also place second in the pole vault
with a height of 3.50meters and Kawiecki also placed third in the
400-meter hurdles clocking in at 63.54. Placing third behind
Willford in the pole vault was junior Stacey Westphal (Corunna,
Mich./Corunna HS) with a height of 3.35meters. Earning top
finishes in the throws were redshirt freshman JoAnne Carter
(Goodrich, Mich./Goodrich HS) and freshman Amelia Legault-Stranaly
(Cheboygan, Mich./Cheboygan HS), Carter in the hammer throw with a
distance of 43.71meters and Legault-Stranaly in the javelin with a
toss of 33.31meters, good enough for third and second
respectively. Placing third in the triple jump and the high
jump were teammates Kayleen Driscoll (Flat Rock, Mich./Flat Rock
HS) and Sarah Jones (Ortonville, Mich./Brandon HS), Driscoll in the
triple jump with a distance of 10.21meters and Jones in the high
jump with a height of 1.53meters.
The Cardinals will be back in action again May 5th, 6th, and 7th
as they travel to Big Rapids, Michigan to compete in the Outdoor
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Conference Championships.
