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 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.
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.
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.
