BIG RAPIDS, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University men's
and women's track and field teams competed in the final day of the
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)
Championship meet today (May 7).
Competing in the heptathlon, for the women, was freshman Chelsea Henderson (Ludington, Mich./Ludington HS). On the first day,
Henderson earned a third place finish in the 200-meter dash
clocking in at 26.88 and a first place finish in the shot put with
a distance of 12.27meters. Henderson was placed sixth overall
after the first day. The second day Henderson earned a first
place in the javelin throw with a toss of 33.34meters. She would
end the day placing fifth overall with a point total of
3,896. Henderson also earned a fifth place finish in the open
shot put with a toss of 12.62meters. Sophomore Samantha Roberts placed third in the 400-meter hurdles crossing the line
with a final time of 1:05.38. The 4x400-meter relay team
consisting of Kelsey Bartoloni (Southgate, Mich./Southgate HS),
Roberts, Sarah Kawiecki (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage HS), and Alycia Wright (Macomb, Mich./Lutheran North HS) placed fifth overall and
came in with a final time of 4:04.90.
For the men, competing in the decathlon, were junior Aaron
Wilkins (Schoolcraft, Mich. / Schoolcraft HS) and freshman Tyler
Grob (Pinckney, Mich./Pinckney HS). On the first day, Wilkins
earned a fourth place finish in the high jump with a height of
1.74meters and a fifth place finish in the long jump with a
distance of 5.79meters. Grob, on the other hand, earned two
third place finishes, one in the 100-meter dash timing in at 11.61
and the other in the 400-meter dash crossing the line at 51.91, and
two second place finishes, one in the high jump with a height of
1.77meters and the other in the shot put with a toss of
11.46meters. Wilkins and Grob were placed fourth and second
after the first day, respectively. The second day, Wilkins
earned a first place finish in the pole vault with a height of
4.30meters, a second place finish in the 110-meter hurdles timing
in at 16.94, and also placed third in the 1,500-meter run with a
final time of 4:39.30. Teammate Grob would earn two first
place finishes one in the 1,500-meter run, crossing the line at
4:36.68, and the other in the 110-meter hurdles, clocking in at
16.52, while also placing tied for second in the pole vault, with a
height of 4.10meters, and also earning three third place finishes
in the javelin and discus throws with distances of 38.01meters and
24.39meters, respectively. Wilkins and Grob would finish the
day placing third and second overal with point totals of 5,445 and
5,949. Seniors Steve Genther (Laingsburg, Mich./Laingsburg
HS) and Cortland Seaver (Freeland, Mich./Freeland HS) would earn
second and fifth place finishes in the 10,000-meter run finals,
Genther timing in at provisionally qualifying time of 30:35.76 and
Seaver coming in at 31:19.34. Genther also would place third
in the 5,000-meter run timing in at 14:55.16. Placing first
in the 800-meter run was senior Tony Filipek (Caro, Mich./Kingston
HS) crossing the line with a provisionally qualifying time of
1:52.10. Teammate Marion Body (Warren, Mich./Cousino HS)
would also earn a top finish in the 800-meter run placing fifth
clocking in at 1:55.04, he also placed second in the 1,500-meter
run finishing with a time of 4:01.09.
Both the men's and women's track and field teams completed their
seasons with the conclusion of the meet.
