MT. PLEASANT, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University
men's and women's cross country team competed today (Sept. 3) in
their season opener, the Jeff Drenth Memorial, hosted by Central
Michigan University.
The Cardinals competed very well in the meet and were led by
sophomore Tyler Noble (Shepherd, Mich./Shepherd HS) who crossed
the line at 16:02 placing him 14th overall. Noble was
followed closely by teammates Jeff
Wilson (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon HS) and Chad Scott
(Ada, Mich./Forest Hills Eastern HS), Wilson clocking in at 16:11
good for 19th, and Scott crossing the line at 16:13 placing
21st. Finishing 32nd and 33rd for Saginaw Valley were
teammates Greg Baade (Warren, Mich./De La Salle Collegiate) and
Frank Griffith (Northville, Mich./Northville HS) who
timed in at 16:30 and 16:31, respectively.
On the women's side the Cardinals were led by juniors Ashley
Meyer (Shepherd, Mich./Shepherd HS) and Jean Hollerbach (Grosse
Pointe, Mich./Grosse Point HS), Meyer 17th overall timing in at
19:21 and Hollerbach crossing the line 17th with a time of
19:26. Finishing with a time of 20:07 was junior Megan
Pittoors (Macomb, Mich./Dakota HS) placing her 24th overall and
third on the team. Closing out Saginaw Valley's top-five were
Dana Stolicker (Deckerville, Mich./Deckerville HS) and Amber
Kassuba (Vanderbilt, Mich./Gaylord HS) timing in at 20:19 and
20:32, respectively.
The Saginaw Valley men's and women's cross country teams will be
in action again Friday (Sept. 17) when they travel to East Lansing,
Michigan to compete in the Spartan Invitational.
