MT. PLEASANT, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University men's
and women's track and field teams traveled a small group of
athletes to Central Michigan to compete in the Jack Skoog Open.
The Cardinals were led by sophomore David Ray who placed first
overall in the 60-meter hurdles clocking in at 8.26. Junior
Ryan Renas (Warren, Mich./Warren Woods Tower HS) earned a third
place finish in the 400-meter run crossing the line with a final
time of 53.68 while teammate Josh Arnold (Clio, Mich./Clio HS)
placed fifth in the 800-meter run coming in at 2:01.01. Derek
Welmers (Standish, Mich./Standish-Sterling HS) earned a sixth place
finish in the mile finishing with a final time of 4:33.59.
The lady Cardinals were led by junior Kelsey Bartoloni
(Southgate, Mich./Southgate HS) who earned a second place finish in
the 400-meter run crossing the line at 1:03.83. Freshman
thrower Samantha Cormier (Frankenmuth, Mich./Frankenmuth HS) had a
strong performance finishing fourth overall in the shot put with a
toss of 11.46 meters.
Saginaw Valley will be back in action again Friday (Feb. 25)
when they host the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
(GLIAC) Indoor Track and Field Championships.
