NEW ORLEANS, La. - Five Saginaw Valley State University track & field student-athletes earned USTFCCCA All-Region Honors on Monday (May 11). Frank Sanders and Andrew Mudd earned the plaudits from the men's team while Taylor Stepanski represents the women's team.
Sanders's top mark came in the High Jump, where he cleared the bar at a height of 6'9.75" at the 2015 GLIAC Outdoor Championships. Frank ranks 21st in all of Division II with the mark. Mudd posted his mark in the Decathlon with a score of 6,982, which he had at the GLIAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships as well. It has Mudd ranked 10th in the nation for the event. Stepanski earned her all-region plaudits in the 800 Meter Run, as her time of 2:09.59 won her a GLIAC Championship and ranks her 18th in the country.
The top five individuals in each event from each region earned the All-Region distinction, in addition to each of the members of the regions' top three relay teams. The regions used for this award match those used during the cross country season, and student-athletes must come from USTFCCCA member institutions.
The 2015 season will conclude May 21-23 in Allendale, Michigan, at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships.
