January 21, 2005
Track & Field
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Men Do Well at SVSU Invite

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University men's track squad continued to have a strong season, as they had many athletes take home top tier finishes at the 17th Annual SVSU Invitational on Friday, (Jan.21).
      The SVSU distance medley relay earned a first place showing once again, as Jerome Recker (Port Huron, Mich.), Bill Germain (Vassar, Mich.), Len Weddel (East Tawas, Mich./Tawas Area) and Paul Jozwiak (Berkley, Mich.) teamed up to cross the finish line in 10:28.75. Germain then helped the 4X400 meter relay team to a second place finish (3:25.74), as he teamed with Pete O'Brien (Flint, Mich./Kearsley), Kenneth Williams (Ypsilanti, Mich), and Justin Thomason (Port Huron, Mich.). Thomason also earned a third place finish in the 400 meter dash (51.60).
       Adam Roach (Port Huron, Mich.) had a good night, taking home first place honors in the 1600 meter run (4:20.96) and third place in the 3000 meter run (8:58.28). Taking home first place in the 3000 meter run was sophomore James Gale (Westland, Mich./Livonia Churchill) as he ran a time of 8:45.80 for the Saginaw Track Club.
    In the field events Eltaro Hooper (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) and Jake Adams (Corunna, Mich.) both took home first place finishes. Hooper won the high jump with a jump of 6-10'.00,'' while Adams won the shot put with a toss of 50-0'.00.'' Mario Guerrero (Saginaw, Mich./Swan Valley) took third place in the high jump (6-06'.00").
    The Cards return to action on Friday, (Jan.28) when they travel to Findlay, Ohio to compete in the Alltell Classic. The meet is set to start at 4:30 p.m.

Contact: Nathan Roskey (989) 964-4053

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