September 24, 2004
Cross Country
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Men Take First, Women Take Second at Ferris Invite

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University men’s cross country squad came home with a first-place showing from the Bulldog Invitational, while the women earned second-place honors.
     Junior Adam Roach (Port Huron, Mich.) took first place overall (25:37.16), while freshman Steve Czymbor (Hemlock, Mich.) finished in fifth place (26:02.38). Taking sixth was sophomore James Gale (Westland, Mich./Livonia Churchill) in 26:18.47. The Cardinals also claimed the eighth, ninth and tenth positions as Greg Schmit (Leslie, Mich.), Len Weddell (East Tawas, Mich./Tawas Area) and Pedro Ortega (Saginaw, Mich./Swan Valley) ran together for much of the 8-kilometer race. Schmit crossed in 26:30.59, Wedell finished in 26:35.55 and Ortega clocked in at 26:40.09.
     Freshman Becca Rudey (Wixom, Mich./Walled Lake Western HS) led the SVSU women with a third-place showing (19:31.32), while senior Meagan Strohkirch (Gladwin, Mich.) took fifth in 19:47.43. Senior Diane Johnston (Grand Blanc, Mich.) followed in sixth place (19:50.18), while junior Jenny Bellsky (Frankenmuth, Mich.) took 15th place in 20:42.88.      The Cardinals return to action on Saturday (October 2) when they travel to Loyola, Illinois for the Lake Shore Invitational. Running is set to begin at 11:15a.m.

Men's Results

Women's Results

Contact: Jeff Bacholzky (989) 964-4053

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