February 5, 2005
Track & Field
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LADIES FINISH EIGHTH AT D2 TEAM CHALLENGE

FINDLAY, Ohio - The Saginaw Valley State Lady Cardinals finished eighth of 13 teams with 33 points as Hillsdale took the title with 110.50 points at the D2 Team Challenge on Saturday afternoon. Junior Lisa Fair (Troy, Mich./Athens) had the top individual performance in the 60 meter hurdles coming in second place with a time of 9.23 earning eight points for SVSU. Freshman Becca Rudey (Wixom, Mich./Walled Lake Western) had another good outing with a third place in the mile run with a time of 5:10.38 (6 pts.). Senior Bethany Rasmussen (Port Huron, Mich.) cleared a height of 5' 2.25" in the high jump and earned five points for a fourth place finish. Also claiming fourth place was sophomore Jessica Sweeney (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage) in the 800 meters (2:21.38). A pair of relays also yielded points as the distance medley finished fifth (12:35.66) and the 4x400 finished sixth (4:08.69). Senior Meagan Strohkirch (Gladwin, Mich.) rounded out the scoring claiming seventh in the 3000 meters with a time of 11:04.41.

Meet Results

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