Cards place well in Collegiate Open Indoor Classic, set three records

February 11, 2008 —

Men's and women's track fared well over the weekend, netting 22 top three finishes during the Collegiate Open Indoor Classic on Friday.

Senior Adam Roach set a new meet record, finishing the men's one-mile run with a time of 4 minutes, 17 seconds.

Junior Sam Tilimon also set a meet record in the men's 60-meter hurdles, finishing with a time of 8.29 seconds.

Sjonne Mitchell took two first place finishes, marking a 7.93 second finish in the 60 meter dash - a team record - and a 26.34 second finish in the 200-meter dash.

Senior Courtney Kotewa took a first place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2 minutes and 20 seconds.

Megan Stalker also took a first- place finish for the women, marking a time of 18 minutes and 10 seconds in the 5000-meter run.

The Cardinals will travel to Ypsilanti on Saturday for their next meet at Eastern Michigan, scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.