FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:


SVSU CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL


UNIVERSITY CENTER- The Saginaw Valley State University men's and women's cross country teams held the SVSU Invitational on Friday.
     The Lady Cardinals topped three teams to win the women's race, while the men came in third among five teams.
     Leading the way for the Lady Cardinals were seniors Michele Scherer (Marquette) and Kate Fall (Vassar) who tied for first place on the 6K course with the time of 24:17. Freshman Diane Johnston (Grand Blanc) finished third with a time of 26:10, while freshman Nicole Strohkirch (Gladwin) came in sixth with a time of 26:38. Sophomore Heather Kersjes (Corunna) was eighth at 26:51 for SVSU.
     Neil Smith of Macomb Community College won the 8K men's race with a time of 27:36.
     The Cardinal men were led by senior Mike Irwin (Lapeer/West), who was fourth with a time of 27:57. Junior Tim Watkins (New Boston/Riverview Gabriel Richard) came in 10th place at 28:31, while junior Mark Crews (Bay City/Western) finished 14th (28:49), sophomore Jim Wahl (St. Helen/Roscommon) was 19th (29:22), and sophomore Mohommed Waite (East Lansing) finished 21st (29:36).
     Saginaw Valley's next meet is Friday, September 8th, at the Northwood Invitational.

-- end --

For more information on Saginaw Valley State University XC visit:
http://www.svsu.edu/athletics/