Feb. 15, 2008

Allendale, Mich. - Eight other schools sent representatives to Allendale, Mich. to compete in the GVSU Open at Grand Valley State University. The Lakers performed well in the meet, taking first in 15 of the events. They will be back in action next weekend as the Grand Rapids Championships take place in Allendale, Mich. on Friday.

Ashley Jager picked up a victory for the Lakers, crossing the line first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.77 seconds. Abbey Zandbergen added a first-place finish in the 400-meter dash with a final time of 1:00.52. Katherine McCarthy took first in the mile run, crossing the finish line at 4:58.03. In the 55-meter hurdles, Danielle Fonseca's time of 8.45 seconds was the best at the meet, and so was Maegen Doyen's jump of 5'7" in the high jump. Miranda Farr cleared 12'4" in the pole vault to claim the win. Mary Bogner bested the field with a throw of 59'0.75" in the weight throw.

The men picked up a win in the 55-meter dash courtesy of Garron Lucius, who crossed the line in a time of 6.64 seconds. Ryan Rademacher finished second, just one-hundredth of a second behind Lucius, and so did Troy Rock. Rademacher did pick up a win later in the day with a jump of 23'8" in the long jump. Craig Rumpf added a win in the 400-meter dash, taking the victory with a time of 51.27 seconds. Todd Schuster's time of 4:17.89 in the mile took first place for Grand Valley. Lucius also picked up a win in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.61 seconds. In the field events, Nate Miller cleared 6'8.75" in the high jump to take first. Robert Metellus bested the field with a distance of 45'5" in the triple jump.