April 21, 2008

West Lafayette, Ind. - Three different Lakers earned first-place finishes as Grand Valley State's men's and women's track teams competed at the Dave Rankin Invite in West Lafayette, Ind. Jenn O'Shesky, Heather VanderSlik all finished at the top of their respective events at the Purdue-hosted event over the weekend.

O'Shesky's time of 1:02.38 was two-hundredths of a second faster than second place in the 400-meter hurdles, earning her the first-place finish. Kirsten Nozime and Danielle Fonseca also ran well in the event, finishing third and fourth, respectively. VanderSlik cleared 5'7.25" to win the high jump, with fellow Laker Maegan Doyen taking third by clearing 5'4.25".

Lucius earned GVSU's only top-place finish on the men's side, claiming first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.15 seconds. His time was just three-hundredths of a second faster than second place. Lucius also took third in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.77 seconds. Peter Antor's time of 53.99 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles gave him a second-place finish. Weston Buchan also picked up a third-place finish in the javelin throw with a distance of 158'9".