Saginaw Valley State Open

Hillsdale’s women’s indoor track team traveled to Saginaw Valley State University on January 14 to compete at the Cardinal Collegiate Open meet.The women competed very well throughout the day, seeing many of their teammates place in numerous events.Sophomore sprinter Jenna Soccorsi had an outstanding day for the Chargers placing 5^th in the 400-meter dash (1:02.17) and 7^th in both the 55-meter dash (7.90) and 200 meter dash (27.90).Senior captain Maryea Pike ran a great time of 59.38 seconds in the 400-meter dash, only two-tenths of a second from the leader.Sophomore Alicia Britton finished 7^th in the 55 meter hurdles competition.Sophomore Jessica Warner worked hard and finished 6^th in the pole vault with a height of 8’6’’.Hillsdale’s historically strong distance runners continued to build upon their reputation with a fantastic meet.In the longest of the sprints, the 800 meters, Tara Shamey ran a time of 2:23.53, good for 5^th place.The Chargers dominated the mile run standings placing three runners in the top eight.Sophomore Kelly McNeilance led the way in 4^th place (5:26.01).Freshman Jenny Belsley was close on her heels in 5^th place (5:26.71).Taking 8^th place was sophomore Anna Webster (5:36.39).The Lady Chargers saw three more runners take top spots in the 3000-meter run as well.Tara Shamey came away with 2^nd place (10:59.46) and sophomore Kristen Warner grabbed 3^rd (11:10.88).Anna Webster continued her great day by taking 7^th (11:29.00).In the 5000 meter run, Allie Burum placed 2^nd only to an experienced unattached runner in 18.17.09.Trudy Chase ran well and was awarded 5^th place for her time of 19:03.20.Hillsdale also competed well in the two relay events.The Chargers took 4^th (4:16.57) and 8^th (4:25.48) in the 1600-meter relay.They also placed 3^rd in the 3200-meter relay with a time of (9:42.00).The Lady Chargers left SVSU’s James E. O’Neill, Jr. Arena with a lot to show for their efforts.They competed against 14 other teams, including four fellow GLIAC conference squads.