Results

ALLENDALE, Mich. – The Grand Valley State men's and women's track and field teams opened the season at home in the Bob Eubanks Open on Saturday, Jan. 16.  The women collected seven NCAA Division II provisional qualifications while the men picked up one automatic qualification and 10 provisional marks. 
 
Senior Allie Ludge led the women in the mile with a time of 4:50.23, good for a provisional qualification and first place.  Junior Olivia Brian took first place in the 3,000m with a 9:48.52 provisional qualification, more than five seconds faster than the runner-up.  Nicole Sreenan picked up right where she left off last season, earning two first place finishes and provisional qualifications in the 60m (7.51) and 200m (24.11). 
 
In the field, sophomore Emma Richards collected a provisional qualification in the shot put (14.79m) while Judith Essemiah (18.90m) and Franesha Robinson-Mitchell (18.49m) picked up provisional qualifications in the weight throw.  Senior Angelica Floyd earned first place in the long jump with a hurdle of 5.49m. 
 
The men swept the top-three spots in the mile, with Caleb Futter (4:06.26), Dennis Mbuta (4:09.15) and Connor Schwartz (4:10.55) earning provisional qualifications.  Redshirt senior Isaac Harding did not disappoint in his Laker debut, finishing second in the 3,000m with a provisional qualification of 8:11.09.  Junior Tanner Chada followed his footsteps with a provisional time of 8:14.57. 
 
Senior Justin Scavarda wasted no time earning a spot at DII Nationals with an automatic qualification of 18.55m in the shot put and a provisional mark of 19.40m in the weight throw.  Freshman Myles Kerner (16.93m) and redshirt senior Leon White (17.85m) nabbed provisional qualifications in the shot put and weight throw, respectively.  In the high jump, Elijah Kosiba and Ryan Mount tied for first place with a provisional clear of 2.04m.  

That didn't take long!

Scavarda hits an @NCAADII automatic qualification in the shot put (18.55m) and a provisional qualification in the weight throw (19.40m) 💪#AnchorUp pic.twitter.com/BAzsM7NjcQ

— GVSU XCTF (@GVSUXCTF) January 16, 2021

The Lakers return home next Saturday, Jan. 23 for the annual Mike Lints Alumni Open at 1 p.m.  Check gvsulakers.com and social media @GVSUXCTF for meet information.