BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The Grand Valley State men's and women's track and field teams concluded action at the annual WKU Hilltopper Relays on Saturday.  GVSU met a handful of NCAA DII Provisional marks in various throws and sprints events.
 
Friday's field events saw a few top-five finishes, including Erika Lechner (13.35m; 3rd) and Elizabeth Pyles (12.66m;4th) in the shot put.  Jenna Doyle cleared 1.60m in the high jump, making her debut in the outdoor season, good for fourth-place. 
 
On the track, freshman Ashley Perryman earned a third-place finish in the 100m (12.25) and fifth-place time in the 200m (24.57).  Senior Nicole Sreenan met a provisional time in the 400m with a gold medal finish of 53.74 seconds, while Jessica Eby defeated the 400H competition as she crossed the line in 1:00.15.  The women's 4x100m team comprised of Perryman, Sreenan, Eby and Angelica Floyd took first with a time of 47.10. 
 
The men began action in the hammer throw, as Hunter Harding (60.08m) and Justin Scavarda (56.67) met provisional distances with a 1-2 finish.  Scavarda met another provisional mark (51.18m; 1^st) in the discus throw, as freshman Myles Kerner defeated the shot put field with a provisional distance of 17.14m.  Ryan Mount (2.00m) and Eli Kosiba (1.95m) finished first and second, respectively in the high jump. 
 
Jackson Blanchard (51.16) and Daniel Walker (51.27) punched 1-2 times in the 400H with provisional qualifications.  The men's 4x400m team of Walker, Jaylen Hasan, Alexander Porter and Blanchard swept the field with a finish of 3:15.93.
 
GVSU returns to action next weekend in Michigan and Kentucky, before opening outdoor action at home the following weekend (April 16-17).