Men's and women's outdoor track and field teams open their season at Aquinas Invitational

The Olivet College men's and women's outdoor track and field teams opened their 2008 season at the Aquinas College/Grand Rapids Open.

Individually, the men posted seven top 10 performances. The highest finisher was sophomore Blake Walters (Olivet), who placed fourth in the javelin with a throw of 151 feet, 3 inches. Freshman Vince Hanna (Marshall) had a pair of top 10 performances, finishing sixth in the triple jump (38 feet, 4 inches) and eighth in the long jump (20 feet).

Sophomore William Hopson (Eau Claire) cleared the high jump bar at 5 feet, 7 inches to place seventh. Freshman Maurice Lewis (Inkster/Academy of Inkster) finished eighth in the long jump (35 feet, 4 inches).

In the 100-meter dash, sophomore Patrick Clasgens (Livonia/Stevenson) and junior Joe Cleveland (St. Joseph) were ninth and tenth, respectively. Clasgens clocked-in at 11.72 seconds, and Cleveland was .01 behind him in 11.73 seconds. In addition, Olivet's 4x100-meter relay placed fourth in 44.08 seconds.

The Olivet women had four top 10 finishes, including two for freshman Ellen Schulz (Freeland). She tied for fourth-place in the high jump (4 feet, 11 inches) and was eighth in the long jump (15 feet, 7 inches). Junior Bridget Holtz (Union/Constantine) placed seventh in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 8 feet, 6 inches.

On the track, freshman Megan McCarty (Battle Creek/Harper Creek) was credited with a ninth-place finish in the 100-meter dash. She clocked-in at 13.89 seconds. The 4x100-meter relay team finished in third-place (:53.76).