Despite the winter storm raging outside, the Charger men kept the track hot at the GVSU Big Meet. To beat the ice and snow, the team left Thursday night rather than Friday afternoon. “Thursday morning I realized that the snow was going to totally encompass our travel time,” head coach Andrew Towne said. “Depending on...
The women’s track team competed this weekend at Grand Valley State University’s Big Meet, a two-day event. The meet excluded some members of the team, who are preparing for G-MACs. “I think, as a whole, this was the best meet we’ve had all year,” senior Victoria Wichman said. “We had to leave a day early...
Senior Hannah McIntyre led the women’s track team to victory in the mile race, the second distance victory in two weeks. McIntyre finished in 4:49.6. Junior Ally Eads, close behind, finished in second place with a time of 4:59.67. Freshman Christina Sawyer came in fifth and Addison Rauch, a sophomore, finished in 10th place. “My...
The Charger men delivered solid performances at the Wide Track Classic this past weekend. 800 athletes from the United States and Canada competed over two days. Head coach Andrew Towne said that the team’s performance on Saturday indicates that they are on track for the G-MAC Championships. “I think we’re a little banged up in...
How did you get into track and how long have you done it? Why did you start running? Seventh grade was the first year it was available for us. I think it was mom that said ‘You should try to do this.’ In soccer, we would always do running as punishment and so I...