Saturday, January 25, 2003

The Valparaiso Crusaders recorded several top performances on Saturday afternoon and evening at the Stan Lyons open held in Indianapolis.

Amanda Lee (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon H.S.) turned in the day's top finish with a third place effort in the 3,000m run. The junior crossed the finish line in 10:45.93.

Amy Mikel (Lemont, Ill./Fenwick H.S.) also represented the distance group in fine fashion with her fifth place performance in the mile with a time of 5:15.00.

In the sprints, Maggie Zellner (Downers Grove, Ill./Benet Academy) tied for sixth in the 400m dash, breaking the tape in 1:00.52.

On the infield, Holly Hagen (Hobart, Ind./Hobart H.S.) recorded a tenth place effort in the shot put with a toss of 36'10 ¼", while Martha Josephson (Detroit Lakes, Minn./Detroit Lakes H.S.) finished fifth in the high jump with a leap of 5'2" for Valpo's highest field event finishes.

The Crusaders will return to action on January 31-February 1 at the AllTel Classic in Findlay, Ohio.