2005 Winter
Honor Roll

8/29/05
Miller Joins SVSU Coaching Staff

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - Saginaw Valley State track and field head coach Jim Nesbitt has announced the hiring of assistant coach Melissa Miller for the 2005-06 school year effective immediately.
    "Melissa will be a welcome addition to the program," said Nesbitt. "She is a hard worker and brings experience being a student-athlete at Central Michigan." (More)

5/29/05
Four Men Compete at Nationals

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - Senior Jake Adams (Corunna, Mich.) started out the men's portion on Thursday with a 12th-place finish in the discus with a best toss of 164-2. Senior Pedro Ortega (Saginaw, Mich./Swan Valley) qualified for the finals in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:26.61 (8th place) and on Saturday finished 12th in the finals with a time of 9:54.14. Freshman Eltaro Hooper (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) competed in two events at nationals and finished 13th in the triple jump (47-7.25) and failed to place in the high jump registering no height in three jumps. Junior Adam Roach (Port Huron, Mich.) placed 15th in the 5000 meter preliminaries with a time of 15:07.63 and failed to qualify for the finals. (More)

5/19/05
FOUR CARDINALS QUALIFY FOR NATIONALS

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The men will be lead by freshman Eltaro Hooper (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln HS) who will be competing in two events, the high jump and the triple jump. He qualified 12th in the high jump with a mark of 6'-11'' and 18th in the triple jump leaping 47'-10.5''. (More)

5/6/05
GUERRERO NAMED MVP IN FIELD EVENTS AT GLIAC'S

ALLENDALE, Mich. - The SVSU Cardinals finished third at the 2005 GLIAC Outdoor Championships with 116 points and senior Mario Guerrero (Saginaw, Mich./Swan Valley) was named Male MVP in Field Events. Guerrero placed in the top four in three field events and won the high jump (6-7.5) and long jump (23-4.5) while finishing fourth in the triple jump (46-4.75). Guerrero earned 25 team points which was 22 percent of his team's total. (More)

4/30/05
GUERRERO AND GALLIER SHINE AT "GINA" RELAYS

HILLSDALE, Mich. - Senior Mario Guerrero (Saginaw, Mich./Swan Valley) and senior Mandie Gallier (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) each had big meets at the "Gina" Relays on Friday and Saturday. Guerrero participated in the decathlon for the first time and managed to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships with 6,561 points. He has the 11th-best point total among Division II athletes and won the event by more than four hundred points. Gallier finished in the top 10 in three events including a first place finish in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:00.11. In addition, she was sixth in the 400 dash (57.82) and ninth in the 100 hurdles (14.87). (More)

4/11/05
Hooper and Baranek Shine at Ferris State Invite

BIG RAPIDS, Mich. - Freshman Eltaro Hooper (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) set two personal bests on Saturday at the Ferris State Invite in Big Rapids. Hooper high jumped 6' 11" which is a provisional qualifying mark and then won the triple jump (46-4.75) by a foot. Junior Chris Baranek (Kawkawlin, Mich./Bay City Western) won two sprint events with a time of 11.12 in the 100 dash and 22.29 in the 200 dash. (More)

4/4/05
Cards Win Edmonds Invitational

RENSSELAER, Ind.. - SVSU began the outdoor track season at the Gene and Rose Edmonds Invitational on Saturday hosted by St. Joseph's College. The Cardinal men won the invitational with 200 team points, better than 31.50 team points by the second place Pumas of St. Joseph's. Sophomore Greg Schmit (Leslie, Mich.) won the grueling 5000 meters by a mere four seconds (15:57.27) over Anthony Kariuki of Marian College. (More)

3/12/05
Hooper Earns All-American Honors

BOSTON, Mass. - Senior Mary Jo Pouillon (Owosso, Mich.) and freshman Eltaro Hooper (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) both earned All-American honors based on their performances at the 2005 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships. On Friday, Hooper placed seventh in the high jump (6' 9.5") and earned 1.5 team points for the Cards. On Saturday, Pouillon also placed seventh in the shot put (45' 6.5") earning two team points. (More)

3/2/05
Five Cardinals Heading to National Championships

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - SVSU coach Jim Nesbitt is pleased to announce that five athletes will be competing at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships on March 11 & 12 in Boston, Mass. Chris Baranek (Kawkawlin, Mich./Bay City Western), Adam Roach (Port Huron, Mich.), Mario Guerrero (Saginaw, Mich./Swan Valley) and Eltaro Hooper (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) qualified for the men. Mary Jo Pouillon (Owosso, Mich.) qualified for the women. (More) (Entry List - Men)

2/26/05
Cards Finish Third at GLIAC Indoor Meet

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State men's track and field squad finished third at the 2005 GLIAC Indoor Championship with a team score of 82.5 points. Grand Valley State won the title with 192 points. Senior Mario Guerrero (Saginaw, Mich./Swan Valley) won the high jump and tied a meet record with a height of 6' 11". Guerrero also placed fourth in the long jump with a distance of 22' 8.5". (Recap)

2005 GLIAC Indoor Track and Field Championships

2004 Outdoor Photos

2004 Winter Honor Roll
Cardinal All-Americans (.pdf)

Athletic Questionnaire

Men's Outdoor Records

Men's Indoor Records

Recruiting Checklist (.pdf)
Interviewing Coach Nesbitt