BLOG 2: Another good showing for Bulldogs during indoor track and field season

By Sandy Gholston

BIG RAPIDS – Ferris will have no shortage of opportunities to compete during indoor track and field season in Grand Valley State University’s mammoth new Laker Turf Building (home to its indoor track and field programs … among other teams) in Allendale.

So far, that facility has been good for the Bulldogs – particularly two a few members of the women’s track and field team. Ferris senior Krystle Wilson had the top individual finish as she claimed third in the 400-meter race with a time of 58.63 during the final round.

Tina Muir, coming off an outstanding All-American effort during cross country season, is running well so far during the indoor campaign as she reached the NCAA Division II National Provisional Qualification standard with her fifth-place finish in the mile run (5:01.30). Muir, who had a chance to return home to visit with friends and family in the United Kingdom, is back and reenergized.

Junior Emily Cross had a fifth-place effort in the high jump (1.56 meters) and senior Mikinzie Stuart, who already has had several impressive races early in this indoor season, placed sixth in the 3,000 (10:10.60).

During cross country season, interim first-year head coach Steve Picucci emphasized the importance of his athletes being ready to peak at the right time of the season. Picucci, who has been a fantastic find for the cross country and track and field programs, is trying to bring some of the magic he had during cross country season into the indoor track and field campaign.

The challenge this season will be substantial for the Bulldogs with strong nearby programs to compete against (including Grand Valley).

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