WM Christian cross country teams finish among leaders at Sparta Invitational; Kent City runners finish first

LocalSportJournal.com

SPARTA—A number of local boys and girls cross country teams participated in the Sparta Invitational on Saturday.

In the boys’ Silver Division, Western Michigan Christian finished in third place with a score of 76 while Kent City finished in fourth place with 86.

Kent City junior Samuel Martini took top individual honors with a time of 16:09.30.

Other local top finishers included: sophomore Matthias Morse (WMC/sixth), junior Graeson Lawrence (WMC/11th), senior Jonathan Clausing (WMC/12th) and junior Jaren Vogel (Kent City/17th).

In the girls Silver Division, Western Michigan Christian finished in the runner-up position with 65 points and Kent City followed them in third place with score of 94.

Kent City sophomore Lila Volkers took top individual honors with a time of 18:28.71.

Other local top finishers included: sophomore Grace VanderKooi (WMC/fifth), junior Grace Folkema (WMC/10th), junior Gracie Houtman (Kent City/15th), junior Isabella Max (Kent City/16th), junior Eleanor Kingshott (WMC/17th) and senior Brianna Zuidema (WMC/19th).

The top finisher for Fruitport Calvary Christian was sophomore Ava Wilson in 28^th place.

In the boys White Division, Grant finished in sixth place with a team score of 155 points.

Junior Brodie Delamater finished in sixth place with a time of 16:59.06 while his junior teammate, Charlie Atwood, finished in 34^th place.

In the boys Gold Division, Fruitport finished with 121, good for a fifth-place finish.

Top finishers for the Trojans included: sophomore Vincent Pollock (10^th), senior Johnathon McMullin (22^nd) and junior Ethan Horan (25^th).

In the girls Gold Division, Spring Lake finished in the runner-up position with a score of 55, while Fruitport tallied 157 points for a sixth-place finish.

Spring Lake senior Lily Parker finished in third place with a time of 19:01.69 and her sophomore teammate Lexie Ruffing came in fourth with a time of 19:24.38.

Other top finishers included: Bee Reeser (Spring Lake/11th), Valerie Pollock (Fruitport/17th) and Tatum Dykstra (Fruitport/25th).

In the girls Gold Reserve Division, Spring Lake finished in second place with 49 points.

Spring Lake sophomore Lydia Recor took top individual honors, finishing with a time of 22:49.20. She was followed by senior Giselle Cossey wh0 finished in eighth place and freshmen Samantha Conley in 11^th place.