LocalSportsJournal.com
SPRING LAKE – Oakridge senior Peyton Ruel led the pack and won the Mel Hal Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at Spring Lake High School.
Ruel completed the course in 16:50.38, just ahead of two Detroit Country Day runners who finished second and third.
Country Day won a tight race for the team title with 66 points. Buchanan had 67 and Western Michigan Christian had 72.
TEAM SCORES
1, Detroit Country Day 66; 2, Buchanan 67; 3, Western Michigan Christian 72; 4, Montague 85; 5, Oakridge 110; 6, Spring Lake 145; 7, Fruitport 172; 8, Mona Shores 214; North Muskegon – no team score.
WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN: 6, Matthias Morse, 17:18.80; 11, Owen Sytsema, 17:31.19; 16, Josiah Scholma, 17:50.65; 19, Reuben Anderson, 18:08.83; 20, Eli Morse, 18:17.06.
MONTAGUE: 8, Nolan Kessler, 17:26.68; 12, Noah Raeth, 17:34.76; 15, Alix Draves, 17:37,96; 18, Bucky Aney, 18:06.26; 32, Matthew Leatherman, 18:57.02.
OAKRIDGE: 1, Peyton Ruel, 16:50.38; 5, Bryce Falbe, 17:14.08; 14, Lawson Miller, 17:36.44; 43, Jayden Mueller, 19:41.70; 57, Logan Nuell, 20:09.13.
SPRING LAKE: 23, Levi Vanderlaan, 18:31.48; 26, Liam Tiles, 18:39.66; 27, Logan Franklyn, 18:52.30; 34, Ryder Woodwyk, 19:01.27; 36, Jayden Quist, 19:19.75.
FRUITPORT: 4, Vincent Pollock, 17:09.84; 28, Dylan Winskas, 18:53.61; 33, Landon Johnson, 19:00.05; 71, Josh Vanstelle, 22:38,04; 79, Landen Peck, 23:57.85.
MONA SHORES: 39, Daxton MacDonald, 19:31.79; 41, Zachary Lassanske, 19:41.25; 46, Cal Vanderwell, 19:47.87; 49, Ryan Khatir, 19:55.10; 52, Van Roach, 19:59.39.
NORTH MUSKEGON: 47, CJ Bennett, 19:51.63; 66, Benjamin Carpenter, 21:39.56; 78, Chase Stockman, 23:55.99; 84, Finneas Anderson, 33:55.49.
