Western Michigan Christian boys, led by Morse, earn berth in Division 3 state cross country finals

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ALLENDALE – Western Michigan Christian senior Matthias Morse took first place in Saturday’s Division 3 regional cross country meet.

Morse toured the course in 16:02.79 and led the Warriors to a second-place finish and a berth in next weekend’s state finals at Michigan International Speedway. Grand Rapids Covenant Christian won the regional title with 63 points.

Sophomore Owen Sytsema was the second Warrior to cross the finish line, followed by Josiah Scholma in 18th, Alexander Lawrence in 19th and Rueben Anderson in 23rd.

Other top finishers for local teams included Newaygo’s David Castrejon, who finished fifth and Montague’s Nolan Kessler, who came in eighth.

TEAM SCORES
1, Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 63; 2, Western Michigan Christian 72; 3, Holland Black River 84; 4, Wyoming Potter’s House 88; 5, Montague 103; 6, Kent City 215; 7, Saranac 235; 8, Olivet 244; 9, Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 258; 10, Newaygo 258; 11, Delton-Kellogg 264; 12, Parchment 274; 13, Grandville Calvin Christian 326; 14, Ravenna 355.

WESTERN MICHIGAN CHRISTIAN: 1, Matthias Morse, 16:02.79; 11, Owen Sytsema, 17:02.48; 18, Josiah Scholma, 17:22.70; 19, Alexander Lawrence, 17:24.64; 23, Reuben Anderson, 17:33.16.

MONTAGUE: 8, Nolan Kessler, 17:00.08; 12, Alix Draves, 17:06.02; 16, Owen Raeth, 17:11.93; 24, Bucky Aney, 17:34.03; 43, Matthew Leatherman, 18:21.00.

KENT CITY: 26, Brandon McCullough, 17:50.56; 31, Gage Stray, 18:02.44; 32, Fernando Diaz-Guzman, 18:05.09; 49, Liam Imhoff, 18:44.17; 79, Ian Schuiling, 19:50.90.

NEWAYGO: 5, David Castrejon, 16:48.20; 48, Brayden Carlson, 18:42.52; 50, Rooster Poll, 18:44.42; 72, Zachary Spaulding, 19:29.12; 89, River Borkowski, 22:12.13.

RAVENNA: 35, Levi Kass, 18:06.73; 68, Levi Scott, 19:17.61; 83, Tyler Pelham, 20:07.35; 90, Christian Schullo, 22:18.39; 93, Andan Skuse, 23:12.33.

NORTH MUSKEGON: 66, CJ Bennett, 19:15.43; 87, Benjamin Carpenter, 21:08.94; 88, Chase Stockman, 21:39.84; 101, Finneas Anderson, 28:58.12.

GRANT: 76, Shawn Warmuskerken, 19:41.62; 102, Dylan Carpenter, 35:20.78.