OK Red Cross Country Update 10/3/20

OK Red Cross Country Update

The OK Red Cross Country season continued this week, and all seven teams were in action. Some highlights from meets involving teams in the OK Red:

Caledonia v Hudsonville Dual Meet

The Caledonia boys cross country team ran a perfect meet on Tuesday, as they got the lowest possible score in a 15-49 victory. Donovan Mattson (17:38.46) won the overall race, just 0.48 seconds ahead of teammate Jamin Thompson (17:38.94). Two seconds behind them was Brett Guzman (17:40.64), while Josh Oom (17:41.38), Jordan Domany (17:41.77) and Caden Dixon (17:54.20) gave Caledonia the top six times. Jaben Bakker led the way for Hudsonville with a 17:57.57.

The Hudsonville girls won their dual meet, defeating the Scots 21-38. Tatum Verburg (20:04.86) posted the best overall time, giving Caledonia one point, but Hudsonville placed the next four runners. Kate Heidema (20:36.45), Abby Martin (20:39.66), Sarah Spears (20:51.88) and Alicia Sabin (20:59.77) all had strong meets with their top five performances. They were joined by Elyse VandeGutche (21:20.43) in the scoring column. Barbara DeGood (21:09.34), Kaitlynn Robotham (21:29.31) and Natalia Quigley (21:37.87) rounded out Caledonia’s top ten performances.

East Kentwood v Jenison Dual Meet

The East Kentwood Falcons and Jenison Wildcats tied in the boys cross country race on Tuesday at 28 points. Connor Vachon (16:23.00) won the overall race, while Nick Walter (17:17.40), Cole Visser (17:36.50), Connor Lubberts (17:54.00) and Kaleb Maddox (18:06.60) scored points for the Wildcats. East Kentwood was led by Hamed Mohamed (16:49.20), Shaka Elysee (17:11.30), and Lucas Schneider (17:17.10) in the second, third and fourth position, while Eric Giles (18:04.90) and Maurice Barnes (18:10.70) also earned points.

In the girls race, Jenison nearly ran a perfect meet. They scored 16 points compared to East Kentwood’s 40. Maya Guikema (20:26.60), Claudia TenElshof (20:51.30), Maggie Otto (20:01.20), Lily Strelecki (21:07.20) and Rachael Barone (21:36.80) all turned in top six finishes for the Wildcats. East Kentwood was led by Cadence Schultz (21:24.60) in fifth place, while Soleil Moore (21:40.20), Torionna Waterman (21:50.20), and Alayna Babcock (22:07.00) cracked the top ten.

Grand Haven v Rockford Dual Meet

The Rockford Rams dominated the boys dual meet with a 17-38 victory. The Rams had the top three times of the race, as Jude Parks (15:56.78), Alex Fahey (16:39.92) and TJ Mellema (16:43.57) claimed those spots. Kyle Sweeney (16:57.48) and Carson Lafferty (16:58.94) also scored for Rockford. Nolan Clark (16:52.06) was the fastest runner for Grand Haven, while Logan Vining (17:11.98), Christian Colvin (17:14.31), Jonathan Tysman (17:17.17) and Cole Rodwen (17:24.06) earned points for the Bucs.

Rockford also won the girls race, that game a 23-35 victory. Ava Buitenhuis (19:36.03) was the fastest racer in this meet, but the Bucs next scorers were Payton Hosley (20:18.18), Allison Kelly (20:38.44), Eliza Taylor (20:43.57) and Margot Frendt (20:44.11). Victorious Rockford had six of the top eight racers: Bailey Ewen (19:44.88), Elise VanStensel (19:47.76), Anna Tracey (20:22.28), Emma Flanders (20:26.97), Jessica Harney (20:33.94) and Mara Sweeney (20:34.88).

Grandville v West Ottawa Dual Meet

The Grandville Bulldogs defeated West Ottawa in the boys dual meet by a score of 24-33. Grandville had five of the top eight finishers in this race. Bernardo Saldivar (16:45.20) was the fastest runner while Will Shults (17:41.02), Zach Richards (17:59.73), Justin Gorman (18:06.48) and Evan Kornoelje (18:21.75) also earned points for the team. Carston Cole (17:18.46) and Connor Wooley (17:24.44) finished second and third overall, while Alex Bos (18:18.36), Mayson Levandoski (18:32.25) and Matthew Sober (18:47.39) scored points for West Ottawa.

In the girls race, West Ottawa dominated in a 19-43 victory. Arianne Olson (18:36.52) won the overall race, while Sophie Bonnema (20:16.94), Abby Bonnema (20:17.20), Kaia Denhof (20:37.32) and Megan Postma (20:43.45) got on the scoring sheet. Grandville was led by Allie Arsnman (19:21.28) who finished second overall. Kaylee Scott (21:36.28) was the only other Bulldogs’ runner in the top ten.

Caledonia v West Ottawa Dual Meet

On Friday, the Fighting Scots nearly completed another perfect meet in their win over West Ottawa. They scored 16 points in a thirty-point victory (16-46). Jamin Thompson was able to reclaim the top spot with his 16:24.26, while Josh Oom (16:35.30), Caden Dixon (16:40.74), Jordan Domany (16:42.30) and Brett Guzman (16:53.15) all joined him in the scoring column. West Ottawa only placed two runners in the top ten, fifth place Carston Cole (16:48.58) and eighth place Connor Wooley (17:14.28).

The West Ottawa girls won the dual meet between these two schools in a runaway fashion, 17-41. Arianne Olson (18:44.37), Sophie Bonnema (19:38.17), and Abby Bonnema (19:42.04) finished in the top three spots, while Kaia Denhof (20:12.00) and Megan Postma (20:12.09) scored points. Caledonia was led by Tatum Verburg (19:52.98) who placed fourth, while Natalia Quigley (20:26.36), Barbara DeGood (21:04.20), Kaitlynn Robotham (21:19.06) and Madelyn Fennema (21:58.46) scored for the Fighting Scots.