The Cross Country regular season is officially behind us. With conference meets in the rearview mirror, and teams preparing for the Pre-Districts this week (meet locations, dates and times for those meets can be found here), it’s time for us to unveil our All-Conference teams. We have selected three teams of seven for the boys and the girls of each of the OK Conferences, in addition to the CSAA-Gold, our primary conferences we covered this year.
(Note: Players are listed A-Z by first name on each team)
OK RED
Boys 1st Team:
Connor Vachon (Jenison), Hamed Mohamed (EK), Jamin Thompson (Caledonia), Josh Oom (Caledonia), Jordan Domany (Caledonia), Jude Parks (Rockford), Shaka Elysee (EK)
Boys 2nd Team:
Bernardo Saldivar (Grandville), Carston Cole (West Ottawa), Colin Graham (Rockford), Kyle Sweeney (Rockford), Nolan Clark (Grand Haven) TJ Mellema (Rockford), Zac Zemba (Grandville)
Boys 3rd Team:
Alex Fahey (Rockford), Brett Guzman (Caledonia), Caden Dixon (Caledonia), Carson Lafferty (Rockford), Christian Colvin (Grand Haven), Nick Walters (Jenison), Seth Norder (Grand Haven)
Girls 1st Team:
Abby Bonnema (West Ottawa), Allie Arnsman (Grandville), Arianne Olson (West Ottawa), Ava Buitenhuis (Grand Haven), Bailey Ewen (Rockford), Maya Guikema (Jenison) Sophie Bonnema (West Ottawa)
Girls 2nd Team:
Abby Martin (Hudsonville), Elise VanStensel (Rockford), Megan Postma (West Ottawa), Payton Hosley (Grand Haven), Reiel Ghiglia (Hudsonville), Savanna Coulter (Caledonia), Tatum Verburg (Caledonia)
Girls 3rd Team:
Anna Tracey (Rockford), Emma Flanders (Rockford), Kaia Denhof (West Ottawa), Kate Heidema (Hudsonville), Maggie Otto (Jenison), Natalia Quigley (Caledonia), Sarah Spears (Hudsonville)
OK BLUE
Boys 1st Team:
Callen Carrier (Spring Lake), Carter Phillips (Spring Lake), Cris Perez (Allendale), Gavin VanSolkema (Unity Christian), Hayden Rhodea (Allendale), Ian Hill (Spring Lake), Parker Lambers (Holland Christian)
Boys 2nd Team:
Andrew DeBlecourt (Holland Christian), Asher Liu (Spring Lake), Cameron Moore (Allendale), Kolbe Mills (West Catholic), Max VanHuis (Hamilton), Nathan Terbeek (Allendale), Sam Strabbing (Holland Christian)
Boys 3rd Team:
Adam MacLeod (Spring Lake), Austin Brinks (Holland Christian), Benji Haak (Holland Christian), Hank Kooyer (Unity Christian), Josh Sevener (Spring Lake), Nate Freyhof (Hamilton), Sam Davidson (Spring Lake)
Girls 1st Team:
Alyssa Butterfield (Allendale), Ava Buhlman (Allendale), Emma Kern (Holland Christian), Jamie Lipecky (Coopersville), Lily Parker (Spring Lake), Maggie Duba (West Catholic), Nora Boufford (Spring Lake)
Girls 2nd Team:
Alaina Dokter (Holland Christian), Anna Hamlin (Allendale), Bea Reeser (Spring Lake), Jessie Postma (Unity Christian), Lauren Butterfield (Allendale), Lily LeSarge (West Catholic), Riley DeLore (Allendale)
Girls 3rd Team:
Alyssa Gerritsma (Holland Christian), Bella Charron (Hamilton), Chloe Lohman (Spring Lake), Eryn Bouwhuis (Spring Lake), Nathalie Strockis (West Catholic), Sarah Schloff (Holland Christian), Trina Farris (Hamilton)
OK GOLD
Boys 1st Team:
Aiden Sullivan (FHE), Austin O’Brien (Kenowa Hills), Ben Clason (FHE), Benne Anderson (Ottawa Hills), Clayton Akerman (Cedar Springs), Corey Bowers (Cedar Springs), Juan David Hernandez (Ottawa Hills)
Boys 2nd Team:
Caleb Boes (South Christian), Ethan Luurtsema (South Christian), Gabe White (Cedar Springs), Hendrik Nykamp (South Christian), Henry Bock (GRCC), Kyle McKee (FHE), Liam Walters (Ottawa Hills)
Boys 3rd Team:
Austin Mann (Cedar Springs), Benjamin Bridge (GRCC), Bodie McCloskey (FHE), Caleb Peterson (FHE), Sam Westra (South Christian), Travis Koon (Wayland), Zachary Hanson (Kenowa Hills)
Girls 1st Team:
Danika Fessenden (Cedar Springs), Ellory Clason (FHE), Emily Tomes (GRCC), Madison Ebright (Ottawa Hills), Naomi Dykstra (Ottawa Hills), Sarah Dixon (FHE), Selma Anderson (Ottawa Hills)
Girls 2nd Team:
Ally Ladd (Cedar Springs), Annalise Elliott (Cedar Springs), Ava Makowski (Wayland), Breck McCloskey (FHE), Jayden Turner (Kenowa Hills), Jessica Durkee (Middleville), Madison Wirt (FHE)
Girls 3rd Team:
Abby Winkle (South Christian), Ella Bowern (FHE), Emelia MacDonald (Middleville), Erika Posthmus (Kenowa Hills), Gabby Doucette (Kenowa Hills), Mallory Huttenga (South Christian), Olivia Barabas (Wayland)
OK GREEN
Boys 1st Team:
Caden Meyer (Zeeland East), Chase Holwerda (Zeeland West), Corban Hauch (Zeeland West), Jackson Helmer (Mona Shores), Joshua Ennen (Zeeland West), Klay Grant (Reeths Puffer), Nick Riemersma (Zeeland East)
Boys 2nd Team:
Adrian Castillo (Holland), Aidan Kreps (Mona Shores), Brett Schlaff (Reeths Puffer) Caleb Branch (Mona Shores), Caleb Smith (Zeeland West), Carson Holwerda (Zeeland West), Dylan Chmura (Holland)
Boys 3rd Team:
Hunter Tripp (Holland), Jack DeKruyter (Zeeland West), Jaxon Allen (Reeths Puffer), Mason Villarreal (Zeeland East), Mateo Quintanilla (Zeeland West), Nathan Golding (Zeeland West), Riley Scholten (Zeeland West)
Girls 1st Team:
Allison Kuzma (Zeeland East), Bella Hoffer (Zeeland West), Emily Macina (Zeeland East), Emma Dykens (Zeeland West), Kennedy Hynde (Reeths Puffer), Mary Huizingh (Zeeland East), Robyn Hunt (Mona Shores)
Girls 2nd Team:
Audrey Darling (Reeths Puffer), Cecilia Conrad (Mona Shores), Emalee Postma (Zeeland East), Eva Shinabery (Reeths Puffer), Greta Hondorp (Zeeland West), Julia Kooyer (Holland), Molly Macina (Zeeland East)
Girls 3rd Team:
Addie Grill (Zeeland East), Destiny Douglas (Mona Shores), Grace Lockhart (Reeths Puffer), Hannah Lewis (Zeeland East), Hannah Roark (Zeeland West), Kylie Raynor (Reeths Puffer), Samantha Wells (Zeeland West)
OK SILVER
Boys 1st Team:
Carter Vandermeer (Comstock Park), Christian Martinez (Kelloggsville), Ethan Rockburn (Belding), Jackson Jones (Sparta), Logan Manion (Calvin Christian), Luke Vitvliet (Calvin Christian), Nathan Jenkins (Calvin Christian)
Boys 2nd Team:
Chase Hubert (Sparta), Dan Kehoe (Calvin Christian), Hayden Cook (Sparta), Jax Wilson (Sparta), Maxwell McCarty (Belding), Peter Aupperlee (Calvin Christian), Ramon Moreno (Kelloggsville)
Boys 3rd Team:
Ben Wertz (Calvin Christian), Eliot Ward (Belding), Ethan Morrow (Comstock Park), Gavin Burd (Comstock Park), Gregory Janesak (Sparta), Kodey Howland (Sparta), Logan Balis (Belding)
Girls 1st Team:
Catherine Kortman (Calvin Christian), Jonathah Bouwman (Calvin Christian), Julia Finley (Belding), Kate Witvliet (Calvin Christian), Kennedi Wood (Sparta), Leanne Krombeen (Calvin Christian), Madyson Oudbier (Sparta)
Girls 2nd Team:
Abby O’Brien (Comstock Park), Carley Lamborne (Belding), Chloe Hoekstra (Calvin Christian), Emma Janesak (Sparta), Hanna Kroeze (Calvin Christian), Helena Kerber (Hopkins), Paige Wilson (Sparta)
Girls 3rd Team:
Abbie Buteyn (Calvin Christian), Alivia Lamborne (Belding), Kendyl Bjorkman (Sparta), Lauren Staal (Calvin Christian), Maddie Bennett (Sparta), Rylie Bjorkman (Sparta), Samantha Huizen (Sparta)
OK WHITE
Boys 1st Team:
Ben Zwart (GR Christian), Cole Weston (Lowell), Enzo Metz (East GR), Jack Peterson (GR Christian), Mitchell Goerge (FHN), Sam Yeager (FHC), Tinsae Nelson (GR Christian)
Boys 2nd Team:
Alex Thole (East GR), Davis Christy (East GR), Elijah Robinson (East GR), Jason Fredricks (Byron Center), Ryan Brinker (East GR), Sawyer Fowler (Lowell), Titus Bretzke (Greenville)
Boys 3rd Team:
Ethan Krampe (FHC), Jackson Fowler (Lowell), Joe Schellenberg (FHN), Keegan Cater (Lowell), Kyle James-Heer (FHC), Ryan McMahon (East GR), Tanner Wooden (FHC)
Girls 1st Team:
Abigail Petr (East GR), Ainsley Workman (East GR), Allison Cornell (FHN), Clara James-Heer (FHC), Drew Muller (East GR), Hannah Bodine (East GR), Madelyn Frens (GR Christian)
Girls 2nd Team:
Annika Sandman (Lowell), Camryn Bodine (East GR), Madison Rempalski (Northview), Natalie VanOtteren (GR Christian), Olivia Waalkes (GR Christian), Sydney Tran (FHN), Whitney Currie (FHC)
Girls 3rd Team:
Adia Sikkema (GR Christian), Cassidy Sanders (Northview), Jocelyn Hendricks (Northview), Natalie Dwortz (East GR), Peyton Ludwig (FHC), Reese Workman (East GR), Sophia Lado (East GR)
CSAA-GOLD
Boys 1st Team:
Adam Ward (Fremont), Ben Knuth (Big Rapids), Ben Paige (Fremont), Brennan Schuler (Fremont), Conor Somers (Fremont), Joshua Zerfas (Fremont), Nathan Walker (Fremont)
Boys 2nd Team:
Aidan Hollandsworth (Chippewa Hills), Andrew Hardy (Central Montcalm), Gavin Schuler (Fremont), Jake O’Neil (Chippewa Hills), Matthew Hardesty (Big Rapids), Ryan Allen (Reed City), Ryan Ososki (Big Rapids)
Boys 3rd Team:
Anthony Kiaunis (Reed City), Caden Hoezee (Tri-County), Jackson Fair (Fremont), Jaydon Gatehouse (Chippewa Hills), John Christensen (Fremont), Nathan Johnson (Fremont), Reece Welch (Grant)
Girls 1st Team:
Abbigail Kiaunis (Reed City), Ava Hollandsworth (Chippewa Hills), Clare Akin (Central Montcalm), Kate Langworthy (Big Rapids), Remington Arney (Newaygo), Sarah Storey (Chippewa HIlls), Taylor Mater-Gerth (Fremont)
Girls 2nd Team:
Elizabeth Chaffee (Newaygo), Erin Norton (Fremont), Gwendalynn Rickard (Big Rapids), Leah Converse (Fremont), Nora Smoes (Reed City), Taava Johnson (Fremont), Tea Hoffman (Central Montcalm)
Girls 3rd Team:
Claudia Francke (Reed City), Elizabeth Gates (Grant), Emily Curtis (Fremont), Jaylee Long (Newaygo), Paige Lofquist (Reed City), Reece Clark (Chippewa Hills), Savannah Vissman (Central Montcalm)
