Three top-10 runners carried the Hope College women's cross country team to a second-place finish at the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships on Saturday in Grand Rapids.

The Flying Dutch's score of 55 points at Gainey Athletic Complex trailed only Calvin's 27 points.

Junior Julia Stock of Spring Lake, Michigan (Grand Haven HS), led Hope with a fifth-place, 6K effort of 22 minutes, 35 seconds.

Junior Michelle Kerr of Dearborn, Michigan (Divine Child HS), finished seventh at 22:40.

Sophomore Emily Joosse of Chillicothe, Ohio (Zane Trace HS), came in 10th at 22:44.

Photo of Stock, left, and Joosse, right, by Rob Kurtycz

Hope rounded out its scoring from sophomore Erin Herrmann of Wheaton, Illinois (Wheaton-Warrenville South HS), in 16th at 23:11 and Rachael Webb of Grandville, Michigan (Grandville HS), at 23:20.

Senior Katie Afton of Portage, Michigan (Portage Central HS), placed 18th for Hope at 23:20, while senior Emily Wrozek of Clarklake, Michigan (Hanover-Horton HS), was 19th at 23:28.

Hope finished 40 points ahead of third-place Albion. Alma (113) took fourth and was followed by Saint Mary's (119), Adrian (162), Trine (206), Olivet (217) and Kalamazoo (243). 

The Flying Dutch will compete next at the NCAA Division III Regional on Saturday, Nov. 15, in King Island, Ohio.