The Hope College men's cross country team is chasing this weekend after its third top 10 regional finish in a row.
Coach Mark Northuis' Flying Dutchmen are racing at the Great Lakes Regional on Saturday hosted by Rose-Hulman Institute in Terre Haute, Indiana. The 8K race starts at 12:30 p.m.
Admission to the host site at Lavern Gibson Championship Course is $5.
Click here for regional preview page.
Photo of Julian Morrison by Lynne Powe
The top two finishing teams receive an automatic trip to nationals on Saturday, Nov. 21 in Winneconne, Wisconsin. The remaining teams are funneled into an at-large pool for additional selections.
In addition, the top seven individual runners who are not part of teams that ultimately qualify for the Division III Championships will also compete in Wisconsin.
Click here for the men's course map.
Hope is ranked eighth in the Great Lakes Regional poll. The Flying Dutchmen look to leapfrog a group that includes regionally ranked foes Allegheny Pennsylvania, Wabash Indiana, Calvin, Ohio Northern, Oberlin Ohio, Rose-Hulman and John Carroll Ohio.
Hope finished sixth in last year's regional meet.
Click here for the Flying Dutchmen's postseason history.
The Flying Dutchmen finished runner-up in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association this fall. Senior Joseph Beemer of St. Joseph, Michigan (St. Joseph HS) led Hope with a fourth-place effort.
