The Hope College men's cross country team ran to an 8th place finish in the Blue Division and a fourth-place finish in the Silver Division at the Greater Louisville Classic on Saturday. 

In the Blue Division, a total of 48 teams competed at the E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park course. 

Every Flying Dutchmen recorded a sub-27-minute 8k run in Louisville, Kentucky, in the group of 433 total runners.  

Junior Connor Vachon (Jenison, Michigan / Jenison HS) led the pack of Hope runners with a time of 25:03.2 to finish in the top 15. 

Sophomore Carston Cole (Holland, Michigan / West Ottawa) finished at 26:00.2.

Sophomore Ian Petruska (Fort Collins, Colorado / Fort Collins) clocked a time of 26:00.6. 

Senior Eli Meder (Wiliamston, Michigan / Lansing Catholic) crossed the finish line at 26:08.7.

Sophomore Chad Perrine (Jackson, Michigan / Jackson) had a time of 26:08.7.

Fifth-year Gabe DeYoung (Saegertown, Pennsylvania / Saegertown) finished at 26:37.5.

Sophomore Nile Devers  (Gobles, Michigan / Gobles) completed the Hope runners in the Blue division with a time of 26:56.0. 

The top individual runner was Enrique Salazar of Manchester with a time of 24:21.2. 

The Silver division squad posted a 4th place finish out of 55 teams as junior Lucas Guidone (Chicago, Illinois / Taft) crossed first for Hope with a time of 26:41.3. 

Sophomore Erickson Kunzler (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Catholic Central) ran in at 26:59.7 in the pack of 289 total runners. 

Junior Jonathan Harlow (Holland, Michigan / homeschool) finished at 27:06.4.

Sophomore Jonas Fraley-Burgett (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Central) clocked a time of 27:10.6. 

Sophomore Luke Skuratowicz (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Central) crossed the finish line at 27:15.9. 

Sophomore Owen Harries (Lexington, South Carolina / Lexington) went 27:22.6. 

Junior Ryan Allspach (Glen Ellyn, Illinois / Glenbard South) rounded out the pack of Grand and Blue with a time of 27:24.6. 

The Great Lakes Region fourth-ranked Flying Dutchmen take to the course again on Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Pre-National Invitational in Newville, Pennsylvania, at 11 a.m.