Regionally-Ranked Men's Cross Country Soars to Third-Place Finish at Wheaton Invitational

The regionally-ranked Hope College men's cross country team ran to a third-place finish at the Wheaton College (Ill.) Gil Dodds Invitational on Saturday.

The Flying Dutchmen garnered 90 points and placed behind only regionally-ranked University of Chicago and nationally-ranked Washington University in St. Louis. Chicago totaled 43 points, while No. 20 Wash U had 50.

Two Hope runners recorded Top 10 performances.

Junior Connor Vachon (Jenison, Michigan / Jenison) clocked a fifth-place run of 24 minutes, 39.3 seconds.

Sophomore Ian Petruska (Fort Collins, Colorado / Fort Collins) posted a ninth-place effort of 25:11.8.

Three more sophomores rounded out the Flying Dutchmen's point total.

Nile Devers (Gobles, Michigan / Gobles) took 23rd at 25:36.5.

Carston Cole (Holland, Michigan / West Ottawa) placed 24th at 25:40.1.

Chad Perrine (Jackson, Michigan / Jackson) went 32nd at 25:47.4.

Nine more Hope runners finished in the Top 100 of the 294-runner field.

40. Senior Gabe DeYoung (Saegertown, Michigan / Saegertown), 25:57.5;
43. Senior Dan Campbell (Brighton, Michigan / Brighton)l, 26:02.0;
52. Senior Eli Meder (Williamston, Michigan / Lansing Catholic), 26:15.1;
54. Sophomore Jonas Fraley-Burgett (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Kalamazoo Central), 26:17.1;
73. Junior Ryan Allspach (Glen Ellyn, Illinois / Glenbard South), 26:29.9;
77. Sophomore Erickson Kunzler (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Catholic Central), 26:35.06;
91. Junior Jonathan Harlow (Holland, Michigan / Home School), 26:47.8;
92. Sophomore Luke Skuratowicz (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Kalamazoo Central), 26:48.9:
100. Sophomore Owen Harries (Lexington, South Carolina / Lexington), 26:54.1.