No. 20 Men’s Cross Country Set for MIAA Championships After Running in Illinois and Muskegon

The 20th-ranked Hope College men's cross country team ran one final tune-up for the upcoming MIAA Championships on Saturday near the Mississippi River.

The Flying Dutch raced at the annual Interregional Invitational hosted by Augustana College at Saukie Golf Course in Rock Island, Illinois. The 37-team meet featured eight nationally ranked teams. Hope finished eighth with 298 points.

Hope also ran at the Muskegon Community College Jayhawk Invite on Saturday, placing fifth out of 16 teams with 106 points.

At Augustana, sophomore Elijah Forbord (Howell, Michigan / Brighton) led the Orange and Blue by clocking a 17th-place 8K run of 24:38.7.

Junior Elias Kretchmar (Granville, Ohio / Granville) crossed the finish line next for the Flying Dutch, placing 57th at 25:10.0.

Junior Joe Waalkes (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Grand Rapids Christian) took 62nd at 25:13.9.

Sophomore Aiden Moore (Battle Creek, Michigan / Lakeview) recorded a 67th-place effort of 25:15.4.

Junior Cooper Jacobsen (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Forest Hills Eastern) capped Hope's scoring with a 115th-place run of 25:44.2.

Top-ranked Wartburg College claimed first place with 64 points, 43 points fewer than runner-up and 11th-ranked North Central College. Hope placed ahead of ninth-place Calvin University (357) and other non-ranked teams in the field.

In Muskegon, sophomore Tyler Outlaw (Brighton, Michigan / Brighton) topped the Flying Dutch with a 14th-place, 8K effort of 26:47.1 at the MCC Golf Course. Sophomore Kaden Forward (Bear Lake, Michigan / Bear Lake) took 18th at 26:59.3.

Hope's next race is the MIAA Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31, at Marshall Country Club in Marshall, Michigan.

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Players Mentioned

Elijah Forbord: Sophomore

Kaden Forward: Sophomore

Cooper Jacobsen: Junior; Exercise Science

Elias Kretchmar: Junior; Mechanical Engineering

Aiden Moore: Sophomore

Tyler Outlaw: Sophomore

Joe Waalkes: Junior

Players Mentioned

Elijah Forbord
: Sophomore

Kaden Forward
: Sophomore

Cooper Jacobsen
: Junior; Exercise Science

Elias Kretchmar
: Junior; Mechanical Engineering

Aiden Moore
: Sophomore

Tyler Outlaw
: Sophomore

Joe Waalkes
: Junior