No. 12 Women’s Cross Country Runs at Two Meets, Eyes MIAA Championships

The 12th-ranked Hope College women's cross country team will race in the MIAA Championship next after competing at meets on Saturday in Illinois and West Michigan.

The Flying Dutch raced at the annual Interregional Invitational hosted by Augustana College at Saukie Golf Club in Rock Island, Illinois, near the Mississippi River.

In the Interregional Gold Division, sophomore Anna Sybenga (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Kalamazoo Central) clocked an 18th-place, 6K run of 21 minutes, 40.4 seconds.

Junior Olivia Ippel (St. Joseph, Michigan / St. Joseph) finished 36th at 21:57.7.

Sophomore Miranda Sawvel (Laramie, Wyoming / Centennial) placed 52nd at 22:15.2.

Freshman Marie Gates (Hudsonville, Michigan / Unity Christian) took 73rd at 22:27.9.

Freshman Abigail Lewis (Barrington, Illinois / Barrington Community) rounded out Hope's scoring after recording an 87th-place run of 22:33.8.

Hope scored 253 points and finished seventh out of 29 teams. Third-ranked University of Wisconsin-La Crosse won with 67 points.

In the Interregional Blue Division, freshman Ruth Miller (Indianapolis, Indiana / Herron) topped the Flying Dutch in 11th place at 22:33.0.

Senior Annika Sytsma (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Kalamazoo Central) placed 20th at 22:52.6.

Senior Shelby Bolser (St. Louis, Missouri / Kirkwood) finished 42nd at 23:13.8.

Senior Grace Baldauff (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania / Northgate) went 23:13.9 for 43rd place.

Sophomore Savannah Jackson (Saint Charles, Illinois / Saint Charles East) clocked a time of 23:27.2 for 50th place.

The Flying Dutch totaled 136 points for fifth place out of 29 teams. Wisconsin-La Crosse claimed the top spot with 25 points.

In Muskegon, sophomore Chloe Caulfield (Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan / Grosse Pointe South) recorded the Flying Dutch's top 5K time, placing 10th at 19:38.6. Sophomore Alaina Klooster (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Kalamazoo Central) also crossed the finish line in under 20 minutes, taking 14th at 19:56.1.

Hope next runs on Saturday, Oct. 31, at the MIAA Championships hosted at Marshall Country Club in Marshall, Michigan.

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Players Mentioned

Grace Baldauff: Senior; Biology

Shelby Bolser: Senior; Social Work

Chloe Caulfield: Sophomore

Olivia Ippel: Senior; Communication

Savannah Jackson: Sophomore

Miranda Sawvel: Sophomore

Anna Sybenga: Sophomore

Annika Sytsma: Senior; Biology

Marie Gates: Freshman

Abigail Lewis: Freshman

Players Mentioned

Grace Baldauff
: Senior; Biology

Shelby Bolser
: Senior; Social Work

Chloe Caulfield
: Sophomore

Olivia Ippel
: Senior; Communication

Savannah Jackson
: Sophomore

Miranda Sawvel
: Sophomore

Anna Sybenga
: Sophomore

Annika Sytsma
: Senior; Biology

Marie Gates
: Freshman

Abigail Lewis
: Freshman