Calvin Cross Country Teams Finish First at MIAAJamboree

September 28, 2002

The nationally-ranked Calvin men's and women's cross country teams flashed their dominant form at the MIAA jamboree hosted by St. Mary's College Saturday afternoon. Ranked sixth in the latest NCAA III poll, the Calvin men claimed six of the top eight and eight of the top ten spots to post a first place score of 19 points. On the women's side, fourth-ranked Calvin posted a perfect score of 15 points behind a 1-2-3-4-5 finish.

Calvin sophomore Hendrik Kok (Lynden, WA) captured the men's race with a time of 25:22, finishing 22 seconds ahead of Albion's Nick Mockeridge who took second. Calvin junior Matt Edwards (Grand Blanc HS) was third in 25:52 followed by sophomore Brian Maat (Holland Christian HS) in fourth (26:04); junior Tim Avery (Rochester, NY) in fifth (26:04); and junior Brian Paff (National City, CA) in sixth (26:04). Freshman Jessie Kleinjan (Chino, CA) was Calvin's sixth finisher, placing eighth with a time of 26:07 while junior Kris Koster (Grand Rapids Christian HS) was 10th in 26:16.

Combined, the Calvin men captured 15 of the top 19 spots.

In the women's race, Calvin junior Jessie Lair (Southfield Christian HS) claimed first place honors with a time of 18:34. Lair finished twenty seconds ahead of junior teammate Sarah Hastings (Traverse City Central HS) who took second in 18:54. Junior Rachel Baber (Brandon, WI) took third in 19:01 with senior Jodi VerMeulen (Holland Christian HS) taking fourth (19:13) and freshman Camille Medema (Grand Rapids Christian HS) taking fifth (19:21). Freshman Rachel Reed (Oak Park, IL) was the sixth runner for Calvin, placing seventh in 19:27 with senior Tami VerMeulen (Holland Christian HS) rounding out Calvin's top-seven with a 10th place time of 19:35.

The MIAA jamboree is worth one-third of the final league standings with the MIAA Championships making up the remaining two-thirds. The MIAA Championships will be hosted by Alma on November 2.

Both Calvin teams will now prepare to compete in the prestigious Notre Dame Invitational October 4.

MIAA MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY JAMBOREE September 28, 2002

Calvin 19 Albion 68 Hope 70 Kalamazoo 132 Alma 135 Olivet 137

CALVIN FINISHERS

Hendrik Kok (25:22) 1st place Matt Edwards (25:52) 3rd place Brian Maat (26:04) 4th place Tim Avery (26:04) 5th place Brian Paff (26:04) 6th place Jesse Kleinjan (26:09) 8th place Kris Koster (26:16) 10th place David Haagsma (26:18) 11th place Jeff Engbers (26:20) 12th place Kyle Carrick (26:21) 13th place Andy Yazzie (26:34) 15th place Abe Huyser-Honig (26:38) 16th place Josh VanderWiele (26:43) 17th place Joel Reasoner (26:55) 18th place Steve Kurczy (27:03) 19th place Tim VanHaitsma (27:16) 21st place Joel Alberts (27:38) 28th place

MIAA WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY JAMBOREE RESULTS 9-28-02

Calvin 15 Hope 63 Kalamazoo 108 Albion 109 Alma 117 Adrian 175 St. Mary's 176

CALVIN FINISHERS

Jessie Lair (18:34) 1st place Sarah Hastings (18:54) 2nd place Rachel Baber (19:01) 3rd place Jodi VerMeulen (19:13) 4th place Camille Medema (19:21) 5th place Rachel Reed (19:27) 7th place Tami VerMeulen (19:35) 10th place Sarah Tinholt (19:48) 14th place Katie VanBeek (19:49) 15th place Melinda VanKirk (20:20) 21st place Tracey Dykstra (20:50) 27th place Laura Scholma (21:05) 37th place Nikki Buurma (21:33) 47th place Jenn Walter (21:56) 60th place

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