September 2022
Cross Country at Northwood Invitational
The Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams opened their season at Northwood University. For the men, freshman Kyler Dean (Vicksburg) finished 18th overall and broke the men’s 6k school record with a time of 19:33. Complete men’s results are HERE. The women’s team finished 4th, led by sophomore Faith Clark (Fruitport). Complete women’s results are HERE. The Jayhawks are back in action on Saturday, 9/17 at The GRCC Raider invite at Gainey Athletic Facility.
Cross Country at GRCC XC Invite
The MCC Men’s team finished 16th overall and got an outstanding performance from Freshman Kyler Dean (Vicksburg) in his first college race. Dean finished the race in 12th place overall, and he was the first community college runner across the finish line with a time of 26:04. Complete results here. The Women’s team bounced back from a rough first week as they also finished 16th overall. Freshman Grace Lockhart (Reeths-Puffer) was the top finisher for the women; she ran 21:28…
Cross Country at Firebird Invitational hosted by Kirtland CC
The Men’s Cross Country Team finished 7th of 14 teams and the Women’s Team was 8th of 13 team. Kyler Dean (Vicksburg) finished in first place with a time of 26.29, a full 30 seconds in front of the next finisher. Ryan Rymal (Spring Lake) was the next Jayhawk across the line at 31.05, followed by Connor Lodholtz (Fruitport) at 31:41. Complete results can be found here. Grace Lockhart (Reeths-Puffer) continues to lead the women’s team, she finished 23rd with…
Cross Country at OCC Raider Invitational hosted by Oakland CC
The Jayhawk Men’s Cross Country Team finished in 7th place at the Raider Invitational, hosted by Oakland Community College and the Women’s Team finished in 6th place. The men’s team was paced by Kyler Dean (Vicksburg) who finished in first place with a time of 25:53, good for a new MCC record. Complete results for the men’s race are here. The top finisher for the women’s team was Faith Clark (Fruitport), who finished 17th overall. Complete results for the women’s…
October 2022
Cross Country – Jayhawk Invitational hosted by Muskegon CC
The Muskegon Community College Cross Country teams welcomed Muskegon area high schools Saturday morning for the GMA Cross Country event, before hosting 14 men’s teams and 9 women’s teams, along with many unattached runners, for the Jayhawk Invitational at University Park Golf Course. Kyler Dean (Vicksburg) continued to impress with another school record on the way to a 4th place overall finish with a time of 24:56.40. The team finished in 9th place overall with scoring from Kaden Hainer (Montague),…
Cross Country-MCCAA Championship & NJCAA Region XII Championship
The Cross Country teams competed at Gainey Complex in Grand Rapids in the MCCAA and Region XII Championships on Saturday, 10/29. The course was wet and muddy, but Kyler Dean (Vicksburg) continued to dominate the competition as he ran away from the second place finisher to claim MCC’s first ever Individual champion. Dean was also named Region XII and MCCAA Runner of the year. Also completing the course for the Men’s team were Ryan Rymal (Spring Lake), Kaden Hainer (Montague),…
November 2022
Cross Country NJCAA Nationals
The Muskegon Community College Cross Country teams were represented by three runners at the NJCAA National Championships in Tallahassee, FL; Neva Hundt (Whitehall) and Grace Lockhart (Reeths-Puffer) from the women’s team and Kyler Dean (Vicksburg) from the men’s team. Battling high emotions and season struggles both Hundt and Lockhart competed with heart and finished 10 places better than their entry rankings and in the top half of all runners. Dean was recognized as the USATFCCCA Runner of the Year at…