Holland Public Schools

The Dutch XC Team saw a strong day at HC for their 2nd conference meet of the season. The girls team came in with an impressive 2nd place finish and the boys took 5th. In a race that focused on place towards points for all conference, the Dutch ran strong and many improved their finishing positions from the 1st conference meet (these are noted below). Improvements in strength, and mental focus were evident on a challenging day. Aiden Lambers, finished 1st for the Dutch and in a strong race, moved up three places in the conference, Jack Schulte was dialed in to finish 2nd for the team and moved up five places, Caelen Gray finished 3rd for the team with a strong showing to help the team, Will Rund raced tough for 4th and scored for the team, Louie Orme ran focused and finished 5th for the team and moved up two spots. Ryan Geerts looked strong in 6th for the team and moved up eleven spots, and Issac Bassett finished the varsity team in 7th moving up and impressive 14 spots from the first conference meet. With the lone PR of the day, Birch Russcher PRd came in with a 22:34. Olivia Weiss ran finished 1st for the Dutch in 4th place overall, moving up one spot in the conference. Molly Murphy moved up four spots in the conference, finishing 2nd for the Dutch, Tessa Nienhuis ran strong in third for the team, securing a great finish, Lexi Gibson moved up 8 spots in the conference with a gutsy race, Ashlyn Depoy ran in 5th for the team, contributing to the team score in a great spot, Eisele Prutch ran to an impressive 13th point improvement from the first conference meet, Harper Schoon-Tanis rounded up the varsity team, moving up nine spots in the conference rankings. The lone PR for the girls was Elle Foley with a 29:57. GIRLS TEAM SCORES 1 Holland Christian 26 2 Holland 84 3 Zeeland West 88 4 Zeeland East 92 5 Spring Lake 107 6 Hudsonville Unity 128 7 Hamilton 189 1 Holland Christian 26 2 Zeeland West 55 3 Spring Lake 102 4 Zeeland East 108 5 Holland 108 6 Hudsonville Unity 132 7 Hamilton 220