Holland Public Schools

The Dutch XC team raced to strong finishes and earned medals on Saturday at the Portage Invite. The girls team took 5th place out of 43 schools, and the boys team took 17th place out of 44 schools. For the girls, Olivia Weiss and Molly Murphy (4th freshman overall) medaled in the top 50 at the invitational, placing 11th and 31st in the D2 race out of 295 runners. Additional scorers in the varsity race for the Dutch included Tessa Neinhuis, who fought hard to finish strong for the team; Lexi Gibson, who moved up 35 places during the race; and Ashlyn Depoy, who finished strong in the last scoring position for the Dutch, followed by Harper Schoon-Tanis and Eisele Prutch to round out the varsity team for the day. The girls all ran strong, helping their team and contributing to the score ahead of many Regional teams. In the boys race, Aiden Lambers took 40th out of 294 runners to medal for the Dutch. Caelen Gray ran strong in 2nd for a great score for the team, moving up 67 spots during the race. Jack Schulte took 2nd freshman overall in the D2 race. Will Rund raced and moved up 39 spots to a PR for the team. Myles Pitcher finished strong for the scorers, with Rian Powers and Luke Arendshorst rounding out the varsity team.