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    MIAA Men's Cross Country Report

    Final Seasonal Standings

    1. Calvin
    2. Hope
    3. Adrian
    4. Albion
    5. Trine
    6. Alma
    7. Kalamazoo
    8. Olivet

    The MIAA cross country championship is determined on the basis of two meets involving all schools. One jamboree during the season determines one-third of the seasonal champion and a season-ending meet determines the remaining two-thirds.


    Saturday, November 15
    NCAA Regional at Otterbein, Ohio

    Team Scores: 1. Calvin 37. 2. Ohio Northern 88. 3. Mount Union, Ohio 121. 4. Heidelberg, Ohio 133. 5. Case Western, Ohio 165. 10. Hope 284. 15. Adrian 419. 17. Albion 487. 20. Alma 534. 24. Trine 637. 31. Kalamazoo 920.

    Top MIAA Runners (8K) (All-Region): 1. Jed Christiansen, Calvin, 24:44.03. 2. Erik VanKampen, Calvin, 24:50.10. 3. Nate DeHaan, Calvin, 25:03.72. 10. Dan Vanden Akker, Calvin, 25:24.82. 15. Seth Weener, Hope, 25:26.89. 18. Tim Murray, Trine, 25:35.54. 21. Tim Langenberg, Calvin, 25:41.70. 31. Jake Christiansen, Calvin, 25:48.91. 32. George Visser, Calvin, 25:48.92.

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    All-MIAA Honors

    MIAA Most Valuable Runner
    Jed Christiansen, Calvin
    (senior from Greenville, Pa./Greenville HS)

    All-MIAA First Team
    Jed Christiansen, Calvin**** (senior from Greenville, Pa./Greenville HS)
    Erik VanKampen, Calvin*** (senior from Elmhurst, Ill./Timothy Christian HS)
    Nate DeHaan, Calvin*** (senior from Byron Center/Grand Rapids South Christian HS)
    Dan Vanden Akker, Calvin** (senior from Grand Rapids/South Christian HS)
    George Visser, Calvin* (junior from Winfield, Ill./West Chicago HS)
    Tim Murray, Trine* (senior from Sturgis/Sturgis HS)
    Rob Bailey, Hope** (senior from Portage, Ind./Portage HS)
    Jake Christiansen, Calvin* (sophomore from New Ipswich, N.H./Mascenic Regional HS)
    Nick Kramer, Calvin* (freshman from Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian HS)
    Seth Weener, Hope** (senior from Grandville/Grandville HS)
    * denotes years All-MIAA first team

    All-MIAA Second Team
    Matt Wiersum, Hope (junior from Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS)
    Bob Palmer, Adrian (junior from Vassar/Vassar HS)
    Ben Alger, Albion (sophomore from Grass Lake/Grass Lake HS)
    Christopher Elsey, Adrian (senior from Milford/Brighton HS)
    Zach King, Hope (senior from Portage/Portage Northern HS)
    Paul VanderVelde, Hope (senior from Lawrence, Kan./Free State HS)

    2008 Results

    Saturday, November 1
    MIAA Championship Meet at Kalamazoo

    Team Scores: 1. Calvin 18. 2. Hope 54. 3. Adrian 87. 4. Albion 120. 5. Trine 144. 6. Alma 146. 7. Kalamazoo 198. 8. Olivet 243.

    Top Ten Finishers (8K): 1. Jed Christiansen, Calvin, 24:39. 2. Erik VanKampen, Calvin, 24:54. 3. Nate DeHaan, Calvin, 25:11. 4. Dan Vanden Akker, Calvin, 25:18. 5. Rob Bailey, Hope, 25:18. 6. Seth Weener, Hope, 25:19. 7. Tim Murray, Trine, 25:20. 8. George Visser, Calvin, 25:20. 9. Tim Langenberg, Calvin, 25:23. 10. Nick Kramer, Calvin, 25:28.

    Complete Results

    Friday, September 26
    MIAA Jamboree at Saint Mary’s
    Team Scores: 1. Calvin 15. 2. Hope 60. 3. Adrian 102. 4. Albion 114. 5. Trine 136. 6. Alma 138. 7. Kalamazoo 219. 8. Olivet 247.

    Meet Winner (8K): Jed Christiansen, Calvin, 26:08.

    Top Ten Finishers: 1. Jed Christiansen, Calvin, 26:08. 2. Nate DeHaan, Calvin, 26:10. 3. Erik Van Kampen, Calvin, 26:14. 4. Jake Christiansen, Calvin, 26:36. 5. Dan Vanden Akker, Calvin, 26:44. 6. Nick Kramer, Calvin, 26:45. 7. David Jaeger, Calvin, 26:46. 8. Andrew Stutzman, Calvin, 26:47. 9. George Visser, Calvin, 26:54. 10. Kyle Mast, Calvin, 26:55.

    Complete Results

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