Haviland Takes First As Cross Country Begins Season At Home

OVERVIEW – Northwood Invitational

LOCATION: Fisher Family Trails – Midland, Mich.

RECAP: Northwood cross country competes at the Third Annual Northwood Cross Country Invitational (September 10).

INSIDE THE WOMEN'S RACE (5,000 METERS)

• Northwood placed third overall in the women's event with a team score of 75.

NORTHWOOD RESULTS:

• Rachael Sierakowski – Ninth: 19:36.0
• Sarah Zehr – 18^th: 20:09.8 
• Taylor Hopkins – 23rd: 20:37.7
• Lainey Veenkant – 27^th: 20:43.6 
• Kameron Haag – 30^th: 21:11.0
• Molly Dickinson – 31st: 21:18.3
• Avery Stadt - 33^rd: 21:28.1
• Riley Hacker – 34^th: 21:31.6
• Hattie Veenkant – 38^th: 21:55.7
• Amanda Kalkman – 48^th: 24:35.7

INSIDE THE MEN'S RACE (6,000 METERS)

• Northwood finished second overall with 37 points.
• A total of 5 teams and 72 runners competed in the race. Northwood's own Dillan Haviland was the overall winner at 18:25.5.

Northwood results:

• Dillan Haviland – First: 18:25.5 PR
• Brandon Boyd – Sixth: 19:03.3 PR
• Josh Jones – Ninth: 19:19.1
• Joseph Shaya – 11^th: 19:23.1 PR
• Preston Earl – 12^th: 19:24.2
• Lucas Oberle – 13^th: 19:25.3 PR
• Carson Laney – 17^th: 19:31.8 PR
• Jackson Turnbow – 23^rd: 9:49.7
• Sam Smith – 24^th: 19:50.6
• Todd Henley – 37^th: 20:40.0

UP NEXT

• Northwood's cross-country teams are set to head down to Grand Rapids, Michigan next weekend for the Raider Invite at Calvin University on Saturday (September 17).