Men’s cross country team places fourth at MIAA Championship

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Olivet College men's cross country team placed fourth at the 2021 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championship, hosted by Saint Mary's (Ind.) College.

• Olivet totaled 141 points, which was 12 less than fifth-place Adrian College.
• Calvin University captured the MIAA title with 22 points.
• Brandan Knepper from Calvin took first-place with a winning time of 25:07.1.

• Junior Chase Mendham had the fastest time for Olivet, as he completed the 8K course in 26 minutes and 34.37 seconds. The time placed him 21st of 114 runners.
• Sophomore Hunter Hillard was next to finish at 27:26.3 to place 39th.
• Senior Dustin Rutter clocked-in at 27:51.4.
• Senior Kyle McDowell finished the race in 28:54.4.
• Freshman Kayden Shrock covered the course in 29:08.6.

• Olivet's fourth-place finish is the second-best performance in school history at the MIAA Cross Country Championships. The all-time best finish was third in 1977.
• The finishing times for Mendham, Hillard, Rutter and Shrock were personal bests.

1. Calvin 22, 2. Hope 49, 3. Trine (Ind.) 67, 4. OLIVET 141, 5. Adrian 153, 6. Albion 174, 7. Alma 185, 8. Kalamazoo 207.

• Olivet competes at the 2021 NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional Saturday, November 13, at Blue River Park in Shelbyville, Indiana.