Women’s cross country team finishes eighth at MIAA Championship

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Olivet College women's cross country team finished in eighth-place at the 2021 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championship. The race took place at Saint Mary's (Ind.) College.

• Olivet recorded 226 points, which was just two more points than seventh-place Adrian College.
• Hope won the MIAA title with 30 points.
• Eva Bultemeyer from Trine (Ind.) University was the first runner to cross the finish line with a time of 21:10.1.

• Freshman Abbey Peters paced Olivet with a 41st-place finish of 126 runners, covering the 6K course in 25:08.3.
• Junior Savannah Baker was next to finish for the Comets, clocking-in at 26:01.9.
• Senior Kaylee Richardson finished the race in 26:35.8.
• Sophomore Sam Susalla had a time of 26:54.12.
• Sophomore Allyson Stevens completed the race in 27:30.9.

• Baker's and Stevens' times were personal bests.
• Three student-athletes -- Peters, Richardson and Susalla -- posted season-best times.

1. Hope 36, 2. Calvin 46, 3. Trine (Ind.) 85, 4. Kalamazoo 115, 5. Albion 133, 6. Saint Mary's (Ind.) 110, 7. Adrian 224, 8. OLIVET 226, 9. Alma 241.

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