2011 MIAA Men's Cross Country Report

Final Standings

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

The MIAA men’s cross country champion shall be determined by two conference meets involving all schools – a Jamboree that counts one-third toward the final standings and the championship meet, which counts two-thirds toward the final standings.


All-MIAA Honors

Most Valuable Runner
Dan Kerr, Calvin (senior from Petoskey/Petoskey HS)

All-MIAA First Team
Dan Kerr, Calvin*** (senior from Petoskey/Petoskey HS)
Matt Vander Roest, Calvin*** (senior from Ann Arbor/Huron HS)
Greg Whittle, Calvin* (junior from Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg HS)
David Vande Bunte, Calvin* (junior from Byron Center/Byron Center HS)
Nathan Love, Hope** (senior from Midland/Midland HS)
Rhett Morici, Calvin* (senior from St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North HS)
Paul Lewis, Albion* (sophomore from Albion/Albion HS)
Job Christiansen, Calvin* (junior from New Ipswich, N.H./Mascenic Regional HS)
* - number of years All-MIAA First Team

All-MIAA Second Team
Garrett Lacy, Alma (junior from Carson City/Carson City-Crystal HS)
Blake Rottschafer, Hope (junior from Spring Lake/Spring Lake HS)
Ben Zank, Hope (freshman from Midland/Dow HS)
Drew Fuentes, Albion (senior from Grand Junction/Bangor HS)
Sam Kerk, Calvin (sophomore from Hartland, Wis./Lake County Lutheran HS)
Kevin Peterson, Calvin (junior from Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS)
Matt Melvin, Albion (junior from Bangor/Bangor HS)
Mitchell Klingler, Albion (sophomore from Coldwater/Bronson HS)


MIAA Meet Results

Saturday, October 29
MIAA Championships at Alma
Men's Team Scores: 1. Calvin 18. 2. Hope 68. 3. Albion 71. 4. Alma 143. 5. Adrian 145. 6. Trine 158. 7. Kalamazoo 180. 8. Olivet 216.

Individual Champion (8k): Dan Kerr, Calvin, 24:52.2.

Top Ten Runners: 1. Dan Kerr, Calvin 24:52.2. 2. Matt Vander Roest, Calvin, 24:58.5. 3. Greg Whittle, Calvin, 25:08.0. 4. Paul Lewis, Albion, 25:13.1. 5. Rhett Morici, Calvin, 25:25.0. 6. Nathan Love, Hope, 25:27.5. 7. David VandeBunte, Calvin, 25:29.9. 8. Alex Wrobel, Calvin, 25:35.7. 9. Garrett Lacy, Alma, 25:37.7. 10. Job Christiansen, Calvin, 25:38.3.

Complete Results

Saturday, September 24
MIAA Jamboree at Trine
Team Scores: 1. Calvin 16. 2. Albion 61. 3. Hope 62. 4. Adrian 132. 5. Alma 159. 6. Trine 170. 7. Kalamazoo 187 8. Olivet 233.

Individual Winner: Matt Vander Roest, Calvin, 26:01.

Top Ten Runners: 1. Matt Vander Roest, Calvin, 26:01. 2. Dan Kerr, Calvin, 26:09. 3. David Vande Bunte, Calvin, 26:34. 4. Job Christiansen, Calvin, 26:44. 5. Nathan Love, Hope, 26:49. 6. Greg Whittle, Calvin, 26:55. 7. Rhett Morici, Calvin, 26:56. 8. Mitchell Klingler, Albion, 26:57. 9. Paul Lewis, Albion, 26:59. 10. Blake Rottschafer, Hope, 27:14.

Complete Results


Runner of the Week Honor Roll

Week #1 - Deion Pruitt, Albion
Week #2 - Paul Lewis, Albion
Week #3 - Garrett Lacy, Alma
Week #4 - Matt Vander Roest, Calvin
Week #5 - Nathan Love, Hope
Week #6 - Mitchell Klingler, Albion
Week #7 - Matt Vander Roest, Calvin
Week #8 - Dan Kerr, Calvin