Final 1997 MIAA Men's Cross Country Report

MIAA Jamboree held at Adrian College: 1. Calvin 23, 2. Kalamazoo 43, 3. Hope 92, 4. Albion 122, 5. Alma 124, 6. Olivet 192, 7. Adrian 197, 7. Defiance 197.

MIAA Championship Meet held at Olivet College: 1. Calvin 21, 2. Kalamazoo 48, 3. Hope 80, 4. Albion 120, 5. Alma 138, 6. Adrian 181, 7. Defiance 195, 8. Olivet 207.

Seasonal Standings: 1. Calvin, 2. Kalamazoo, 3. Hope, 4. Albion, 5. Alma, 6. Adrian, 7. Defiance, 8. Olivet.

Top Ten Finishers at Championship Meet: 1. Kent Frens, Calvin, 24:58; 2. Ian Schmidt, Kalamazoo, 25:12; 3. Lee Doherty, Calvin, 25:16; 4. Rob Bouws, Calvin, 25:30; 5. Jeremy Meyersieck, Kalamazoo, 25:41; 6. Jon Aukeman, Calvin, 25:46; 7. Reuben Zylstra, Calvin, 25:51; 8. Scott Westhouse, Calvin, 25:53; 9. Joe Veldman, Hope, 25:54; 10. Kory Kramer, Kalamazoo, 25:57.

1997 All-MIAA Honors

MIAA Most Valuable Runner: Kent Frens, Calvin
(Junior from Fremont, Mich.)

All-MIAA First Team
Kent Frens, Calvin (junior from Fremont, Mich.)
Lee Doherty, Calvin (junior from Tucson Falls, Ariz.)
Ian Schmidt, Kalamazoo (junior from Troy, Ohio)
Rob Bouws, Calvin (senior from Grandville, Mich.)
Jon Aukeman, Calvin (junior from Hudsonville, Mich.)
Jeremy Meyersieck, Kalamazoo (senior from Pigeon, Mich.)
Kory Kramer, Kalamazoo (junior from Milford, Mich.)

All-MIAA Second Team
Reuben Zylstra, Calvin (junior from Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Scott Westhouse, Calvin (sophomore from Dorr, Mich.)
Joe Veldman, Hope (freshman from Sawyer, Mich.)
Rob Stowe, Adrian (junior from Greenville, Mich.)
Dan Lam, Kalamazoo (senior from Barrington , Ill.)
Jeremy Bogard, Hope (senior from Otsego, Mich.)
Ben Engelter, Albion (senior from Parma, Mich.)
Paul Berke, Hope (sophomore from Park Ridge, Ill.)