Final 1997 MIAA Women's Cross Country Report

MIAA Jamboree held at Adrian College:  1. Calvin 24, 2. Hope 47, 3. Albion 89, 4. Alma 103, 5. Kalamazoo 127, 6. Saint Mary's 178, 7. Adrian 192, 8. Defiance 240, 9. Olivet 267.

MIAA Championship Meet held at Olivet College:   1. Calvin 31, 2. Hope 46, 3. Albion 94, 4. Alma 105, 5. Kalamazoo 127, 6. Saint Mary's 146, 7. Adrian 194, 8. Defiance 246, 9. Olivet 267.

Seasonal Standings:   1. Calvin, 2. Hope, 3. Albion, 4. Alma, 5. Kalamazoo, 6. Saint Mary's, 7. Adrian,8. Defiance, 9. Olivet.

Top Ten Finishers at Championship Meet:   1. Lisa Timmer, Calvin, 18:09, 2. Ellen Schultz, Hope, 18:14, 3. Becky Timmer, Hope, 18:17, 4. Stacy Brown, Hope, 18:18, 5. Joy Engblade, Alma, 18:30, 6. Andrea Clark, Calvin, 18:34, 7. Rashel Bayes, Calvin, 18:44, 8. Elizabeth Kuipers, Calvin, 18:45, 9. Sarah Gritter, Calvin, 18:46, 10. Kristie De Young, Calvin, 18:47.

1997 All-MIAA Teams

MIAA Most Valuable Runner:
Lisa Timmer, Calvin (sophomore from Ann Arbor, Mich.)

All-MIAA First Team
Lisa Timmer, Calvin (sophomore from Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Ellen Schultz, Hope (senior from Maple City, Mich.)
Becky Timmer, Hope (junior from Pella, Iowa)
Andrea Clark, Calvin (senior from McBain, Mich.)
Joy Engblade, Alma (senior from Montague, Mich.)
Stacy Brown, Hope (senior from Laingsburg, Mich.)
Rashel Bayes, Calvin (freshman from Sparta, Mich.)

All-MIAA Second Team
Kristie DeYoung, Calvin (junior from Grand Rapids, Mich.)
Sarah Gritter, Calvin (sophomore from Tampa, Fla.)
Erica Smit, Calvin (senior from Kalamazoo, Mich.)
Sarah Gibson, Calvin (junior from Wooster, Ohio)
Christine Stehman, Kalamazoo (junior from Indianapolis, Ind.)
Anne Grimaldi, Alma (sophomore from Farmington Hills, Mich.)
Shannon Stephens, Albion (freshman from Sterling Heights, Mich.)