Seasonal Standings

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

The MIAA cross country championship is determined on the basis of two meets involving all schools. One jamboree during the season determines one-third of the seasonal champion and a season-ending meet determines the remaining two-thirds.

All-MIAA Honors

MIAA Most Valuable Runner
Jed Christiansen, Calvin
(senior from Greenville, Pa./Greenville HS)

All-MIAA First Team
Jed Christiansen, Calvin**** (senior from Greenville, Pa./Greenville HS)
Erik VanKampen, Calvin*** (senior from Elmhurst, Ill./Timothy Christian HS)
Nate DeHaan, Calvin*** (senior from Byron Center/Grand Rapids South Christian HS)
Dan Vanden Akker, Calvin** (senior from Grand Rapids/South Christian HS)
George Visser, Calvin* (junior from Winfield, Ill./West Chicago HS)
Tim Murray, Trine* (senior from Sturgis/Sturgis HS)
Rob Bailey, Hope** (senior from Portage, Ind./Portage HS)
Jake Christiansen, Calvin* (sophomore from New Ipswich, N.H./Mascenic Regional HS)
Nick Kramer, Calvin* (freshman from Dyer, Ind./Illiana Christian HS)
Seth Weener, Hope** (senior from Grandville/Grandville HS)
* denotes years All-MIAA first team

All-MIAA Second Team
Matt Wiersum, Hope (junior from Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS)
Bob Palmer, Adrian (junior from Vassar/Vassar HS)
Ben Alger, Albion (sophomore from Grass Lake/Grass Lake HS)
Christopher Elsey, Adrian (senior from Milford/Brighton HS)
Zach King, Hope (senior from Portage/Portage Northern HS)
Paul VanderVelde, Hope (senior from Lawrence, Kan./Free State HS)

2008 Results

Saturday, November 1
MIAA Championship Meet at Kalamazoo

Team Scores: 1. Calvin 18. 2. Hope 54. 3. Adrian 87. 4. Albion 120. 5. Trine 144. 6. Alma 146. 7. Kalamazoo 198. 8. Olivet 243.

Top Ten Finishers (8K): 1. Jed Christiansen, Calvin, 24:39. 2. Erik VanKampen, Calvin, 24:54. 3. Nate DeHaan, Calvin, 25:11. 4. Dan Vanden Akker, Calvin, 25:18. 5. Rob Bailey, Hope, 25:18. 6. Seth Weener, Hope, 25:19. 7. Tim Murray, Trine, 25:20. 8. George Visser, Calvin, 25:20. 9. Tim Langenberg, Calvin, 25:23. 10. Nick Kramer, Calvin, 25:28.
Complete Results

Friday, September 26
MIAA Jamboree at Saint Mary’s
Team Scores: 1. Calvin 15. 2. Hope 60. 3. Adrian 102. 4. Albion 114. 5. Trine 136. 6. Alma 138. 7. Kalamazoo 219. 8. Olivet 247.

Meet Winner (8K): Jed Christiansen, Calvin, 26:08.

Top Ten Finishers: 1. Jed Christiansen, Calvin, 26:08. 2. Nate DeHaan, Calvin, 26:10. 3. Erik Van Kampen, Calvin, 26:14. 4. Jake Christiansen, Calvin, 26:36. 5. Dan Vanden Akker, Calvin, 26:44. 6. Nick Kramer, Calvin, 26:45. 7. David Jaeger, Calvin, 26:46. 8. Andrew Stutzman, Calvin, 26:47. 9. George Visser, Calvin, 26:54. 10. Kyle Mast, Calvin, 26:55.