WHAT HAPPENED:
Grand Haven competed in the regional meet on Oct. 30. The Bucs took first place overall in the meet beating out Rockford, Lowel and others for the top spot. The boys won with a total of 63 points, beating Rockford by 12.
STAYING STRONG: Freshman Ben Held keeps his opponent at bay during the second mile of the course (photo by Riley Vining).
KEY PLAYERS:
- Junior captain Nolan Clark was awarded All-Region. He came in fourth overall at the meet with a time of 15:57.
- Sophomore Seth Norder took first place in the region setting a new school record with a time of 15:24.
THEY SAID IT:
- “We won,” coach John Tarr said. “That’s pretty remarkable considering we have a lot of good teams in the region. All the guys ran really great, we won our fourth Regional Championship in the last eight years. They just ran a great race today.”
- “We came out here and did what we’ve been doing all season,” senior captain John Tysman said. “We approached it like a normal race, not getting too psyched up about it, we just approached it like normal.”
STRONGER TOGETHER: Freshman Ben Held and Junior Logan Vining run side by side while rounding the final turn (photo by Riley Vining).
WHAT'S NEXT:
The team will compete at the state meet on Nov. 6 at the Michigan international speedway in Brooklyn Michigan.