2008 Season Results

Bill Vanderbilt Invitational
Hosted by Hope on August 30
Hope finished first in a field of four teams. Team Scores: 1. Hope 24, Cornerstone 46, Albion 60, Concordia-Ann Arbor 119. Meet Winner: Matt Wiersum, Hope, 26:27. Hope Finishers: 1. Matt Wiersum, 26:27; 2. Rob Bailey, 26:38; 5. Seth Weener, 26:46; 6. Paul VanderVelde, 26:51; 10. Zach King, 27:22.

Great Lakes Colleges Association Invitational
Held at Oberlin, Ohio, September 13
Hope finished first in field of eight teams. Team Scores: 1. Hope 57, 2. Denison 59, 3. Oberlin 74, 4. Wabash 89, 5. Ohio Wesleyan 91, 6. Albion 116, 7. Earlham 205, 8. Kalamazoo 255. Meet Winner (8K): Dee Salukombo, Denison, 26:04. Hope Finishers: 3. Seth Weener, 26:20; 4. Rob Bailey, 26:40; 10. Matt Wiersum, 26:51; 17. Paul VanderVelde, 27:06; 23. Zach King, 27:25.

MIAA Jamboree
Hosted by Saint Mary's, September 27
Hope finished second in a field of eight teams. 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): 1. Jed Christiansen, Calvin, 26:08. Hope Finishers: 10. Seth Weener, 27:12; 11. Rob Bailey, 27:16; Zach King, 27:26; 13. Paul VanderVelde, 27:33; 14. Kevin Hagan, 27:36.

Hanover Invitational
at Hanover College, October 4
Hope finished 4th in a field of 20 teams. Team Winner: Allegheny, Pa. 62. Hope ended with 161 points. Hope Finishers: 19. Seth Weener, 26:13; 23. Rob Bailey, 26:17; 33. Matt Wiersum, 26:35; 36. Paul VanderVelde, 26:38; 50. Zach King, 26:55.

Manchester Invitational
at Manchester, Ind., October 18
Hope finished fifth in 14-team field. Team Winner: Huntington, Ind., 31 points. Hope totaled 143 points. Meet Winner (8K): Nick Johnson, Huntington, 24:59. Hope Finishers: 26. Collin Kooy, 27:16; 29. Kevin Hagan, 27:21; 30. Eric Anderson, 27:29; 34. Bruce Kraay, 27:52; 39. Chris Mauney, 28:05.

UW-Oshkosh Invitational
at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on October 18
Team Scores: Hope finished 14th in a field of 32 teams. Team Winner: North Central, Ill., 68 points. Hope finished with 355 points. Meet Winner: Willy Kaul, UW-Oshkosh, 24:00. Hope Finishers: 46. Seth Weener, 25:23; 61. Rob Bailey, 25:34; 76, Paul VanderVelde, 25:50; 80. Matt Wiersum, 25:53; 92. Nathan Love, 26:03.

MIAA Championships
at Pineview Golf Club, Three Rivers
hosted by Kalamazoo, November 1
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. Meet Winner (8K): Jed Christinsen, Calvin, 24:39. Hope Finishers: 5. Rob Bailey, 25:18; 6. Seth Weener, 25:19; 11. Matt Wiersum, 25:57; 15. Nathan Love, 26:19; 17. Collin Kooy, 26:20. All-MIAA Honors: 1st Team – Rob Bailey, senior from Portage, Ind./Portage HS; Seth Weener, senior from Grandville/Grandville HS; 2nd Team - Matt Wiersum, junior from Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka HS; Zach King, senior from Portage/Portage Northern HS.

NCAA Great Lakes Regional
held at Westerville, Ohio, November 15
Team Scores: Hope finished 10th in a field of 34 teams. Team Winner: Calvin, 37 points. Hope ended with 284 points. Meet Winner: Jed Christiansen, Calvin, 24:44. Hope Finishers: 15. Seth Weener, 25:26; 48. Rob Bailey, 26:06; 59, Paul VanderVelde, 26:22; 69. Matt Wiersum, 26:28; Ryan Jara, 26:44; 112. Zach King, 27:01; 123. Nathan Love, 27:10.

NCAA Championships
held at Hanover, Ind., November 22
Seth Weener finished 119th in a field of 280 runners at the NCAA Division III national championships. The winner was Peter Kosgei of Hamilton, N.Y., 24:22. Weener was timed in 25:43.