UOlivet finishes sixth at MIAA Championship

CHARLOTTE, Mich. – The University of Olivet men's cross country finished sixth at the 2025 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championship, hosted by the Comets at Broadway Acres Golf Course.

THE BASICS

• Location: Broadway Acres Golf Course; Charlotte, Michigan
• UO Team: 6th of 8 (185 points)
• Top UO Individual: Brenden Castillo, 53rd of 147

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Comets totaled 185 points to finish ahead of seventh-place Albion College (217) and eighth-place Alma College (218).
• Hope College captured the MIAA title with 22 points, followed by Trine (Ind.) University, 66; Kalamazoo College, 82; Calvin University, 96; and Adrian College, 138.

FOR THE COMETS

• Sophomore Brenden Castillo was Olivet's top runner. He completed the 8K course in 27:16.5 to place 53rd of 147 runners.
• Sophomore Luke Senters – 27:37.2
• Junior Deegan Bodell – 27:57.9
• Junior Sam Bruinsma – 28:07.0
• Freshman Owen Lambarth – 28:43.0

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH KAREN LUTZKE

"What an awesome day to host a conference championship," said Olivet head coach Karen Lutzke. "Thank you to everyone to helped us put this event on today.  Our goal was to compete to the best of our ability and push ourselves.  We were able to do that with a lot of personal best times."

UP NEXT

• The Comets' next meet is Saturday, November 15, at the 2025 NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional in Louisville, Kentucky.