Cross country teams run at MIAA Jamboree

The Olivet College men's and women's cross country teams competed today at the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Jamboree hosted by Hope College on a course at the Ridge Point Community Church in Holland.

Three Comet runners posted lifetime personal best times for their respective distances. On the women's side, juniors Rachel Strelecki (Sterling/Standish-Sterling High School) and Andrea Mroczek (Marlette High School) recorded times of 21:04 and 21:27, respectively on the 5K course. On the men's side, sophomore Derrick Bean (Quincy High School) had a time of 29:44 on the 8K course.

The teams will next travel to compete at the Lansing Community College Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 2.