On Friday, September 15, the cross country teams traveled to Forest Acres East Golf Course in East Lansing to compete in the MSU Spartan Invitational.

In a highly competitive field of 33 teams for the girls, the Redwolves finished 5th. Cylee Elkins had a season best time of 20:14.8 to finish 5th overall and Allison Bowles neared her season best to finish 11th and round out the medals for the girls. Aurelia Bennett and Anna Vincent each achieved personal best times in the race also.

For the guys, the Redwolves finished 7th out of 36 strong teams. Cole Hillegonds had a new personal best in finishing 14th in the race while Lucas Goodman finished 21st, each earning medals at the event. Ronan Stelzer, Reed Patrick and Austin Strand also set personal best times in the event.

The Redwolves next meet will be at Ella Sharp Park for the Jackson Invitational on Saturday, September 23rd. The girls race at 11:40 followed by the boys.

- Rich Dewald