No. 12 Women’s Cross Country Runs at Two Meets, Eyes MIAA Championships

The 12th-ranked Hope College women’s cross country team will race in the MIAA Championship next after competing at meets on Saturday in Illinois and West Michigan. The Flying Dutch raced at the annual Interregional Invitational hosted by Augustana College at Saukie Golf Club in Rock Island, Illinois, near the Mississippi River. In the Interregional Gold Division, sophomore Anna Sybenga (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Kalamazoo Central) clocked an 18th-place, 6K run of 21 minutes, 40.4 seconds. Junior Olivia Ippel (St. Joseph, Michigan / St. Joseph) finished 36th at 21:57.7. Sophomore Miranda Sawvel (Laramie, Wyoming / Centennial) placed 52nd at 22:15.2. Freshman Marie…