Schoolcraft Cross Country started the 2025 season at Grand Rapids South Christian with an Under the Lights meet August 23. Two of the Schoolcraft runners brought home some hardware around their necks: Olivia Bays took 30th place; Reese Devisser took 50th. The next event for the runners was the RustBuster at South Haven. The girls’ varsity team had one medalist in Olivia Bays who finished in 14th place. Boys’ medalists were Reese Devisser 12th, Eli Martin 19th, and Ace Drewyor 23rd, while at the JV level, Hunter Page took 19th.
At the first cross country Jamboree, the team saw 11 runners medal, boys in grades 9/10 saw Reese Devisser 3rd and Landon Evens 23rd. Girls 9/12 Olivia Bays 4th, Alyda Leep 19th, and Avery McCrum 20th. Boys 11/12 Eli Martin 4th, Ace Drewyor 7th, and Collin Bauer 11th. Girls 11/12 Abigail Mulder 15th and Mallorie DenHartigh 29th.
Into September the team hit the SAC Jamboree at Warner Camp and had 8 medalists, 4 boys and 4 girls. Girls: Olivia Bays 25th, Alyda Leep 39th, Abigal Mulder 44th and Avery McCrum 47th. Boys: Reese Devisser 8th, Eli Martin 24th, Collin Bauer 27th and Ace Drewyor 41st.
At the latest event, the team traveled to the Spartan Invite at Michigan State University. The boys’ team competed in the Men’s 5,000-meter Bronze MHSAA Div 2 event against 34 other schools with a total of 320 runners. Schoolcraft’s highest finisher was Reese Devisser finishing in 34th, Eli Martin in 90th and Collin Bauer in 98th. On the girls’ side 31 teams ran and 274 runners started the event. Alyda Leep finished the highest of the Schoolcraft Girl runners in 112th, with Avery McCrum in 150th.
The team was scheduled to run in the SAC Jamboree #2 at Parchment on September 24th and the Otsego Bulldog Invitational on the 27th.
