Gianna Hoving earns All-GLIAC First Team honors
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – The Northern Michigan cross country team competed at the GLIAC Championships downstate on Saturday, where Gianna Hoving finished inside the top-10 to earn All-GLIAC First Team honors, with the team finishing in 7th.
Hoving ran the 6K race in a time of 21:44.2, just a couple seconds off her personal best, for 10th place. The junior improved her time at each mark, running in 35th place after 2K and then gaining ground to 18th at the 4K mark before moving all the way up to a top-10 All-GLIAC First Team finish by the finish line.
“I like starting off pretty slow and steady.” Hoving said following her career race. “I just tell myself God is good and with me. As the race continued, I set my eyes on the yellow Michigan Tech jerseys ahead of me. I kept telling myself I am strong and I can catch them, and then I did and praised the Lord.”
Next in for the Green and Gold was Dani VanLente who collected a 31st place finish in a time of 22:53.8. Not far behind VanLente was Skylar Grubb, finishing in 33rd at 22:55.3. Lamar Gordon also earned a top-40 finish, crossing in 38th in a time of 23:02.1.
Celia Wallace placed 45th at a time of 23:20.9 and Beverly Harper was 52nd with a 23:31.3 finishing time. Brooke Lemos (23:45.8), Sophia Potter (23:46.3), and Anya VanSweden (24:06.6) also managed top-70 finishes.
The Wildcats took 7th place of 11 conference teams with 143 points. Grand Valley State won with 23 points while Wayne State (84) and Parkside (98) rounded out the top three. GVSU’s Lauren Kiley won the individual title with a time of 20:46.2.
