ROCK ISLAND, Ill. - Today the Calvin men's cross country team competed in the Interregional Invitational hosted by Augustana University. Calvin finished the day in 33rd place with a team total of 867 points. 
 
Junior Ryan Sarkett (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) led the way for the Knights when he crossed the finish line with a time of 26:07.7. Sophomore Abe VanDuinen (Pentwater, Mich./Pentwater Public) finished at 26:25.5 while junior Garrett Mowry (Carmel, Ind./Westfield) was close behind with a time of 26:47.9.
 
The Knights wrapped up their scoring when sophomore Pierce Bentley (Kalamazoo, Mich./Otsego) and freshman Lawrence Cubitt (Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City Central) crossed the finish line at 27:01.5 and 27:20.3, respectively.
 
Freshman trio Kyler Dale (Urbana, Ind./Manchester Jr.) (27:27.4), Jonas Church (Wabash, Ind./Wabash) (27:27.4), and Caden Guffey (Zeeland, Mich./Zeeland East) (28:00.2) also competed in the field today.

COACHES COMMENTS: "Ryan Sarkett did a nice job setting the tone and getting the team out in a competitive spot in the pack," said head coach Nicole Kramer. "It was a battle out there on another warm day, and we gained key experience for our underclassmen. Unfortunately, three of our runners experienced heat illness effects, which played a major role in the race. Our open race runners did an excellent job preparing for the late race, with Jack DeKruyter and Evan Spronk having career PR's and strong pack running throughout."
 
UP NEXT: The Knights will be back in action on Saturday, November 1st when they travel to Olivet, Michigan to compete in the MIAA Championships at 12 PM.