OLIVET, Mich. – The Calvin University men's cross country team opened its 2025 season with a second-place finish on the 5k course at the Comet Open hosted by The University of Olivet on Friday.
 
Results

Calvin finished the race with 41 total points for a second-place finish out five schools in attendance.
 
Vaughn Meyer (Dexter, Mich./Dexter) was first across the finish line for the Knights in a time of 15:26.9, good for third place in the event.
 
The next pack of Calvin runners was led by Abe VanDuinen (Pentwater, Mich./Pentwater Public), who took eighth with a time of 15:48.8 and was followed closely by Garrett Mowry (Carmel, Ind./Westfield), Jonathan Swartz (Wilmore, Ky./West Jessamine), Ryan Sarkett (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair), Caden Guffey (Zeeland, Mich./Zeeland East) and Jonas Church (Wabash, Ind./Wabash) within five seconds in the top 13.
 
Lawrence Cubitt (Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City Central) was next in 15th place, while Ian Reynolds (Littleton, Colo./Denver Christian) and Jack DeKruyter (Holland, Mich./Zeeland West) also finished in the top 20.
 
Hope College finished first with a team score of 24, with Adrian College finishing third with 82 points.
 
COACH'S COMMENT: "Our guys had a solid start today, yet we are not holding too tightly to this first meet," Calvin head cross country coach Nicole Kramer said. "We saw some new packs forming and plenty of younger guys in the mix get off to a hot start. I am really happy with how our preseason went and know we gained important experience on the conference course. That was goal #1 today. Vaughn Meyer had an impressive race, as did freshmen Jonathan Swartz, Caden Guffey and Jonas Church. Now the team will look forward to getting more into the groove of 8k training as classes only just begin this week. It's going to be fun seeing this team progress throughout the fall."
 
NEXT UP: Calvin men's cross country will return to action on Saturday, September 13, when it hosts the Diemer Classic at Gainey Athletic Complex at 10:15 AM.