KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Today the Calvin men's cross country team continued their 2025 campaign as they competed in the George Dales Invite hosted by Western Michigan. 
 
While competing in a field consisting of several division one opponents Calvin took ninth place with a team score of 256.
 
Sophomore Vaughn Meyer (Dexter, Mich./Dexter) led the way for the Knights as he finished with a time of 26:38.8 while junior Ryan Sarkett (Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair) was close behind at 26:45.7. Freshman Kyler Dale (Urbana, Ind./Manchester Jr.) crossed the finish line at 26:47.1.
 
Freshman duo Lawrence Cubitt (Traverse City, Mich./Traverse City Central) and Caden Guffey (Zeeland, Mich./Zeeland) rounded out the scoring for the Knights when they finished at 26:57.9 and 27:24.0, respectively.
 
COACHES COMMENTS: "We had some bright spots individually and key takeaways as a team today," said head coach Nicole Kramer. "I'm happy with how our freshmen are building experience with these early season meets, and especially today in this competitive field. Some things did not go our way as a team today. We plan to sharpen our focus and use the adversity we face as an opportunity to be better. We look forward to the next race at the Knight Invite in two weeks."
 
UP NEXT: The Knights will be back in action on Saturday, September 4th at 11:45 AM when they host the Knight Invite at the Gainey Athletic Complex.