Perfect Race Conditions at the Allendale Falcon Invite

The crisp morning air and perfect race conditions set the stage for athletes to push their limits and deliver stellar performances at the Allendale Falcon Invite. The cool weather seemed to energize the runners, leading to impressive results across the board.

The Invite brought together top high school teams in both big and small divisions.

In the big school division, Grand Haven’s Luka Hammond (15:43.14) and GRTC Peregrines’ Stephanie DiPiazza (17:51.22) took first place in the boys’ and girls’ races, respectively.

Big School Boys Top 10 Finishers:

1. Luka Hammond (Grand Haven) – 15:43.14
2. Ben Eisnor (Grand Haven) – 15:45.64
3. Ronnie Silveira (Allendale) – 15:51.76
4. Kilian Whalen (Allendale) – 15:52.16
5. Aron Gal (Grand Haven) – 15:59.74
6. Ben Gross (Allendale) – 16:03.74
7. Marshall Huhn (Lowell) – 16:14.70
8. Mason Hill (Allendale) – 16:18.93
9. Cooper Byrne (Lowell) – 16:30.19
10. Keagan Smith (Zeeland West) – 16:30.83

Big School Girls Top 10 Finishers:

1. Stephanie DiPiazza (GRTC Peregrines) – 17:51.22
2. Valerie Beeck (Grand Haven) – 18:16.00
3. Daisy Cox (Rockford) – 18:18.69
4. Sinead Noonan (GRTC Peregrines) – 18:30.32
5. Mia May (Sparta) – 10:08.79
6. Addy Smith (Grand Haven) – 19:09.81
7. Ava Lawrence (East Kentwood) – 19:11.14
8. Brooklynn Brown (Cadillac) – 19:14.24
9. Jersi Bilek (Muskegon Reeths-Puffer) 19:24.24
10. Ella McInerney (Cadillac) – 19:25.40

In the small school division, Whitehall’s Stewart Waters (15:57.94) and Muskegon Western Michigan Christian’s Grace VanderKooi (18:56.82) were crowned champions.

Small School Boys Top 10 finishers:

1. Stewart Waters (Whitehall) – 15:57.94
2. Matthias Morse (Muskegon Western Michigan Christian) – 16:18.41
3. Tyler Laansma (Tri-unity Christian) – 16:34.60
4. Hunter Parsons (Whitehall) – 16:50.69
5. Jonas Ballard (Holland Black River) – 16:50.92
6. Jackson Bowman (Saugatuck) – 16:58.10
7. Edward Mugisha (Wyoming Potter’s House) – 17:02.63
8. Andrew Boeringa (Whitehall) – 17:06.39
9. Grant Rehkopf (Saugatuck) – 17:08.31
10. Barrett Nance (North Muskegon) – 17:08.82

Small School Girls Top 10 finishers:

1. Grace VanderKooi (Muskegon Western Michigan Christian) – 18:56.82
2. Hannah Geaney (Wyoming Potter’s House) – 20:22.56
3. Camille Kraai (Whitehall) – 20:27.70
4. Morgan Lawrence (Muskegon Western Michigan Christian) – 20:37.69
5. Adalyn Britton (Whitehall) – 20:38.65
6. Kamryn Sixberry (Saugatuck) – 20:45.08
7. Lyvia Curtis (Saugatuck) – 20:50.31
8. Alina Martinson (Saugatuck) – 21:10.26
9. Danika Lopez (GR NorthPointe Christian) – 21:13.08
10. Kaylie Riksen (Muskegon Western Michigan Christian) – 21:45.50

In the team competition, Allendale dominated the big school boys’ division, securing first place with 32 points, while Grand Haven took the girls’ title with 49 points..

Big School Boys Top 3 finishers:

• 1st: Allendale – 32 points
• 2nd: Grand Haven – 56 points
• 3rd: Rockford – 106 points

Big School Girls Top 3 finishers:

• 1st: Grand Haven – 49 points
• 2nd: GRTC Peregrines – 61 points
• 3rd: Rockford – 74 points

In the small school division, it was a tight race, but GR North Pointe Christian edged out a win on the girls’ side, tying with Saugatuck at 64 points but winning on tiebreakers. For the boys, Saugatuck claimed first place with 69 points, followed closely by Whitehall with 77 points.

Small School Boys Top 3 finishers:

• 1st: Saugatuck – 69 points
• 2nd: Whitehall – 77 points
• 3rd: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – 82 points

Small School Girls Top 3 finishers:

• 1st: GR NorthPointe Christian – 64 points
• 2nd: Saugatuck – 64 points (tie)
• 3rd: Muskegon Western Michigan Christian – 68 points

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