Josh Clark 30th at cross country finals

Published 6:33 pm Sunday, November 7, 2010

BROOKLYN — Chris Gantt of Dowagiac and Josh Clark of Edwardsburg competed in the Michigan High School Athletic Association LP Cross Country Finals on Saturday at Michigan International Speedway.

Gantt finished 81st in Division 3 with a time of 17:04.5.

Grandville Calvin Christian won the boys’ state title with 107 points, easily outdistancing runner-up Lansing Catholic Central, which finished with 192 points. Frankenmuth was third with 212, Shepherd fourth with 212 and Jackson Lumen Christi fifth with 242.

There were no area teams competing in the Division 3 race.

Clark was 30th in the Division 2 race after touring the course in a time of 16:10.9.

Forest Hills Northern was the boys’ team champion with 108 points. Mason was second with 163 and Grand Rapids Christian third with 202. Rounding out the top five were Fremont with 213 points and Ionia with 216.

St. Joseph finished seventh with 239 points.

In Division 4, Bridgman finished second behind North Muskegon, which finished with 89 points. The Bees, led by a fifth place overall finish by Cammeron Magro, finished with 121 points.

MHSAA LP Cross Country Finals

At Michigan International Speedway

Boys Division 2

Team Standings

1. Forest Hills Northern 108; 2. Mason 163; 3. Grand Rapids Christian 202; 4. Fremont 213; 5. Ionia 216; 6. Sparta 238; 7. St. Joseph 239; 8. Otsego 264; 9. East Lansing 264; 10. Haslett 266; 11. Mattawan 280; 12. St. Clair 288; 13. Gull Lake 290; 14. Gaylord 331; 15. Byron Center 349; 16. Dearborn Divine Child 353; 17. Chelsea 388; 18. Croswell-Lexington 411; 19. Linden 412; 20. Alma 434; 21. Adrian 450; 22. Trenton 588; 23. Corunna 632; 24. Marine City 666; 25. Mt. Pleasant 682; 26. Detroit Country Day 713; 27. South Lyon East 731

Area finisher

30. Josh Clark (E), 16:10.9

Boys Division 3

Team standings

1. Grandville Calvin Christian 107; 2. Lansing Catholic Central 192; 3. Frankenmuth 212; 4. Shepherd 212; 5. Jackson Lumen Christi 242; 6. Hillsdale 250; 7. Perry 263; 8. Mason County Central 288; 9. Flint Powers Catholic 289; 10. Benzie Central 299; 11. Schoolcraft 304; 12. Freeland 336; 13. Hemlock 340; 14. Evart 350; 15. Allendale 353; 16. Whitmore Lake 374; 17. Delton-Kellogg 379; 18. Almont 429; 19. Grand Rapids NorthPointe Christian 434; 20. Kalamazoo Hackett 454; 21. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central 455; 22. Roscommon 469; 23. Reese 569; 24. Ida 599; 25th Kingsley 600; 26. Allen Park Cabrini 6-6

Area finisher

81. Chris Gantt (D) 17:04.5