UOlivet places ninth at MIAA Championship

CHARLOTTE, Mich. – The University of Olivet women's cross country team placed ninth at the 2025 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championship. The Comets hosted the 6K race at Broadway Acres Golf Course.

THE BASICS

• Location: Broadway Acres Golf Course; Charlotte, Michigan
• UO Team: 9th of 9 (273 points)
• Top UO Individual: Abby Dice, 93rd of 132

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Olivet recorded 273 points.
• Trine (Ind.) University won the MIAA title with 22 points. Hope College was second by one point over Calvin University, 55 to 56. Kalamazoo College took fourth with 102 points; followed by Saint Mary's (Ind.) College, 159; Alma College, 192; Adrian College, 217; and Albion College, 235.

QUOTE FROM HEAD COACH KAREN LUTZKE

"What an awesome day to host a conference championship," said Olivet head coach Karen Lutzke. "Thank you to everyone to helped us put this event on today.  Our goal was to compete to the best of our ability and push ourselves.  We were able to do that with a lot of personal best times."

FOR THE COMETS

• Freshman Abby Dice posted Olivet's fastest time at 25:56.8 for the 6K course.
• Freshman Landry Gomez – 26:07.4
• Junior Aubrey Connelly – 26:45.9
• Senior Jamie Stiver – 27:51.1

UP NEXT

• The Comets participate in the 2025 NCAA Division III Great Lakes Regional on Saturday, November 15, in Louisville, Kentucky.