West Catholic cross country competed in the Kenowa Hills 5 Way against Northview, Comstock Park, Kenowa Hills, and Sparta today. The boys had 7 compete in the varsity race together. For a large part of the team, this was their first official 5k as a Falcon. With the wind being a significant factor today, it made it tougher to run with the openness of the course, but it wasn't something the team was going to back down from! Kolbe Mills ran a 17:30 while getting second place! Simon Plum ran a 20:21, which is a great start for his first 5k race! Jack Vandegutche ran a 20:57, and Matt Bouwhuis ran a 21:57, both of them having good first mile splits and good finishes at the end! Caleb Huizinga also had a strong finish, striding until the end running a 24:30! Caleb Levanduski ran a 26:44 helping his teammate Brandon Petersen run a 27:05, both of them pushing each other to the finish line! This meet was definitely a team builder with the new guys getting their first 5k under their belt and seeing how the team can compete in non- ideal conditions! They are going to follow this meet with a good, hard week of practice to prepare for their next meet on the14th!