GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (GRPS) -- The Ottawa Hills cross country teams competed Wednesday at the OK White Conference Championships at Riverside Park, highlighted by an all-conference performance from Lucas Mueller.
Mueller continued his strong season, placing seventh in 16:16.6. His time shattered his personal record by 12 seconds, earned all-conference honors and ranks as the sixth-fastest performance in Ottawa Hills history. Dominik Ladomato-Fisher also turned in an outstanding race, lowering his personal record by 34 seconds to 16:42 and finishing 13th to earn honorable mention all-conference honors.
Kingsley Saltsman finished third for Ottawa Hills in 18:32, placing 51st overall. He was followed closely by Connor Geary, who ran 18:37, just one second off his personal record. Emmanuel Ho rounded out the team scoring with a personal-record time of 19:45, good for 86th place. Andrew Row completed the team’s lineup in 21:35.
The girls team placed fourth out of seven teams. Cece Wojciakowski led Ottawa Hills with a season-best time of 19:45, finishing 18th and earning honorable mention all-conference honors. Gwen Aupperlee also posted a season-best performance, placing 31st in 21:15, while Abby Stiltner finished 35th in 21:31, just off her season-best mark.
Zona Morris and Isadora Winkleman ran together for most of the race and finished 42nd and 43rd, respectively. Morris crossed the line in 21:55.4, while Winkleman finished in 21:55.6, a personal-record improvement of 54 seconds. Sophie Aupperlee completed the scoring pack with a season-best time of 22:47.
Ottawa Hills will next compete at the regional meet in Allendale on Oct. 31.