<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0sxnzH_0wOlkwfy00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0sxnzH_0wOlkwfy00" width="800" height="450" >Grand Rapids, Mich. - It was a great racing today at the The 16th Annual NAIA Great Lakes Challenge, hosted by Aquinas College on Saturday. Riverside Park provided the backdrop for the largest NAIA-only event in the country. The men's race will feature 16 schools ranked in the top 25 or Receiving Votes in the latest NAIA Coaches Poll.The race is highlighted by #6 Spring Arbor, #7 Indiana Wesleyan, #8 Taylor, #14 Rio Grande, and #17 Aquinas. The women's field will consist of 13 schools ranked in the top 25 and or Receiving Votes. Top teams collide as #2 Taylor, #10 Grace, #13 Indiana Wesleyan, #14 Cornerstone, and #16 Olivet Nazarene will toe the line on Saturday.In the men's race, RedHawks sophomore Jaiden Harmon ran a career personal best of of 30:30, dropping more than a minute off his time from this same meet a year agoIn the women's race, freshman Katie Plopper represented the RedHawks well dropping 36 seconds off her career personal best , finishing the 5k in a time of 22:36.The RedHawks will now turn their preparation to the CCAC Championships that will take place Saturday, November 9 at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf, Iowa. </div></body>

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Grand Rapids, Mich. - It was a great racing today at the The 16th Annual NAIA Great Lakes Challenge, hosted by Aquinas College on Saturday. Riverside Park provided the backdrop for the largest NAIA-only event in the country. The men's race will feature 16 schools ranked in the top 25 or Receiving Votes in the latest NAIA Coaches Poll.