The Grandville girls cross country team competed at the Under the Lights Invitational this past Friday night for their first race of the season. Junior Allie Arnsman (18:41) led the varsity team and finished third overall with the 8^th fastest junior time ever for Grandville Girls cross country. Sarah Etcher (21:25) finished in 35^th with a new personal record, followed by Jordyn Harrington (21:45) in 47^th. Chloe DeRidder (22:10) and Leah VanSpronsen (23:07) rounded out the top five in their first high school cross country meet to help the team finish 12^th overall in a very competitive race.

Elise Ferguson (21:59) won the JV race, just 15 seconds away from her personal best time and a full minute ahead of second place. She was followed by Zoe Laporte (25:51) in her first cross country 5k race ever, Lydia DeCook (26:12), Makenna Kolenda (28:09), and Adi Martin (28:17). The girls JV finished 12^th overall.

In the freshmen JV race, Lizzy Carillo (24:53) finished third overall, followed by Leona Keuvelaar (26:53), Kassey Pachulski (28:37), Monroe Grifhorst (28:55), and Samantha Richards (30:58). The freshmen girls finished first in the freshmen JV division.

The team had many other girls who ran their first high school cross country race, including Daisy Reava (28:22), Olivia Fritz (32:37), Lauryn Brachman (32:55), and Audrey Huff (23:44). Additionally, Emma Kusmierski (26:05) ran to a personal best time.