**Lakers Claim Second Place at Sparta Invitational** The Spring Lake boys cross country team earned a runner-up finish at Saturday's Sparta Invitational, placing second in the men's varsity division. The Lakers compiled 58 points to finish behind meet champion FHE Ada Forest Hills (29 points) while holding off third-place Peregrine (64 points) and fourth-place Coopersville (78 points). Sophomore **Dane Trask** paced the Lakers with a 6th-place overall finish in a season-best 17:19.45. Senior **Ryder Woodwyk** joined him in the top 10, placing 9th with a season-best time of 17:37.46. Spring Lake's scoring five ran exceptional pack defense, with sophomore **Drew Trask** setting a personal record (13th, 17:52.39 - PB), followed closely by junior **Isaac Vandlen** (14th, 17:57.14) and junior **Fhoenix Stellard** (16th, 17:58.77)—putting all five Lakers across the line in under 18 minutes. **Spring Lake Individual Results** * **Dane Trask** (So.) – 17:19.45 (6th) | SB * **Ryder Woodwyk** (Sr.) – 17:37.46 (9th) | SB * **Drew Trask** (So.) – 17:52.39 (13th) | **PB** * **Isaac Vandlen** (Jr.) – 17:57.14 (14th) * **Fhoenix Stellard** (Jr.) – 17:58.77 (16th) * **Peter Conley** (So.) – 18:16.01 (20th) * **Logan Franklyn** (Jr.) – 19:25.58 (29th) * **Liam Tiles** (Jr.) – 19:59.63 (35th) | SB **Varsity Division Team Standings** | Rank | School | Score | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | FHE Ada Forest Hills | 29 | | 2 | **Spring Lake** | **58** | | 3 | Peregrine | 64 | | 4 | Coopersville | 78 | | 5 | Sparta | 140 | | 6 | Wyoming Lee | 180 |