The Grandville girls cross country team finished 5th at the Falcon Invite this past Saturday, just ahead of 6^th place Zeeland West thanks to a strong race by Mariah Martinez (22:43) in a new personal record and top-50 finish to break the tie. The girls were led by Allie Arnsman with a first-place finish in 17:47, followed by Chloe DeRidder (20:21) and Audrey Huff (20:52), both with personal best times and top-30 finishes. Macallie Retan (21:44) completed the 5k in the top 40, followed by Sarah Etcher (22:22) with a season best time.

The JV girls were led by Kyrstie Celebuski (22:38) and Bella Cardenas (23:41) with personal best times. Ella McCrumb (24:31), Leona Keuvelaar (24:32), and Amarie Huston (24:41) rounded out the top five for Grandville within twenty seconds of each other and placed in the top 40 in the race. Amarie finished the race with a personal record.

Additional personal bests were set by Montaine Poincloux (26:34) and Elena Spicer (35:14), and a season record was set by Emberlee Parks (28:03).

The Grandville girls look forward to their next race at Gainey Athletic Complex Tuesday October 4 for the second Jamboree of the season.