1959: Conference Champions... NJCAA hosted first ever NJCAA Cross Country Championship
1960:
1961: 7th of 13 teams (140 points) at Nationals in Bronx, NY. Conference rival, Flint Junior College, won the 5K course championship.
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Nationals Results: Tom Godfrey (12th-16:52), Bob Ritsema (17th-17:04), Jim Crawford (32nd-17:38), Jerry Scharphorn (39th-17:58), Lorin Rus (46th-18:20)... 86 total runners.
1962: Didn't field a full team, but Jim Kidder ran a 16:09 at
Nationals in Jackson, MI, finishing runner-up by just two seconds.
1963: Conference Champions... 2nd of 11 teams (79 points) at Nationals in Erie, NY, placing four runners in the top 20, with an average time of 18:11. There were a total of 90 runners in the 3.4 mile muddy race. Conference rival, Muskegon CC, won the championship with 53 points.
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Nationals Results: Doug Formsma (4th-17:26), Jim Kidder (12th-17:49), Carl Brown (17th-18:11), Matthew Parker (19th-18:17), Klaus Schagut (44th-19:11), Ken Pierce (45th-19:12), Richard Vergrugge (57th-19:56).
1964: 11th of 13 teams (271 points) at Nationals in Jackson, MI, with an average time of 17:50. There were 89 runners in the 3.3 mile race. Muskegon CC repeated as National Champions.
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Nationals Results: Richard Verbugge (40th-17:15), Roger Horton (52nd-17:31), Gary Swiger (60th-17:44), Jon Johnson (63rd-17:52), Joe Donald (81st-18:52), Russell Horton 88th-21:49).
1965 & 1966: Didn't compete at Nationals.
1967: Conference Champions (of 14 teams), finishing with 41 points and five runners in the top 20... First time Region Champions... 8th of 19 teams (214 points) at Nationals in Farmingdale, NY, with an average time of 17:03.
-Conference Results: Jim Krause (2nd-16:15), Jim Popma (5th-16:31), Dave Holben (7th-16:36), Cliff Burks (13th-16:45), Rick Sheehan (14th-16:48), Steve Tchozeski (25th-17:14), Ray Veneklase (31st-17:25).
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Nationals Results: Krause (36th-16:45), Popma (50th-17:02), Holben (57th-17:05), Sheehan (68th-17:11), Burks (70th-17:12), Tchozeski (99th-17:48), Veneklase (112th-18:05)... 132 total runners.
1968: 4th of 18 teams in Conference (86 points), with five of their seven runners in the top 25... Didn't compete at Nationals.
-Conference Results: Rick Sheehan (6th-16:53), Steve Bemowski (16th-17:15), Steve Tchozeski (18th-17:18), Dave Holben (22nd-17:21), Mike Cobb (24th-17:23), Wayne Koster (34th-17:39), John Shumate (62nd-18:41)... 111 total runners.
1969: Conference Champions (of 19 teams), finishing with 30 points and five runners in the top 15... Region Champions... Tied for 4th of 10 teams (177 points) at Nationals in Butler, PA, with an average time of 26:08 in the 4.175 mile race. All-American Rob Cool finished in 3rd place. Region rival, Vincennes, won the championship with 115 points.
-Conference Results: Rob Cool (2nd-20:22), Ron Cool (3rd-21:06), Red Goodchild (5th-21:17), Steve Bemowski (7th-21:40), Tim Schoen (13th-21:53), Dave Kauser (26th-22:25), Roger Melain (51st-23:31)... 126 total runners.
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Nationals Results: Rob Cool (3rd-24:24), Ron Cool (18th-25:41), Steve Bemowski (34th-26:06), Tim Schoen (78th-27:13), Mike Cobb (83rd-27:17)... over 100 total runners.
1970: 2nd of 6 teams (4-1 record) in conference... 5th of 17 in MCCAA Championship (98 points), with two runners in top 10, including Rob Cool who finished first (20:02) and Paul Dawson who was seventh (21:14)... 20th of 20+ teams (457 points) at Nationals on the 4.179 mile course in Vincennes, IN, on a chilly 39 degree rainy day. Cool finished in 4th place and was named All-American for the second straight year.
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Nationals Results: Rob Cool (4th-21:04), Paul Dawson (t40th-21:52)... 250+ runners.
1971: 2nd of 6 teams in conference meet (46 points)... 3rd of 16 in MCCAA Championship (93 points)... 14th of 20+ teams (384 points) at Nationals on the 4 mile course in Danville, IL. Region rival, Vincennes, won the championship with 86 points.
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Nationals Results: Paul Dawson (23rd-20:24), Bruce Popma (t78th-21:16)... 263 total runners.
1972: 3rd of 6 teams in conference meet (84 points)... 7th of 17 in MCCAA Championship (184 points)... Didn't compete at Nationals.
1973: 2nd of 7 teams in conference meet (70 points)... 5th of 11 in MCCAA Championship (146 points).... Didn't compete at Nationals.
1974: 3rd of 7 teams in conference meet (86 points)... 5th of 14 in MCCAA Championship (182 points) with Mike Johnson finishing 7th... Johnson is only Raider on record to run the 5 mile course at Nationals in Eugene, OR, finishing in 36th place (25:37) out of 112+ runners.
Full Results
1975: 3rd of 5 teams in conference meet (65 points)... 5th of 15 in MCCAA Championship (129 points)... Didn't compete at Nationals... Bill Perrin (9th place), Greg Henry (13th) and Ken Russell (14th) all named All-Conference.
1976: 3rd of 10 teams in MCCAA Championship (67 points)... 12th of 29 (357 points) at Nationals in Farmingdale, NY.
Full Results Coach Robert Engleman named the MCCAA Coach of the Year.
1977: 5th of 10 teams in MCCAA Championship (131 points)... Phil Steers is the only Raider on record to run at Nationals in Tucson, AZ, finishing in 44th place (25:22).
1978-80: Didn't compete at Nationals. See chart below for MCCAA Championship finishes.
1981: 2nd of 8 teams (55 points) in MCCAA Championship... 2nd of 4 (64 points) in Region XII Championship... 14th of 22 (300 points) at Nationals in Wichita, KS. Conference Rival Southwest Michigan won the national title and their top runner came in first with a time of 24:21. Matt Kladder was the Raiders top runner, finishing in 38th place with a time of 25:34.
Full Results
1982: 2nd of 6 teams (58 points) in MCCAA Championship... 2nd of 7 (58 points) in Region XII Championship... 16th of 26 (393 points) at Nationals in Utica, NY.
Full Results
1983: 3rd of 6 teams (73 points) in MCCAA Championship... 4th of 7 (88 points) in Region XII Championship... Didn't compete at Nationals... Paul Johnson (10th place) made All-MCCAA team.
1984-1990: Didn't compete at Nationals. See chart below for MCCAA Championship finishes.
1991: 4th of 7 teams (92 points) at MCCAA Championships... All-Americans Trevor Smith (3rd-27:26) and Dennis Martin (10th-28:22) are the only two Raiders on record to run at DII Nationals in Wichita, KS.
Full Results Smith (4th place) made All-MCCAA team.
1992: 5th of 5 teams (95 points) at MCCAA Championship... All-American Trevor Smith (10th-26:44) is the only Raider on record to run at DII Nationals in Tempe, AZ.
Full Results Smith (3rd place) made All-MCCAA team.
1993-2013: Retired Sport
2014: 6th of 9 teams (173 points) at MCCAA Championship... 7th of 9 (200 points) at Region XII Championship... Didn't compete at Nationals.
-MCCAA/Region Results: Brett Slayton (17th in MCCAA/31st in Region-28:39), Rechy Rodriguez (30:03), Caleb Mounts (30:11), Giancarlo Hernandez (31:32), Carlos Menjivar (31:53), Jarquell Mitchell (32:13), Tyson DeWald (36:38), Brad Heintzelman (37:44).
2015: Didn't compete in MCCAA/Region Championships or Nationals. Either Freshman Kirk Dickson (PR-27:23) or Freshman Isaiah Fox (PR-27:31) led the Raiders in each of the five total races... Dickson was also named NJCAA Academic All-American, Academic All-MCCAA and Academic All-Conference... Brett Slayton named Academic All-Conference.
2016: 2nd of 9 teams (38 points) in MCCAA Championship... 3rd of 12 (55 points) in Region XII Championship... 16th of 40 (477 points) at Nationals in El Dorado, KS... Chris Santana (1st team), Kirk Dickson (1st team), Nate Edwards (3rd team) and Bruce Buurstra (3rd team) all named All-Region... Santana (meet champion), Dickson and Edwards all named All-MCCAA... Buurstra & Dickson named NJCAA Academic All-American, Academic All-MCCAA and Academic All-Conference... Edwards & Kyle Lamos named Academic All-MCCAA & Academic All-Conference... Andrew Johnson & Brett Slayton named Academic All-Conference... Edwards and Santana named to MCCAA All-Freshman team, with Santana being the Freshman of the Year.
-MCCAA/
Region Results: Chris Santana (1st/3rd-26:41), Kirk Dickson (2nd/5th-27:01), Nate Edwards (10th-14th-27:33), Bruce Buurstra (11th/15th-27:36), Isaiah Fox (14th/18th-27:42), Ryan Marshall (18th/22nd-28:01), Brett Slayton (20th/27th-28:25). Kyle Lamos (28:28) and Taylor Mrozinski (29:01) ran as
open runners... 38 runners in MCCAA/55 in Region.
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Nationals Results: Kirk Dickson (52nd-26:44), Chris Santana (72nd-27:10), Bruce Buurstra (122nd-27:50), Brett Slayton (132nd-27:58), Nate Edwards (137th-28:03), Ryan Marshall (139th-28:04), Isaiah Fox (192nd-28:44)... 272 completed runners.
2017: 3rd of 8 teams (67 points) in MCCAA Championship... 4th of 9 (93 points) in Region XII Championship... 24th of 44 (626 points) at Nationals in Fort Dodge, IA... Chris Santana (2nd team) & Sam Borisch (3rd team) named All-Region and All-MCCAA... Issac Arp, Borisch, Bruce Buurstra and Trystan Thayer all named Academic All-MCCAA and Academic All-Conference... Borisch named to the MCCAA All-Freshman team.
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MCCAA/
Region Results: Chris Santana (6th/9th-26:27), Sam Borisch (8th/12th-26:37), Trystan Thayer (12th/17th-26:59), Bruce Buurstra (17th/26th-27:19), Nate Edwards (24th/35th-27:55), Daniel Santana (27th/39th-28:07), Isaac Arp (30th/49th). Jacob Kenny (29:05) ran as
open runner... 67 runners in MCCAA/93 in Region.
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Nationals Results: Chris Santana (82nd-27:04), Sam Borisch (102nd-27:14), Bruce Buurstra (134th-27:35), Trystan Thayer (157th-27:53), Nate Edwards (173rd-28:01), Daniel Santana (192nd-28:24), Isaac Arp (281st-30:17)... 322 total runners.
2018: 3rd of 9 teams (76 points) in MCCAA Championship... 3rd of 8 (70 points) in Region XII Championship... 20th of 36 (608 points) at Nationals in Garden City, KS. Sam Borisch named All-American after a top 40 finish at Nationals... Borisch & Trystan Thayer named All-Region & All-MCCAA... Dallas Mora named All-Region... Thayer (2nd team) & Joel Wilson (3rd) named NJCAA Academic All-American, Academic All-MCCAA and Academic All-Conference... Matthew Spees named Academic All-Conference.
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MCCAA/
Region Results: Sam Borisch (3rd/3rd-25:54), Trystan Thayer (4th/4th-26:14), Dallas Mora (14th/13th-27:14), Matthew Spees (26th/24th-28:30), Leo Walquist (30th/28th-28:54), Joel Wilson (31st/29th-28:57)... 76 runners in MCCAA/70 in Region.
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Nationals Results: Sam Borisch (36th-27:20), Trystan Thayer (51st-27:42), Dallas Mora (167th-29:57), Joel Wilson (189th-30:38), Matthew Spees (256th-33:35)... 289 total runners.
2019: 3rd of 9 teams (117 points) in MCCAA & Region XII Championship... Team didn't qualify for nationals, but three Raiders ran at the Albuquerque, NM course... Matthew Converse, Will Westveer and Jack Kehoe all named All-Region... Converse named to the MCCAA All-Freshman team.
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MCCAA/
Region Results: Matthew Converse (11th/10th-27:45), Will Westveer (14th/13th-27:52), Jack Kehoe (17th/16th-28:08), Rafael Vega (34th/33rd-30:04), Dzevad Ajanovic (51st/50th-31:35), Joseph Williams (58th/57th-34:34), Noah Peterson (60th/59th-34:47)... 117 total runners.
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Nationals Results: Will Westveer (120th-27:16), Matthew Converse (212th-28:37), and Jack Kehoe (238th-29:03)... 344 total runners.
| Year |
MCCAA |
Score |
Regional |
Score |
National |
Score |
| 1959 |
1st |
|
|
|
|
|
| 1960 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1961 |
|
|
|
|
7th of 13 |
140 |
| 1962 |
|
|
|
|
Ind. Only |
- |
| 1963 |
1st |
|
|
|
2nd of 11 |
79 |
| 1964 |
|
|
|
|
11th of 13 |
271 |
| 1965 |
|
|
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1966 |
|
|
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1967 |
1st of 14 |
41 |
1st |
|
8th of 19 |
214 |
| 1968 |
4th of 18 |
86 |
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1969 |
1st of 19 |
30 |
1st |
|
Tied for 4th |
177 |
| 1970 |
5th of 17 |
98 |
|
|
20th of 20+ |
457 |
| 1971 |
3rd of 16 |
93 |
|
|
14th of 20+ |
384 |
| 1972 |
7th of 17 |
184 |
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1973 |
5th of 11 |
146 |
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1974 |
5th of 14 |
182 |
|
|
Ind. Only |
- |
| 1975 |
5th of 15 |
129 |
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1976 |
3rd of 10 |
67 |
|
|
12th of 29 |
357 |
| 1977 |
5th of 10 |
131 |
|
|
Ind. Only |
- |
| 1978 |
7th of 9 |
181 |
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1979 |
8th of 9 |
218 |
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1980 |
5th of 10 |
144 |
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1981 |
2nd of 8 |
55 |
2nd of 4 |
64 |
14th of 22 |
300 |
| 1982 |
2nd of 6 |
58 |
2nd of 7 |
58 |
16th of 26 |
393 |
| 1983 |
3rd of 6 |
73 |
4th of 7 |
88 |
DNP |
- |
| 1984 |
5th of 6 |
128 |
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1985 |
DNFT |
- |
DNFT |
- |
DNP |
- |
| 1986 |
5th of 6 |
137 |
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1987 |
3rd of 7 |
96 |
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1988 |
5th of 7 |
142 |
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1989 |
5th of 7 |
131 |
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1990 |
5th of 7 |
|
|
|
DNP |
- |
| 1991 |
4th of 7 |
92 |
|
|
Ind. Only |
- |
| 1992 |
5th of 5 |
95 |
|
|
Ind. Only |
- |
| 2014 |
6th of 9 |
173 |
7th of 9 |
200 |
DNP |
- |
| 2015 |
DNP |
- |
DNP |
- |
DNP |
- |
| 2016 |
2nd of 9 |
38 |
3rd of 12 |
55 |
16th of 40 |
477 |
| 2017 |
3rd of 8 |
67 |
4th of 9 |
93 |
24th of 44 |
626 |
| 2018 |
3rd of 9 |
76 |
3rd of 8 |
70 |
20th of 36 |
608 |
| 2019 |
3rd of 9 |
117 |
3rd of 9 |
117 |
Ind. Only |
- |
Places are based on completed teams
DNP-Didn't Participate
DNFT-Didn't Field Team
Ind. Only-Individual Runners Only
