GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Will Houvener of the Adrian College cross country team was invited to compete in the Calvin Knight Invitational on Saturday in Grand Rapids. The competition was a collegiate 8k.

Houvener went on to place seventh in a field of 136 runners. Houvener recorded a time of 25:56.3 on the afternoon falling 0.1 seconds shy of the runner in front of him. Houvener's personal best time in a collegiate 8k race is 24:48.8.

Houvener and the rest of the Adrian College cross country team will be back in action on Saturday, October 18 when they travel to a race hosted by Oberlin College as one last tune-up before the MIAA Championships.