Macomb Luthern North, Detroit suburb area. She was individual XC champ for Division 3 of Michigan her sophomore and junior year. Wasn't quite as fast on the track and had some injuries tail end of junior year into senior year and that's why didn't win last year(also due to current or future Spartans Amber Way and Holly Bullough). She did beat way straight up in her Junior win. She is a great pick up for GV.
Couldn't have said it better myself!
How are schools divided into divisions again? They may be head & shoulders above their D2 conference rivals, but they also have four times the average enrollment of the rest of the conference. (25,000+ at GVSU vs 6,000+ Conference avg)
Enrollment matters slightly but it is not like the team is picking kids from the general population to run xc. This isn't high school.
Enrollment numbers as large as GVSUs most likely only helps with facilities and budget. But that is not even always true.
Miles Ranke is coming for the win