Caledonia High School Athletics

The Caledonia Fighting Scots cross country season wraps up with strong performances at the MHSAA Division 1 State Finals on Saturday, competing against some of the top runners and teams in Michigan. On the girls' side, Akaela Daman capped off her four-year Caledonia cross country career with an impressive performance, finishing 101st out of 264 runners. Akaela leaves her mark on the program, finishing her career as the 10th-fastest runner in school history. Congratulations to Akaela on an outstanding career. The Caledonia boys team turned in an outstanding performance, earning an 11th-place finish out of 27 teams in the Division 1 State Finals. The team saved its best race of the season for the biggest stage, competing against the top programs in the state. Leading the way was Sean Thompson, who earned All-State honors with an incredible 13th-place finish in a time of 15:15.2. Sean also improved his second-fastest all-time performance at Caledonia by one second. The rest of the varsity lineup delivered impressive performances: Bentley Nichols: 16:04.4 (second-best time ever) Cole McKenna: 16:08.8 (joins Caledonia's Top 15 All-Time list) Bennett Snapper: 16:26.2 Jake Potgeter: 16:34.6 Liam Dykhouse: 16:34.6 Grant Feldpausch: 16:55.4 (second-best time ever) An incredible accomplishment for this year's team: Four members of the boys varsity squad now rank among the Top 15 fastest runners in Caledonia history. Congratulations to Akaela, Sean, and the entire boys' and girls' cross-country programs on a memorable season and an outstanding finish at State Finals.