08/31/2010
The Tiger Den apparel store at Grace is finally open. The store has a few shirts and sweatshirts available now with many more shirts, sweatshirts, hats, pictures and miscellaneous items coming soon. You can visit the store online by clicking the Tiger Den button the the athletics site. You can also visit the store in the Adrich Center on the GBC campus to make your purchase.
08/28/2010
The Grace men ran the 5k Mud Run at Kentwood Community Church. They ran over 7 foot tall walls, slid down slippery slopes, ran over sand dunes, through tires, mud that sucked your shoes off and puddles. They even army crawled through some. Zach Kemper earned a medal in this competition of over 2000 people.
08/22/2010
Two more runners have joined Grace’s mens cross-country team. Scott Miller and Chris Anton will be running for Grace. This makes a complete team with the other three runners being Zach Kemper, Adam Wolf and Joel Schmuland.
We have had a great first week of practice and look forward to the Mud Run at Kentwood Community Church this August 28th at 8am.
08/12/2010
Adam, a former soccer player will be running cross-country this fall! He attended Montague High School and is currently working on his bachelors degree in music in worship and arts at Grace. This summer Adam has been working at Michigan Adventures and has put in many miles in preparation for the fall cross-country season. His favorite quote sound inspire all to never give up. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
08/03/2010
Joel Schmuland from Post Falls High School in Idaho will be running cross-country for Grace Bible College this fall. Joel has run track and is an outstanding tennis player. He is looking forward to running for Grace and will be majoring in youth ministries. 
07/27/2010
The first practice will be Monday August 16th. Meet in the yard between the cafeteria and the athletic center at 10:30 am. Be ready to run and bring a clean t-shirt so you can clean up for a luncheon at 12 noon. All fall athletes must attend this luncheon in the cafeteria.
Practices will be at 8:30 am Aug. 17-27th Monday-Friday.
Beginning August 30th practices will be at 4:30 pm.
07/19/2010
Summer training is the foundation of a strong cross-country season. I hope you are training and building an endurance base for the fall! I’m enjoying my summer running. July 3rd I ran in the Buck Creek run in Grandville. My time of 25:59 earned me the over-all master’s division plaque. (that means I was the fastest old lady on the course) Thanks to all my runners who have shared that they are training this summer and ready for a great season!
07/08/2010
Grace men’s cross-country is growing. Zach Kemper, a senior, will be running for Grace. He is a Hudsonville alumni and has run for Grace 2 years previous. His personal best 5k is 16:40 and personal best mile time is 4:31. Zach is inspired by Eric Liddle and this quote, “I believe that God made me for a purpose, but he also made me fast, and when I run I feel his pleasure, to give it up would be to hold him in contempt, to win is to honor him.”
04/06/2010
Athletic Director Rich Renzema is happy to announce the hiring of Lisa Stowers as the new cross-country coach at GBC. “We are extremely happy to have Lisa here to get our cross-country program up and running. She comes to us with a strong resume in cross-country and we feel that the team will benefit from her experience and enthusiasm.”
A 1984 graduate of Forest Hills Central, Lisa set records in the mile, two mile and 5k and finished 13th in the State her senior year. She also ran indoor track at Grand Valley State University for two years.
Lisa was an assistant coach at Forest Hills Central in 1989 and 1990. She was the Head Coach for both men and women at Tri-Unity Christian where her men’s team won Regionals and competed at the State meet.
She has run the Fifth/Third 25K River Bank Run seven times, three marathons, and various other 5K and 10K runs. She is currently employed by Byron Center Charter Schools as the eigth grade teacher. She holds a B.S. in Secondary Education and a Masters of Education from GVSU. She has been married to husband David for 23 years and they have five children and two grandchildren.
“I am looking forward to coaching cross-country at Grace and I am very excited to combine my three passions, serving God, running, and working with students.”
If you are interested in talking to Coach Stowers about running at GBC, please call 616-406-8291.
09/01/2009
The Cross Country program at GBC will back in full swing next year after a couple of years as a club sport. The athletic department has announced that Grace is in the process of putting together a full schedule for the 2010-11 season.
If you have an interest in being a member of the Grace cross country team please click the “interested in playing” link at the top of this page or call Gary Bailey at 616-538-2330 ext. 300 or 616-890-3941.
