University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Record Perfect Score
11/6/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Minnesota recorded a perfect score of 15 points to win the St. John’s Fall Finale on Friday in Collegeville, Minn. Redshirt freshman Steve Sulkin captured medalist honors covering the 8-kilometer course in a time of 24 minutes, 58 seconds.
The Golden Gophers rested their top runners in preparation for next weekend’s NCAA Midwest Region Championships. There was one other NCAA Division I team in the field, South Dakota State who placed second.
Paul Hilsen was the second Gopher finisher and fourth overall, clocking a time of 25:16 and edging teammate Drew Paradis, who was tagged as third with the same time. Travis Burkstrand finished eighth overall with a time of 25:26. Matt Volz was the fifth scorer for the Gophers, placing ninth in 25:30. Minnesota tallied the perfect score as a result of four unattached runners among the top seven in the race.
The NCAA Midwest Region Championships will be hosted by Bradley University in Peoria, Ill, on Saturday, Nov. 13.
The Golden Gophers rested their top runners in preparation for next weekend’s NCAA Midwest Region Championships. There was one other NCAA Division I team in the field, South Dakota State who placed second.
Paul Hilsen was the second Gopher finisher and fourth overall, clocking a time of 25:16 and edging teammate Drew Paradis, who was tagged as third with the same time. Travis Burkstrand finished eighth overall with a time of 25:26. Matt Volz was the fifth scorer for the Gophers, placing ninth in 25:30. Minnesota tallied the perfect score as a result of four unattached runners among the top seven in the race.
The NCAA Midwest Region Championships will be hosted by Bradley University in Peoria, Ill, on Saturday, Nov. 13.
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