University of Minnesota Athletics
Price Second, Gophers Seventh at Griak
9/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Price was the only Gopher to finish in the top 25 as Minnesota scored 185 team points. Arizona won the race with 78 points, topping the 29-team field which included nine teams that competed in the 2009 NCAA Championships. New Mexico finished second with 102 points. Despite the seventh-place showing, the Gophers bettered a trio of nationally ranked teams (North Carolina State, Penn State and Arizona State).
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North Carolina State freshman Laura Hoer and Price broke away from the lead pack late in the race and battled to the finish line. Hoer ran a time of 20:38.40 to edge Price and become the first freshman Griak Gold medalist since 1999.
“We ran pretty well,” said Golden Gopher head coach Gary Wilson. “This was an amazingly talented field and I was looking forward to seeing how our young team would respond. They did well overall. Of course we have lots of room for improvement but it’s September. We can learn a lot from today’s race.”
Redshirt freshman Missa Varpness was the second finisher for the Gophers, finishing 28th overall in her first career Griak and clocking a time of 21:46.40, also a career best. True freshman Ashlie Decker, who ran to Griak runner-up honors twice in high school, was 39th in a time of 21:56.90.
Completing the scoring the Gophers was Nikki Swenson in 49th with a time of 22:06.75 and Kayla Wagner in 68th-place in 22:23.30.
2010 Griak Jack Johnson Women’s Gold Race
Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010
Les Bolstad Golf Course – Falcon Heights, Minn. – 6K
Top 10 Teams
1 Arizona 11-12-14-15-24-(36)-(45) 76
2 New Mexico 8-17-19-25-33-(55)-(69) 102
3 Iowa State 4-6-13-43-47-(63)-103) 113
4 Duke 7-16-23-31-42-(50) 119
5 Providence 5-10-30-35-59-(82)-(102) 139
6 Boston College 9-18-27-37-74-(97)-(104) 165
7 Minnesota 2-28-39-49-67-(113)-(115) 185
8 North Carolina St 1-29-38-71-87-(96)-(126) 226
9 Penn State 34-41-54-61-70-(79)-(85) 260
10 Arizona State 22-53-57-58-77-(81)-(108) 267
Top 10 Individuals
1 Laura Hoer (N.C. State) 20:38.40
2 Stephanie Price (Minnesota) 20:40.75
3 Ariana Fisher (Toledo) 20:53.35
4 Alphine Tuliamuk (Iowa State) 20:58.20
5 Shelby Greany (Providence) 21:09.20
6 Betsy Saina (Iowa State) 21:16.40
7 Juliet Bottorff (Duke) 21:17.15
8 Ruth Senior (New Mexico) 21:21.20
9 Jillian King (Boston College) 21:22.35
10 Laura Nagel (Providence) 21:22.95
Other Golden Gophers
28 Missa Varpness 21:46.40
39 Ashlie Decker 21:56.90
49 Nikki Swenson 22:06.75
68 Kayla Wagner 22:23.30
119 Katie Dyson 23:01.25
120 Katie Moraaczewski 23:02.65
125 Katie Salvatore 23:05.00
126 Laura Docherty 23:05.20
132 Cassy Opitz 23:09.90
139 Kelly Wilson 23:15.30
146 Kathryn Ritter 23:22.70
157 Maggie Bollig 23:30.20
160 Laura Koch 23:33.15
166 Kaitlin Mincke 23:37.40
171 Paige Orcutt 23:42.00
180 Kelli Budd 23:47.05
198 Jamie Vandenberg 24:04.05
204 Jessica Schmidt 24:07.55
208 Andrea Rediger 24:11.80
213 Chelsey Dunkle 24:19.80
219 Heather Brunn 24:31.40
220 Danielle LeBreck 24:32.00
221 Taylor Light 24:32.30
225 Michelle Volz 24:35.65
227 Bre Valle 24:37.50
230 Jamie Dittmar 24:41.70
233 Amanda Meagher 24:44.90
236 Katie Hill 24:50.05
237 Kendall Cederstrom 24:50.55
240 Jaclyn Edmonds 24:52.60
245 Caitlin Olson 25:00.30
259 Becca Gusmer 25:20.35
260 Megan Smith 25:21.25
270 Marie Muscala 25:37.90
281 Amie Spieth 26:31.00
DNF Becca Nichols
DNF Ashley Deisting
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