University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Rank 27th in Nation After Griak
9/30/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Sept. 30, 2014
Link: USTFCCCA National Rankings
MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) - For the first time this season, the University of Minnesota men's cross country finds itself ranked among the best teams in the nation on Tuesday as the Gophers earned a No. 27 ranking from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll.
MINNEAPOLIS (GopherSports.com) - For the first time this season, the University of Minnesota men's cross country finds itself ranked among the best teams in the nation on Tuesday as the Gophers earned a No. 27 ranking from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country National Coaches' Poll.
Coming off a third-place finish in a stacked field at the 29th annual Roy Griak Invitational, Minnesota finds itself ranked fourth among teams in the Midwest Region behind Oklahoma State (fourth), Tulsa (18th) and Oklahoma (26th). The Maroon & Gold also rank fourth among Big Ten teams after Indiana (seventh), Wisconsin (11th) and Michigan (19th).
The Golden Gophers are off until mid-October when they'll head to Wisconsin for a pair of meets. One contingency of competitors will race at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational on Friday, Oct. 17 in Madison while another group will be at the Jim Drews Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 18 in Ettrick, Wis.
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