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Gophers Host Griak Invitational This Saturday
9/26/2018 1:05:00 PM | Men's Cross Country
MINNEAPOLIS -- The University of Minnesota and Gopher Athletics is proud to host the 33rd annual Roy Griak Invitational this Saturday, Sept. 29 at Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights, Minn. One of the nation's premiere cross country events, the Roy Griak Invitational will feature a combined 10 races between the high school and college levels. The Gopher men's cross country program will host the eight-kilometer Merrill Fischbein Men's Gold (Division I) Competition at 11:10 a.m. CT.
Gophers Win First Two Races of the Year
The University of Minnesota men's cross country program enters the Griak Invitational having won both of its competitions to start the season. The Maroon & Gold cruised to the team title at the Oz Memorial with 24 points on Sept. 7 with Owen Hoeft's runner-up finish leading the way (all five Gophers scorers finished in the top 10). Minnesota followed that up with a team title and an individual crown at Nebraska's Dirksen/Greeno Invite two weeks ago as the team combined for 33 points while Alec Basten picked up his first career victory. With no Big Ten teams in action last weekend, Basten enters the Roy Griak Invitational as the defending Big Ten Athlete of the Week after running a personal eight-kilometer record of 24:17.5. The Dirksen/Greeno Invite also served as a preview for next month's Big Ten Championships.
Griak Flashback
The Gophers finished fourth as a team at last year's Roy Griak Invitational with 135 team points. Minnesota's top-three finishers (Charlie Lawrence, Obsa Ali, Derek Wiebke) have all been lost to graduation although the program's next four runners will be back in action (Alec Basten, Hamza Ali, Shane Streich, Connor Olson). Griak Recap
'U' Announces 2018 Roy Griak Invitational Hall of Fame Class
The University of Minnesota and Gopher Athletics are proud to announce the 2018 Roy Griak Invitational Hall of Fame class, highlighting four individuals who have made immeasurable contributions to one of the nation's top cross country meets. This year's inductees are Hassan Mead, Rasa (Michniovaite) Troup, Dave Percival, and Griak Invitational co-founder Gary Wilson. The 2018 Roy Griak Invitational Hall of Fame class will be honored during the 33rd annual Roy Griak Invitational, set for Saturday, Sept. 29 at Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights, Minn. Full Release
Ferlic to Captain Gophers XC Squad
Redshirt junior Evan Ferlic will serve as team captain for the Minnesota men's cross country program this year. The Roseville, Minn., native posted personal records in three of his five races last season with the Maroon & Gold and factored into the team's score four times. He opened the year with a an eight-kilometer personal record of 25:08.0 at the IU Open and later improved that mark to 24:34.5 at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational. Ferlic closed out the year by running a 10-kilometer personal record of 29:59.61 at the NCAA Midwest Regional – a mark that ranks 11th all-time at the University of Minnesota.
Gophers Add Four to 2018 Cross Country Team
Minnesota will have four new faces on the roster this season as the Gophers have added true freshmen Declan Dahlberg (North Oaks, Minn. / Mounds Park Academy) and Khalid Hussein (Plymouth, Minn. / Wayzata) along with redshirt freshman transfer Seth Eliason (Minnetonka, Minn. / Hopkins / Georgetown). Additionally, Dawson LaRance will join Minnesota's cross country squad as a redshirt freshman this season after competing for the Gophers track & field program as a true freshman last season.
Up Next: Pre-Nationals at Wisconsin/Jim Drews Invitational
After this weekend's Roy Griak Invitational, the Maroon & Gold return to action next month with a pair of meets in Wisconsin on Saturday, Oct. 13. The Gophers will preview the NCAA Championships course with the Pre-Nationals meet in Madison while another group of runners will compete at the Jim Drews Invitational in Ettrick.
Gophers Win First Two Races of the Year
The University of Minnesota men's cross country program enters the Griak Invitational having won both of its competitions to start the season. The Maroon & Gold cruised to the team title at the Oz Memorial with 24 points on Sept. 7 with Owen Hoeft's runner-up finish leading the way (all five Gophers scorers finished in the top 10). Minnesota followed that up with a team title and an individual crown at Nebraska's Dirksen/Greeno Invite two weeks ago as the team combined for 33 points while Alec Basten picked up his first career victory. With no Big Ten teams in action last weekend, Basten enters the Roy Griak Invitational as the defending Big Ten Athlete of the Week after running a personal eight-kilometer record of 24:17.5. The Dirksen/Greeno Invite also served as a preview for next month's Big Ten Championships.
Griak Flashback
The Gophers finished fourth as a team at last year's Roy Griak Invitational with 135 team points. Minnesota's top-three finishers (Charlie Lawrence, Obsa Ali, Derek Wiebke) have all been lost to graduation although the program's next four runners will be back in action (Alec Basten, Hamza Ali, Shane Streich, Connor Olson). Griak Recap
'U' Announces 2018 Roy Griak Invitational Hall of Fame Class
The University of Minnesota and Gopher Athletics are proud to announce the 2018 Roy Griak Invitational Hall of Fame class, highlighting four individuals who have made immeasurable contributions to one of the nation's top cross country meets. This year's inductees are Hassan Mead, Rasa (Michniovaite) Troup, Dave Percival, and Griak Invitational co-founder Gary Wilson. The 2018 Roy Griak Invitational Hall of Fame class will be honored during the 33rd annual Roy Griak Invitational, set for Saturday, Sept. 29 at Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights, Minn. Full Release
Ferlic to Captain Gophers XC Squad
Redshirt junior Evan Ferlic will serve as team captain for the Minnesota men's cross country program this year. The Roseville, Minn., native posted personal records in three of his five races last season with the Maroon & Gold and factored into the team's score four times. He opened the year with a an eight-kilometer personal record of 25:08.0 at the IU Open and later improved that mark to 24:34.5 at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational. Ferlic closed out the year by running a 10-kilometer personal record of 29:59.61 at the NCAA Midwest Regional – a mark that ranks 11th all-time at the University of Minnesota.
Gophers Add Four to 2018 Cross Country Team
Minnesota will have four new faces on the roster this season as the Gophers have added true freshmen Declan Dahlberg (North Oaks, Minn. / Mounds Park Academy) and Khalid Hussein (Plymouth, Minn. / Wayzata) along with redshirt freshman transfer Seth Eliason (Minnetonka, Minn. / Hopkins / Georgetown). Additionally, Dawson LaRance will join Minnesota's cross country squad as a redshirt freshman this season after competing for the Gophers track & field program as a true freshman last season.
Up Next: Pre-Nationals at Wisconsin/Jim Drews Invitational
After this weekend's Roy Griak Invitational, the Maroon & Gold return to action next month with a pair of meets in Wisconsin on Saturday, Oct. 13. The Gophers will preview the NCAA Championships course with the Pre-Nationals meet in Madison while another group of runners will compete at the Jim Drews Invitational in Ettrick.
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