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Rink Claims Fall Finale Title
11/8/2019 7:11:00 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field, Women's Cross Country, Women's Track & Field
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Nick Rink paced a 1-2-3 finish for the University of Minnesota men's cross country program as the redshirt junior earned his first career win at St. John's Fall Finale.
Rink's individual medal gives the Gophers their 13th-straight champion in the men's eight-kilometer race in Collegeville, dating back to 2007.
The Gophers carried four top-10 finishers in the race with Rink leading the field at 25:35, narrowly edging Declan Dahlberg at 25:36 while Eli Hoeft finished third at 26:10. Hunter Staack added a sixth-place finish at 26:56. All four Maroon & Gold competitors were running unattached.
Fall Finale, Gopher Men's Results
1. Nick Rink, 25:35 (Unattached)
2. Declan Dahlberg, 25:36 (Unattached)
3. Eli Hoeft, 26:10 (Unattached)
6. Hunter Staack, 26:56 (Unattached)
Up Next: Rocky's Run/NCAA Midwest Regional
The Gopher women close out the regular-season schedule, hosting Rocky's Run at Les Bolstad Golf Course on Sunday, Nov. 10. The teams reunite the following weekend for the NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater, Okla., on Friday, Nov. 15.
Rink's individual medal gives the Gophers their 13th-straight champion in the men's eight-kilometer race in Collegeville, dating back to 2007.
The Gophers carried four top-10 finishers in the race with Rink leading the field at 25:35, narrowly edging Declan Dahlberg at 25:36 while Eli Hoeft finished third at 26:10. Hunter Staack added a sixth-place finish at 26:56. All four Maroon & Gold competitors were running unattached.
Fall Finale, Gopher Men's Results
1. Nick Rink, 25:35 (Unattached)
2. Declan Dahlberg, 25:36 (Unattached)
3. Eli Hoeft, 26:10 (Unattached)
6. Hunter Staack, 26:56 (Unattached)
Up Next: Rocky's Run/NCAA Midwest Regional
The Gopher women close out the regular-season schedule, hosting Rocky's Run at Les Bolstad Golf Course on Sunday, Nov. 10. The teams reunite the following weekend for the NCAA Midwest Regional in Stillwater, Okla., on Friday, Nov. 15.
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