Men’s Cross Country Participates at Roy Griak Invitational

The Gustavus men’s cross country squad placed 25th out of 43 teams at the Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota.

The Gustavus men’s cross country team placed 25th out of 43 schools at the Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota on Saturday. The Roy Griak is the largest cross country meet in the nation.
The Gusties finished with 776 points and were led by Dan Westlund who placed 122nd out of a field of 400 runners with a time of 27:48. Minnesota State, Mankato won the event, which included Division II and III schools, with a 119 points. Black Hills State’s Dennis Newell won the 8K race with a time of 24:55.

Roy Griak Invitational Team Results

  1. Minnesota State, Mankato 119
  2. Minnesota-Duluth 129
  3. North Dakota State 138
  4. UW-La Crosse 180
  5. Manitoba 184
  6. Concordia-Nebraska 214
  7. Wartburg 222
  8. Black Hills State 228
  9. Carleton 236
  10. UW-Whitewater 280
  11. UW-Parkside 348
  12. UW-Platteville 352
  13. Mary 365
  14. South Dakota 366
  15. Augustana (SD) 377
  16. UW-Eau Claire 390
  17. Macalester 390
  18. Jamestown 587
  19. North Dakota 590
  20. Pittsburg State 652
  21. Hamline 662
  22. South Dakota State 687
  23. Michigan Tech 694
  24. Augsburg 694
  25. Gustavus 776
  26. Concordia-St. Paul 819
  27. Central 837
  28. Bethel 856
  29. St. Norbert 863
  30. UW-River Falls 865
  31. Huntington 873
  32. Milwaukee Engineering 931
  33. Northland 937
  34. Lakehead 976
  35. Concordia-Moorhead 1013
  36. Minnesota State, Moorhead 1017
  37. Ottawa 1040
  38. Carroll 1062
  39. St. Scholastica 1107
  40. UW-Superior 1152
  41. Northwestern (MN) 1247
  42. Winona State 1259
  43. North Central 1264
  44. Gustavus Runners
    136th Dan Westlund 27:48
    139th Alex Zupan 27:51
    210th Andy Rishavy 28:42
    213th Brent Magnusson 28:46
    221st Drew Scanlan 28:50
    224th Ryan Taylor 28:53
    230th Jahred Stephens 28:55
    269th Tom Westlund 29:26
    283rd Brady Rutman 29:39
    285th Frank Hedin 29:41
    288th Paul Kienberger 29:44
    313th Luke Twedt 30:25

    For complete results of the Roy Griak Invitational click here