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Cross Country Races Some Of The Nation?s Best At The Griak Invitational

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Cross Country Races Some Of The Nation?s Best At The Griak Invitational

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – The Drake University cross country teams competed against some of the top programs in the country Saturday afternoon at the annual Roy Griak Invitational, hosted by the University of Minnesota. Both the men's and women's races featured more than 30 teams, including 10 nationally ranked programs, with the Bulldog men's team coming in 27th and women 34th.

"Times across the board were slow due to the tough conditions," said Drake head coach Dan Hostager. "But I'm pleased with our teams' effort as it will pay off in October. We're really looking forward to having both squads at full strength next month."

Brogan Austin (Boone, Iowa) returned to racing following a three-week hiatus to train and was the men's team's top finished in 29th place with an 8-kilometer time of 25:38.9 in the 301-runner field. Rob McCann (Mississauga, Ontario) crossed next for the Bulldogs in 90th with a 26:21.8 finish followed by Doug Brady (Englewood, Colo) in 178th at 27:20.9. Missing two of its top runners due to injury, the men's lineup was bolster by a pair of freshman that rounded out the scoring with Chris Kaminski (New Lenox, Ill.) and Isaiah Vlasek (Walford, Iowa) coming in 241st and 251st, respectively.

For the second-straight week, the women's team was led by Krista Maguire (Wausau, Wis.) who finished 161st of the 6-kilometer course with a time of 23:42.9. The exceptionally deep, 390-runner, women's field featured three top-10 programs to provide the Bulldogs with plenty of tough competition. Taylor Scholl (Prior Lake, Minn.) was the second Bulldog across the line in 208th place and a time of 24:14.2 with Emma Huston (Des Moines, Iowa) trailing in 220th place thanks to a time of 24:18.2. Mariah Kauder (Cascade, Iowa) and Cassie Aerts (David City, Neb.) were 260th and 274th to complete Drake's scoring.

The teams begin their incredibly challenging October schedule Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Chile Pepper Festival, hosted by the University of Arkansas.

Roy Griak Invitational
Les Bolstad Course – 8 kilometers
Men's Team Results
1. Southern Utah, 142
2. Colorado State, 146
3. Minnesota, 149
4. Michigan State, 153
5. Iowa State, 162
6. Texas, 215
7. Illinois, 230
8. Arizona State, 258
9. North Carolina, 302
10. Grand Valley State, 333
11. Kansas, 343
12. Boise State, 369
13. Weber State, 379
14. Missouri, 391
15. California, 418
16. Texas A&M, 462
17. South Dakota, 487
18. Utah State, 512
19. Central Michigan, 513
20. Santa Clara, 529
21. Kentucky, 532
22. Ohio State, 533
23. Texas-Arlington, 548
24. Illinois State, 588
25. Nebraska, 606
26. South Dakota State, 641
27. Drake, 688
28. Marquette, 730
29. UMKC, 741
30. SIU Edwardsville, 754
31. Vanderbilt, 953

Drake Men's Individual Results
8 kilometers - 301 Runners
29. Brogan Austin, 25:38.9
90. Rob McCann, 26:21.8
178. Doug Brady, 27:20.9
241. Chris Kaminski, 28:26.6
251. Isaiah Vlaske, 28:43.9
262. Ali Jandal, 29:25.2

Roy Griak Invitational
Les Bolstad Course – 8 kilometers
Women's Team Results
1. Michigan State, 66
2. Iowa State, 102
3. North Carolina, 174
4. Boise State, 185
5. Baylor, 204
6. Arizona State, 222
7. Minnesota, 225
8. Vanderbilt, 237
9. BYU, 271
10. Grand Valley State, 291
11. Missouri, 380
12. California, 388
13. Texas A&M, 400
14. Butler, 431
15. Miami, 468
16. Colorado State, 503
17. South Dakota, 519
19. Illinois, 558
18. Weber State, 560
20. Utah State, 594
21. Kansas, 598
22. Texas, 608
23. Southern Utah, 646
24. Navy, 648
25. Marquette, 665
26. Lehigh, 676
27. Illinois State, 691
28. Nevada, 693
29. Western Michigan, 718
30. UMKC, 794
31. Central Michigan, 799
32. Nebraska, 828
33. South Dakota State, 841
34. Drake, 914
35. SIU Edwardsville, 1135

Drake Women's Individual Results
6 kilometers – 390 runners
161. Krista Maguire, 23:42.9
208. Taylor Scholl, 24:14.2
220. Emma Huston, 24:18.2
260. Mariah Kauder, 24:41.6
274. Cassie Aerts, 24:51.0
276. Melissa Parks, 24:53.3
299. Elana Breitenbucher, 25:13.2
313. Bailee Cofer, 25:31.2
328. Katie Burger, 26:06.1
338. Angela Ufheil, 26:28.4
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Players Mentioned

Cassie Aerts

Cassie Aerts

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Junior
Elana Breitenbucher

Elana Breitenbucher

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Freshman
Bailee Cofer

Bailee Cofer

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Freshman
Emma Huston

Emma Huston

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Junior
Mariah Kauder

Mariah Kauder

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Sophomore
Krista Maguire

Krista Maguire

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Junior
Melissa Parks

Melissa Parks

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Senior
Taylor Scholl

Taylor Scholl

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Junior
Angela Ufheil

Angela Ufheil

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Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Cassie Aerts

Cassie Aerts

Junior
Distance
Elana Breitenbucher

Elana Breitenbucher

Freshman
Distance
Bailee Cofer

Bailee Cofer

Freshman
Distance
Emma Huston

Emma Huston

Junior
Distance
Mariah Kauder

Mariah Kauder

Sophomore
Distance
Krista Maguire

Krista Maguire

Junior
Distance
Melissa Parks

Melissa Parks

Senior
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Taylor Scholl

Taylor Scholl

Junior
Distance
Angela Ufheil

Angela Ufheil

Sophomore
Distance