FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. - The Drake University men's and women's cross country teams continued their season Saturday, Sept. 29, afternoon at the Roy Griak Invitational.
Drake's men finished seventh out of 15 teams and Maximilian Fridrich (Salzburg, Austria) led all Bulldogs with a fifth-place individual finish in the men's race after winning his last race at the Les Bolstad Course three weeks ago.
Fridrich completed the 8-kilometer course against a much more difficult field in 24:44.2, just 11 seconds off the winning pace of 24:33.4 set by Harvard's Kieran Tuntivate.
Senior Kevin Kelly (Kilcok, Ireland) turned in a top-20 finish for the Bulldogs as well, finishing in 25:05.8. Joshua Yeager (Center Point, Iowa) made up eight spots in the final three kilometers to finish in 41st with a time of 25:37.9.
Drake's women finish 14th in the 14-team field as the young squad continues its growth. MyKaela Cole (Urbandale, Iowa) was the team's top finisher, coming in 78th out of 151 runners with a 6-kilometer time of 23:18.6.
Olivia Rogers (Centennial, Colo.) and
Rachel Selva (Columbia, Mo.) also posted top-100 finishes, coming in 88th and 89th, respectively.
The Bulldogs continue their training for two more weeks before resuming competition Oct. 12 at the annual Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Ill.
Roy Griak Invitational
Men's 8-Kilometer Race (152 runners)
Drake Individual Results
5. Maximilian Fridrich, 24:44.2
16. Kevin Kelly, 25:05.8
27. Joshua Yeager, 25:19.2
41. Kyle Brandt, 25:37.9
80. Matt Cozine, 26:26.2
93. Xavier Lechleitner, 26:40.9
113. Sam King, 27:00.6
115. Kyle Cass, 27:06.4
122. Joe Romain, 27:23.6
125. Andrew Berndt, 27:38.2
133. James Maguire, 27:59.6
137. Alec Bognar, 28:17.8
Women's 6-Kilometer Race (151 runners)
Drake Individual Results
78. MyKaela Cole, 23:18.6
88. Olivia Rogers, 23:29.0
89. Rachel Selva, 23:30.1
120. Elizabeth Aho, 24:26.8
139. Millie Bretl, 25:24.2
150. Ellie Mendlik, 26:38.6
