Falcons Prepare for Roy Griak Invitational
9/19/2006 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Sept. 19, 2006
After two weeks off from competition, the Air Force cross country team heads to Minneapolis, Minn., for the 21st annual Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 23. The men and women's squads will both compete in the Gold Race, with the men's shotgun start set to go at 11:20 a.m. The women's race will get underway at 12:10 p.m., at the Les Bolstad Golf Course.
Roy Griak Invitational Notes
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ROY GRIAK INVITATIONAL -- MEN'S GOLD RACE TEAMS Air Force, Arizona State, Arizona, Baylor, Bowling Green, Bradley, Colorado State, Cornell, Delaware, Drake, Eastern Washington, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Liberty, Loyola, Marquette, Michigan State, Missouri, Navy, Nebraska, Northern Arizona, Oklahoma, Princeton, South Dakota State, Southern Utah, UCLA, Utah Valley State, Virginia, Wichita State, Wisconsin, Xaiver
ROY GRIAK INVITATIONAL -- WOMEN'S GOLD RACE TEAMS Air Force, Arizona State, Arizona, Baylor, Bowling Green, Bradley, Delaware, Drake, Eastern Washington, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Liberty, Loyola, Marquette, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northern Arizona, Oklahoma, Rice, South Dakota State, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, Utah Valley State, Virginia, Wichita State, Xaiver
WILLIAMS EARNS WEEKLY MWC AWARD Sophomore Matt Williams was named the Mountain West Conference men's cross country athlete of the week, the league office announced on Sept. 7. Williams finished first out of 81 runners at the Wyoming Invitational last week in Laramie, leading the Falcons to the team victory. He finished the 4.25 mile race in a career-best 22:12.0, topping his previous best by over a minute.
AIR FORCE MEN RUN WILD IN WYOMING With a winning time of 22:15, sophomore Matt Williams led the Air Force men's cross country team to a first-place finish at the season-opening Wyoming Invitational on Friday, Sept. 1. Williams was one of five Falcons to finish within the top 10 of the 4.25-mile race in Laramie, Wyo. Williams topped the field of 81 with that time, while classmate Sean Houseworth finished third overall, after clocking a time of 22:18. Junior Josh Van Wyngaarden took sixth with a time of 22:23, while classmate Ian McFarland was on his heels, placing seventh with a time of 22:24. Senior co-captain Richard Elmore rounded out the Falcons' top-10 finishers, as he placed ninth with a time of 22:25.
WOMEN'S WYOMING RECAP On the women's side, junior Kelly Robinson recorded the team's top finish, clocking an 11th-place time of 15:43. Senior Margaret Frash posted the team's second-fastest time, clocking a 2.5-mile time of 15:46. Freshman Brittany Morreale finished 15th, with a time of 15:48, to round out the team's top three. Junior Kate Papenburg and freshman Alison Romanko placed 21st and 22nd, with respective times of 16:02 and 16:05. Fellow freshman Katie Anderson clocked a 16:43 to earn a place within the top-30 (28th overall).
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