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The Minnesota Daily

Cross Country

Women place 4th, men 5th at Big Ten meet

by Drew Claussen
Published October 29, 2012
Junior Laura Docherty finished ninth for the Gophers women.

Teams focus on strong start at Big Ten meet

by Drew Claussen
Published October 25, 2012
Michigan State hosts this year’s Big Ten championships for the men and women.
Junior Cassy Opitz runs at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on Saturday. Opitz was the first womens finisher and crossed the line in 22:30.01.

Opitz places first at Jack’s Run while top runners rest

by Drew Claussen
Published October 22, 2012
Proceeds from Saturday’s race were given to multiple charities.

Women host 6th annual Jack’s Run at Les Bolstad

by Drew Claussen
Published October 18, 2012
Proceeds from the Saturday race will go to charity.

Women finish respectably at Adidas Invite

by Drew Claussen
Published October 15, 2012
The meet had the stiffest competition the Gophers have faced this season.
Minnesota John Simons outsprints Iowa state Mohamed Hrezi at the finish of Mens Division I Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 29 at Les Bolstad Golf Course in St. Paul, Minn.

Men, women head east for pivotal Wisconsin Adidas Invitational

by Drew Claussen
Published October 11, 2012
The meet is crucial in determining who will compete at the Big Ten meet.
Minnesota junior Laura Docherty runs at the Jack Johnson Womens Gold - Division I on Saturday at Les Bolstad Golf Course in St. Paul, Minn. Docherty took fourth place at the Roy Griak Invitational.

For Gophers men, 27th time is the charm at Griak

by Drew Claussen
Published October 1, 2012
Minnesota’s men’s team won its first-ever Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday.

Funky scheduling weakens Griak field

by Drew Claussen
Published September 27, 2012
Other universities are hosting big meets on the same day.
Roy Griak, the Roy Griak Invitational’s namesake, is in his 15th year as an administrative assistant for the Gophers after serving as the men’s cross country head coach for 33 years.

Minnesota remembers coach with annual Roy Griak Invitational

by Drew Claussen
Published September 27, 2012
Roy Griak coached Minnesota’s men’s cross country team for 33 years, and he’s since been an administrative assistant to the school.
Minnesota cross country runner John Simons transferred to the team after a year at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Now in his second season competing with the Gophers, Simons says his goal is to make the national team.

Simons bounces back at Minnesota

by Drew Claussen
Published September 25, 2012
John Simons transferred to the Gophers from UW-Milwaukee.

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