MIAC Meet Carleton College

I went to the MIAC Indoor Track and Field meet this last weekend. I got out of work on Friday night and drove south to Northfield and went back on Saturday morning.

Bethel had a very good meet, finishing third overall. St. Thomas won for the 26th straight year. No one else has won a MIAC Championship indoor.

The women were fifth overall, better than what I thought they'd do.

Anyhow, I went and I watched. And I finally am putting up pictures that I took with our new camera that we got for Christmas.

What A Day!

Yesterday was a very enjoyable day as I did many very enjoyable activities.

My day began getting up lazily out of bed at 9 am before heading out on a run. I didn't know how long it was going to go but I wanted a decent day of running. I went down Hamline to Como Park, where I ran around the lake. However, I just happened to be running around the lake at the same time as a 5K heading in the same direction. So, I just cruised along all the way around the lake, making the 1.6 mile loop a little better effort with all of the 5kers around. I got to the pavilion and decided to stop and see who was going to win the race and in what time. Now, who do I see before the leaders come through? Dave Borner! His wife, Nikki, was running and we watched her finish 4th overall. It was fun chatting with him for a while. I then ran the opposite way around the lake for another 1.6 miles, getting myself up to six or seven miles. It was fun to run a couple miles with Nikki too, she's been running about 60 miles a week, working as a nurse and running very well.

It's always fun to run into Dave and Nikki and I just wish we got the chance to hang out more.

I then continued on my run home, but I ran the back loop of the MIAC CC championship course checking out the ground before the big races went off. I made it home and ended up gathering in 9.25 miles for my day, in 1:04 and change.

I showered, relaxed and then headed out to the MIAC Championships. Bethel's women finished 2nd and Marie Borner won by about 30 seconds. The guys finished with some disappointment, 7th overall. But Dan Greeno destroyed the guys race winning by more than 30 seconds as well.

All that time I got to run around with some good friends: Adam Erickson, Dave and Nikki Borner, Josh Tschetter, Peter Caldwell, Josh Otto, Hannah Carlson and so many more. Quite a fun time running around the course with Bethel running alumni.

After the race, Adam and I went to Caribou to get something warm in our hands and down our throats. It was fun to enjoy a coffee with Adam before getting to work and writing the articles for Bethel's athletics website.

Here's the men's article.

Here's the women's article.

So I went home and wrote the articles and enjoyed some of a quesadilla burger and watched the Phillies-yankees World Series with Katy and Paul while flipping back and forth to the USC-Oregon football game too.

All of that...and I still got an extra hour in the day with day light savings!

And now, I'm up at 7:30 am, writing a blog, waiting for Universalsports.com to air the NYC Marathon. I'm looking forward to watching Ryan Hall run, as well as some local runners from Team Minnesota USA.

What a day!

With more to come today!

Bethel Coverage at the Roy Griak

Did you see my coverage of the Roy Griak Cross Country meet this last weekend?

I covered the men's and women's teams for Dale.

Men's Story @ Bethel's Website

Greeno Finishes Second at Roy Griak Invitational; Team Takes 14th

September 26, 2009

Joel Dischinger '05, Sports Information Assistant

Dan Greeno finished second.

Results

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Dan Greeno (Sr., St. Michael, Minn.) ran tough all morning but wasn’t able to file away his second Roy Griak Invitational victory. Greeno ran 25:40 for the eight-kilometer course finishing 13 seconds behind UW-La Crosse’s Zach Whilhelmy.

The Royals finished 14th in the field of 35 teams on a clear, warm morning at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on the St. Paul campus of the University of Minnesota.

Bethel’s second and third runners were Sam Greeno (So, St. Michael, Minn.) and Zach Haskins (Fr., Maple Grove, Minn.) placing 59th in 27:20 and 102nd in 28:08.

Haskins has steadily improved early on this season improving on a 28:16 eight-kilometer performance at Les Duke on September 12th also improving on his team position moving from Bethel’s fourth runner to the third spot.

Austin Hinrichs (Jr., Clara City, Minn.) and Brian Anderson (Sr., Andover, Minn.) completed Bethel’s top five running 28:14 and 28:24 respectively.

Bethel University will run next at the Blugold Invitational in Colfax, Wis., on Friday night, October 2, at 5 p.m. The meet is hosted by UW-Eau Claire.

Women's Coverage at Bethel's Website

Borner Wins, Royals Finish Fourth at Roy Griak Invitational

September 26, 2009

Joel Dischinger '05, Sports Information Assistant

Marie Borner won her first Griak Invitational.

Results

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Marie Borner (Sr., Cottage Grove, Minn.) won her third consecutive meet to start the season as she took her first Roy Griak Invitational title. Borner quickly went to the front of the pack and didn’t look back as she took the win in 21:36 on the six-kilometer course.

The Royals took fourth place out of 37 teams and look to improve their USTFCCA National Rankings, as they stand in 10th place before the new poll comes out on September 30th. They also finished as the top team in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) as all eleven schools competed, giving the Royals a gauge on the competition for the rest of the season.

Alex Potter (Jr., Windom, Minn.) and Kristin Mork (Jr., Cambridge, Minn.) were 10th and 19th, respectively, in 23:05 and 23:23, while Heather Jelen (Sr., Sioux Falls, S.D.) and Kayla Jelen (Jr., Sioux Falls, S.D.) finished out the top five for the nationally ranked team.

Bethel’s next meet is scheduled for Friday night, October 2, at the Blugold Invitational in Colfax, Wis., hosted by UW-Eau Claire.