I covered the men's and women's teams for Dale.
Men's Story @ Bethel's Website
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
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.