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The University of Utah Athletics
Cross Country to Compete in Roy Griak Invitational
9/23/2002 12:00 AM | Cross Country
Sept. 23, 2002
THIS WEEK: The University of Utah cross country teams will head to Minneapolis, Minn., to compete in the Roy Griak Invitational on Sat, Sept. 28. This is the first NCAA qualifying meet for the Utes.
QUOTING HEAD COACH BRIAN APPELL: "The Roy Griak Invitational will feature 30 of the top schools in the country, with 14 possible NCAA qualifiers," says Appell. "For each of the fourteen qualifiers that we are able to beat, we will earn points towards qualifying for the NCAA Championship meet."
LAST WEEK: The University of Utah cross country teams competed in the Montana State Invitational on Sat., Sept. 21. The men's team, running a five-mile race, finished second (39 points), while the women finished third (78 points), running a three-mile race.
Only 14 seconds split the top-five finishers for the men's team. Freshman Kurt Michaels led the team with a sixth-place finish (25:17.52). Following Michaels were junior Delfino Arevalo at seventh (25:19.01), senior Lion Gallegos at 8th (25:19.99), junior Nephi Tyler at 10th (25:24.70) and sophomore Brent Moore at 13th (25:31.15).
On the women's side, junior Tara Hall led the way by placing sixth (17:55.69), followed by senior Julie Osguthorpe at 18th (18:22.43) and sophomore Jenny Brusch at 22nd (18:31.85).
"Both teams ran as tightly packed groups," stated Appell. "This race was a perfect tune-up for the Roy Griak Invitational."
UTES ON THE MOVE: At the Montana State Invitational, only 14 seconds split the top five qualifiers for the men's team. In the first meet, there was a 35-second split that then dropped to a 22-second split in the second meet. "The entire group is on the move," says Appell. "We are running as a team and not individuals."
NEXT MEET: Next on the platter for Utah, is Pre-Nationals in Terra Haute, Ind. The race takes place on Oct. 19.
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