Sept. 24, 2005
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — The 13th-ranked University of Iowa men’s country team placed third at the Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota. The 8,000-meter race held at Les Bolstad Golf Course was won by No. 5 Brigham Young who finished with a total time of 2:03:55. No. 13 Iowa also performed very well finishing higher than eight ranked opponents with a time of 2:05:01.
Senior Dan Haut led Iowa individually with 18th place finish and a time of 24:44. Matt Esche (24:56, 25th), Eric MacTaggart (24:58, 26th), Jeff Kent (25:06, 38th) and Adam Roche (25:17, 50th) also contributed to the solid team finish. Micah VanDenand (25:31, 65th) and Alex Webster (26:08, 109th) also competed for the Hawkeyes.
Iowa is scheduled to compete next Saturday weekend at the Murray Keatinge Invitational in Orono, ME.
TEAM RESULTS (Top 10)1. Brigham Young (No. 5) 24:47, 2:03:552. Wisconsin (No. 1) 24:42, 2:03:283. IOWA (No. 13) 25:01, 2:05:014. Caly Poly (No. 10) 25:06, 2:05:275. Michigan (No. 22) 25:09, 2:05:426. Ohio State (No. 15) 25:09, 2:05:427. Minnesota (No. 25) 25:14, 2:06:088. Kansas 25:08, 2:05:369. Arizona State (No. 11) 25:12, 2:06:0010. Providence (No. 27) 25:15, 2:06:15
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