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Roy Griak Invitational is this Saturday (AUDIO)

September 24, 2019 By Minnesota News Network

(Minneapolis, MN) — The University of Minnesota is hosting one of the premier cross country meets in the nation this weekend at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on campus. More than three-thousand runners will take part in the 34th annual Roy Griak Invitational, featuring eight separate races. The event welcomes large university teams from across the country; and small college and high school teams from the Midwest. The men’s university division kicks off the event at 9:30 A-M on Saturday, followed by the women’s university division at 10:20 A-M. The women’s and men’s small college races follow that at 11:10 A-M and 12:10 P-M, respectively. Four boy’s and girl’s high school races then wrap up the festivities from 1:10 P-M through 3:40 P-M. For more information on the event, click here.

MNN Sports Director Mike Grimm spoke with Gopher women’s cross country coach Sarah Hopkins:

https://cdn.minnesotanewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/hopkins-raw.mp3

MNN Sports Director Mike Grimm spoke with Gopher men’s cross country coach Steve Plasencia:

https://cdn.minnesotanewsnetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/steve-raw.mp3

(photo courtesy of Gopher Sports)

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