Colorado State University Athletics
Colorado State
Roy Griak Invitational
Men 16th at Roy Griak Invitational
9/23/2006 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
Sept. 23, 2006
The Colorado State men's cross country team placed 16th at the annual Roy Griak Invitational, hosted by the University of Minnesota. The Rams scored 384 points and were the top Mountain West finisher.
Sophomore Jeremy Freed finished 27th overall, posting a time of 25:24.55 for the eight-kilometer course. Senior Ryan Kirkpatrick was next for the Rams, crossing the tape in 79th place with a time of 26:05.80. Senior Nelson Palacios was 92nd and senior Rob Watson was 94th with times of 26:13.10 and 26:14.55, respectively. Sophomore Steve Swartz finished 111th in 26:20.80, while junior Andres Urbina was 125th in 26:26.20 and sophomore Jeff Wahl was 148th in 26:36.80. David Zakavec rounded out the team in 165th place with a time of 26:45.40.
Arizona was the team champion, scoring 142 points, while junior Josh McDougal of Liberty was the individual champion in 24:14.05.
The women's team, which did not compete this weekend, will be at the University of Colorado for the Rocky Mountain Shootout next weekend, while the men's team will be idle.
