Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Travels to 24th Roy Griak Invitational Saturday
9/25/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country & Track
Sept. 25, 2009
EVANSTON, Ill. -- After a week away from competition, Northwestern returns to action Saturday at one of the largest annual cross country meets in the nation, the Roy Griak Invitational in St. Paul, Minn. The women's Division I Gold Race is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on the University of Minnesota's Les Borstad Golf Course.
This is Northwestern's first appearance at the Griak since 2005 and its first 6K test of the 2009 season.
The Roy Griak Invitational is named after a living legend, former Golden Gopher cross country and track coach Roy Griak. Griak has spent the last 46 years with the Minnesota Athletics department, 33 of those coaching. The meet has grown from 220 finishers in 1986 to a record 3,505 competitors in 2007. The 2008 event featured 345 teams and 3,433 competitors.
Also on Saturday, a number of Wildcats will be competing at the Forester Invite in Vernon Hills, Ill., which gets underway at 11 a.m.
Complete results of both races will be available on NUsports.com following their conclusions.
