MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Black Hills State cross country completed their respective team races at the Roy Griak Invitational last weekend at the University of Minnesota, with the Yellow Jacket men's team landing 12th while the BHSU women's team placed 13th.
 
MEN
Leading the BHSU men's squad in the Jo Rider Men's Maroon race was Tim Brown, who completed the race in sixth place with a 25:50.9 run.
 
Lincoln Fleischman (25:54.3) timed out of the race in 44^th while Marcos Valerio (27:20.4) and Jaxon Straus (27:24.7) finished in 76^th and 80^th, respectively.
 
David Standish (27:25.2) completed the 8K in 81^st, with Hayden Grosz (27:33.8) and Turner Christians (27:44.0) rounded out the Yellow Jacket men's runners in 93^rd and 98^th.
 
The men's field saw 32 teams from NCAA DII and DIII conferences in attendance, with nearly 500 runners filling the field in Minneapolis.
 
WOMEN
Sylvia Brown paved the way for the Yellow Jacket ladies in the Suzy Wilson Women's Maroon Race on Friday morning, completing the 6k race in sixth with a 22:26.8 clock out time.
 
Kaite Turpin (23:45.9) was the next Yellow Jacket to cross the finish line as she finished in 43^rd, while Alexis Weiers (24:59.7) and Evie Boyd (25:29.3) were in tow in 106^th and 128^th.
 
Norah Entzi (26:57.6) and Katie Knutson (27:27.8) were the last of the BHSU women to finish the 6K race, with the ladies taking 177^th and 187^th, respectively.
 
The Roy Griak's Women's Maroon race field saw 37 teams in competition on Friday, with over 400 runners competing for their NCAA DII and DIII schools.
 
Up Next
The Yellow Jacket cross country teams next outing will be at the Montana State – Billings' Yellowjacket Open on Saturday, Oct. 7.