JACKS RUN AS A PACK AT GRIAK INVITATIONAL

Friday, September 24

Falcon Heights, MN

10:30 a.m.

South Dakota State University

Roy Griak Invitational

Men's Cross Country at SDSU Classic Team-1

Photo by: SUU Athletics

9/24/2021 1:33:00 PM | Men's Cross Country

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. -- South Dakota State's five scoring runners were separated by only 29 seconds as the Jackrabbit men's cross country team turned in a ninth-place finish at the Roy Griak Invitational Friday morning at Les Bolstad Golf Course.

Sophomore Daniel Burkhalter moved from the middle of the pack to pass 40 runners over the final 3,000 meters to finish the 8-kilometer Merrill Fischbein Men's Gold race 44^th overall in 25 minutes and 30.3 seconds. Teammate Ben Olson was right behind in 45^th place in 25:31.5.

Thomas Breuckman and Joseph Minor placed just outside the top 50 in the field of 224 runners with respective showings of 51^st (25:42.0) and 53^rd (25:43.5), respectively. Closing out the scoring runs for the Jackrabbits was Mason McDonald, who clocked in at 25:59.5 to finish 72^nd overall.

Completing the top seven for SDSU were Gabe Peters, 88^th in 26:07.3, and Jacob Knodle, 93^rd, in 26:11.2.

BYU,on the strength of an individual title from Conner Mantz (23:53.9) edged Iowa State by one point, 34-35 for the team championship. Michigan State (86), host Minnesota (137) and Wyoming (175) rounded out the top five. The Jackrabbits finished ninth with 242 points, two points behind Portland State for seventh and one behind Tennessee in eighth place.

UP NEXT
A Jackrabbit contingent is scheduled to compete next Friday (Oct. 1) at the Chargers Invite hosted by Briar Cliff University. The women's race begins at 3 p.m., followed by the men's race at 3:40 p.m. at the Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve in North Sioux City, South Dakota.

SDSU INDIVIDUALS
44. Daniel Burkhalter – 25:30.3 [42]
45. Ben Olson – 25:31.5 [43]
51. Thomas Breuckman – 25:42.0 [47]
53. Joseph Minor – 25:43.5 [48]
72. Mason McDonald – 25:59.5 [62]
88. Gabe Peters – 26:07.3 [76]
93. Jacob Knodle – 26:11.2 [79]
109. Alex Auch – 26:27.0
110. Max Selbach – 26:37.3
122. Michael Schwinghamer – 26:34.4
130. Blake Iverson – 26:42.7
135. Carter Knaus – 26:47.3
176. Nathan Notgrass – 27:21.8
189. Noah Stewart – 27:33.8

TEAM STANDINGS
1. BYU – 34
2. Iowa State – 35
3. Michigan State – 86
4. Minnesota – 137
5. Wyoming – 175
6. Santa Clara – 178
7. Portland State – 240
8. Tennessee – 241
9. South Dakota State – 242
10. Liberty – 317
11. Grand Canyon – 326
12. Nevada – 329
13. Georgia Tech – 354
14. St. Thomas – 387
15. Pepperdine – 435
16. South Dakota – 4747
17. Milwaukee 477
18. UC San Diego – 494
19. Illinois-Chicago – 499
20. North Dakota – 519
21. North Dakota State – 646

-GoJacks.com-