Men’s Cross Country Travels to Minnesota for Roy Griak Invitational

Friday, September 23

Minneapolis, MN

Temple University

36th Annual Roy Griak Invitational

Photo by: Shane Holland

Men’s Cross Country Travels to Minnesota for Roy Griak Invitational

9.22.22 | Men's Cross Country

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple Men's cross country team, coming off a win at the Fordham Fiasco on Sept. 10, takes to the air, traveling to Minnesota to compete in the 36th Roy Griak Invitational on Friday, Sept. 23. The race, being held at the 8k Les Bolstad Golf Course, begins at 11:30 am ET.

Previewing the Owls
> Sophomore Erik Kain picked up his first collegiate win at the Fordham Fiasco, leading the Owls to the team title.
> Cole Frank, Graham Thomas, Mattia Zen and Liem Chot would finish second through fifth, respectively at Fordham as the Owls dominated their second meet of the season. For Kain, Frank and Chot it was their second straight top 10 finish of the season.
> Tyler Fauvelle and Kenneth Guy rounded out the team's scorers, placing sixth and seventh overall at Fordham with Zack Marmol (8^th) and Christian Fitch (9^th) also placing in the Top 10.

The Invitational
> Temple will be one of 22 schools competing at the Griak Invitational. The Owls are joined by Cal Baptist, Colorado State, Wichita State, Iowa State, Michigan State, Santa Clara, Wyoming, Ohio State, Delaware, Utah, Minnesota, Idaho, UNLV, St. Thomas, Miami (FL), Wisconsin, North Dakota State, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota State, and Manitoba.
> The Invitational is named after legendary University of Minnesota coach Roy Griak, who passed away in 2015 following 51 years of service to the University. Griak served as the head coach of the Minnesota men's cross country team from 1963-1996 and led the Gophers to three Big Ten titles (two cross country, one track & field).

Quotable: Assistant Coach Collin Zeffer
"The Roy Griak Invitational is one of the premier meets at this time of year. I think our squad has had an exceptional start to the season in both training and competing so far, but this meet will be our first opportunity to test ourselves against some of the best teams in the country - particularly in the Great Lakes and Midwest regions. The team and I are excited to see how we stack up and just how well the training has gone the last few weeks!"