Pioneer Men Take Third; Women Finish Ninth at Roy Griak Invitational

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville men's cross country team finished third at the Roy Griak Invitational, hosted by the University of Minnesota, on Saturday.

The Pioneers landed three runners in the top 10, including Bill Clift (fifth, 25:59.1), Anthony Swimm (sixth, 25:59.5) and Matt Borneman (9th, 26:04.2).

With a third-place finish, UW-Platteville finished ahead of No. 19 Hamline and WIAC rival, UW-Eau Claire. UW-Oshkosh, who is ranked No. 15 in the latest USTFCCCA poll, won the team title with Nate Stymiest leading the Titans with a runner-up finish. Devin Monson of Hamline won the individual title in 25:33.9.

Junior Derek Fahrenkrug finished 19th (26:20.19) and freshman Dan LaCroix was 65th (27:10.4) to round out the top five for the Pioneers. Freshman Sam Poser and junior Kyle Klein were 68th (27:12.5) and 86th (27:35.4), respectively.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville women's cross country team took ninth in a 32-team field at the Roy Griak Invitational, hosted by the University of Minnesota on Saturday.

The Pioneers were led by senior Ann Tank, who finished sixth in a time of 22:56. UW-Oshkosh junior Christy Cazzola won the 6,000-meter individual race with a time of 22:06.5.

Sophomore Danielle Kunkel was the second Pioneer across the finish line in 24th place (23:25), followed by senior Steph Dorton in 48th (24:20.2), freshman Jocelyn Orner was 69th (24:37.8) and freshman Lisa Kaiser in 123rd (25:52.4). In addition, senior Carin Lowe was 126th (25:55.7) and sophomore Olivia Bukowski was 131st (25:59.5).

The Pioneers will return to action on Friday, Sept. 30 at the Blugold Invite at the Whitetail Golf Course in Colfax, WIsconsin. The women will run at 4 p.m., followed by the men's race at 5 p.m.