Minneapolis, Minn. - The UW-Eau Claire Men's Cross Country team placed 12th out of 34 teams at the Roy Griak Invite held today at Les Bolstad Golf Course at the University of Minnesota.

UW-La Crosse won the event with 53 points. They had all of their top five runners in the top 25. UW-Platteville's Tyler Sigl ran a 25:21 and placed first individually. UW-Platteville also placed second as a team with 105 points. Iowa Central placed third with 108 points.

The Blugolds' top runner was Kevin Hall (Jr.-Green Bay, WI/Preble). Hall ran a 27:00 and placed 40th overall. Chris Wirtz (So.-Weston, WI/DC Everest) came in second for the Blugolds. Wirtz ran a 27:42 and finished in 80th place overall. Finishing after Wirtz was Andy Warren (Jr.-Kenosha, WI/Bradford). Warren placed 99th overall and ran a 28:03. Tony Carr (Jr.-Menomonie, WI) came in fourth for the Blugolds. Carr finished in 107th place and ran a 28:08. Max Renner (So.-Green Bay, WI/East) followed in 151st place. Renner ran a 28:51.

Next up for the Blugolds is the Old English Invite, hosted by Beloit College. The Old English Invite is on Saturday, October 6, 2007 and starts at 11 am.

Complete Results

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