Ohio State Runs at Roy Griak Invitational Saturday – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/26/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country
Sept. 26, 2014
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s cross country team returns to action this Saturday, Sept. 27, at the 29th Roy Griak Invitational in Falcon Heights, Minn.
Almost 400 competitors and 30 Division I programs are expected to compete at Les Bolstad Golf Course Saturday. Ohio State will bring seven athletes to Minnesota, led by junior Blake Taneff and freshmen Nick Elswick and Clayton Bowie.
The Buckeyes are set to run in the Merrill Fischbein gold (Division I) competition at 1:20 p.m. ET. A complete recap will be available following the race.
Competing Teams
Arizona State
Boise State
Cal
Central Michigan
Colorado State (No. 29/No. 5 MTN)
Drake
Grand Valley State
Illinois
Illinois State
Iowa State (No. 27/No. 4 MW)
Kansas
Kentucky
Marquette
Michigan State
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
North Carolina (No. 19/No. 4 SE)
Ohio State
South Dakota
South Dakota State
Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
Southern Utah
Texas (No. 24/No. 2 SC)
Texas A&M (No. 3 SC)
Texas-Arlington
UMKC
Utah State
Vanderbilt
Weber State
Watch the Griak Invitational Live
Flotrack will provide on-site live coverage of the Griak Invitational Saturday. Click the above link for more information.
Buckeyes Ranked Sixth in Great Lakes Regional Rankings
OSU ranked sixth in the Great Lakes regional rankings for the week of Sept. 22 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Seventh-ranked Indiana is the top-ranked team in the region, followed by No. 11 Wisconsin, No. 20 Michigan, No. 36 Butler, Michigan State and the Buckeyes.
Last Time Out
Ohio State ran at the Bluegrass Invitational in Lexington, Ky., Sept. 13.
The men of the Scarlet and Gray closed the meet with a team score of 92, finishing third overall. No. 20 Eastern Kentucky ran its ‘A’ team to a first-place score of 45, while No. 4 Oklahoma State featured several top runners on its way to a runner-up score of 48. Nick Elswick was the top finisher for OSU with a ninth-place time of 24:30.40 in the first 8k race of his career.
Up Next
Ohio State returns to action Oct. 18 at the Indiana State Pre-National Invitational in Terre Haute, Ind.
