Buckeyes Race in Roy Griak Invitational

Friday, September 20

Minneapolis, Minn.

11:00 AM ET

Ohio State

Roy Griak Invitational

Photo by: Ohio State Athletics

Buckeyes Race in Roy Griak Invitational

9/20/2024 2:12:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

Results

Three men finish in Top 25, Akemi Von Scherr leads the women in Top 20

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men's and women's cross country teams ran in the Roy Griak Invitational hosted by Minnesota in Falcon Heights, Minn., Friday. The men, with three Top 25 finishers, placed fifth as a team. Akemi Von Scherr led the women with a 17th-place finish, with the women's team seventh.

Quoting head coach Sara Mason Vergote
"The men had a great day and executed the race perfectly. I was especially impressed with Weston Day who is a true freshman.

"On the women's side, it's good to start putting people back in the mix. We have had some adversity so I don't anticipate that people will see our full potential until the championship portion of the season when it matters. I thought Akemi had one of the best races of her career and she's going to keep coming.

"We will go back to work and be even better in two weeks."

The Buckeye Men
The men placed fifth among 17 teams in the 8K race. Zubin Jha (13th), Weston Day (18th) and Kevin Agnew (21st) led the Buckeye men with Top 25 finishes. Kaleb Martin (35th) and Jack Agnew (38th) closed out the Buckeye counters. Day and Jack Agnew were both running their first collegiate 8K.

Connor Long (in his first collegiate 8K race), Colby Adams and Sean Carney finished in the Top 75, with Keegan Freyhof, Liam Shaughnessy, Zach Beneteau and John Cuozzo closing out the Buckeye lineup.

The Buckeye Women
Akemi Von Scherr was 17th overall to lead the women, who placed seventh as a team, in the 6K. Teodora Iovi and Daniella Santos finished back-to-back in 44th and 45th and Audrey DeSantis (54th) and Zoee Lehman (69th) rounded out Ohio State's counters.

Sydney Paul, Katie Castelli, Emmi Von Scherr, Amelia Figler, Mia Robillard, Hailey Kahl, Carina Napoleon, Lindsay Stull and Ana Karmol all competed in the race for the Scarlet and Gray. Castelli, Figler, Kahl, Napoleon, Robillard, Stull and Emmi Von Scherr all ran their first 6K for the Buckeyes.

Next Up
The Buckeyes will return to action at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational Oct. 4 and then close out the regular season with Pre-Nationals at Wisconsin Oct. 19.

38th Annual Roy Griak Invitational
Sept. 20, 2024 – Falcon Heights, Minn.

Men's Results (8K)
Team – 5th/17 (123 points)
13. Zubin Jha (25:24.3)
18. Weston Day (25:28.3)
21. Kevin Agnew (25:31.6)
35. Kaleb Martin (25:47.4)
38. Jack Agnew (25:51.6)
45. Connor Long (25:55.5)
56. Colby Adams (26:07.2)
72. Sean Carney (26:26.0)
90. Keegan Freyhof (26:39.4)
96. Liam Shaughnessy (26:41.8)
106. Zach Beneteau (26:51.3)
135. John Cuozzo (27:17.9)

Women's Results (6K)
Team – 7th/17 (123 points)
17. Akemi Von Scherr (22:05.2)
44. Teodora Iovi (22:47.8)
45. Daniella Santos (22:47.9)
54. Audrey DeSantis (22:47.9)
69. Zoee Lehman (23:09.3)
80. Sydney Paul (23:22.8)
84. Katie Castelli (23:26.7)
104. Emmi Von Scherr (23:43.6)
105. Ameilia Figler (23:45.1)
116. Mia Robillard (23:56.4)
117. Hailey Kahl (23:57.0)
126. Carina Napoleon (24:04.4)
157. Lindsay Stull (24:53.0)
178. Ana Karmol (25:26.2)