Duke Men Prep for Roy Griak Invite Saturday

DURHAM, N.C. – The Blue Devil men's cross country team prepares for the 8k Roy Griak Invitational on the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf course in St. Paul, Minn., Saturday, September 28 at 9:30 a.m. CST/10:30 a.m. EST.

"The Duke men won the Roy Griak back in 2018 and the 2019 version of the Duke squad may be even better as we're off to a great start both on the practice trails and in early season results," said head coach Norm Ogilvie. "The race will be 8k held on the Les Bolstad Golf Course on the University of Minnesota. A hilly, challenging course, but one we feel we're ready to take on."

Duke has endured a successful season so far, winning the 12 team Elon Opener and placing second at the Cavalier Classic. In the most recent Cavalier Classic in Charlottesville, Va., three Blue Devils placed in the top-10, including juniors CJ Ambrosio, Paul Dellinger and Alex Miley. Ambrosio clocked a second place 8k time of 24:27.2, Miley a third place time of 24:28.5 and Miley finished seventh, totaling a time of 24:36.4.

Participating universities include Columbia, Duke, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Southern Utah, California-Riverside, Minnesota, Pacific and San Francisco. Of these schools, Southern Utah ranks No. 30 in the USTFCCCA poll and No. 24 in The Stride Report rankings, while Minnesota was in the other receiving votes section in the most recent USTFCCCA National Rankings.

Duke is currently ranked sixth in the USTFCCCA Southeast Regional rankings, with Minnesota fourth in the Midwest Regional rankings and Southern Utah seventh in the Mountain Region.

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