Bor, Uhl Lead Runner-Up Finish

Saturday, September 27

Minneapolis, MN

11:20 AM

Iowa State

Roy Griak Invitational

09.27.2008 | Cross Country

By: cyclones.com

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. ? The Iowa State men's cross country team looked in mid-season form Saturday at the 2008 Roy Griak Invitational at the Les Bolstad Golf Course. The Cyclones had four runners finish among the top 19 placers to place second as a team in the 25-team Division I Men's Gold race. Adams State won the men's competition with 75 points as Iowa State was the runner-up with 89 points. The Iowa State women's team placed 10th overall among 23 teams in the Jack Johnson Women's Division I race, which was won by host Minnesota

Sophomore Hillary Bor led the Cyclone men by finishing eighth overall with an 8,000-meter time of 24:19, three seconds ahead of senior teammate Kiel Uhl, who finished 10th overall in the 229-man field. Taking the third spot for Iowa State was junior Guor Majak, who finished 12th overall with a time of 24:30.

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Freshman Rico Loy stepped up big by finishing 19th in his Cyclone debut with a time of 24:53. Yonas Mebrahtu made his first appearance for Iowa State, finishing as ISU's fifth man with a time of 25:16. Teammate Clayton Carper of Mason City finished 41st with the same time.

Junior Paige Ties finished first for the Cyclone women's team and 45th overall in a field of 222 runners with a 6,000-meter time of 22:35. Cyclone freshman Meaghan Nelson of Cedar Rapids and Dani Stack were Iowa State's second and third finishers, respectively. Nelson finished 46th in 22:35. Stack was 67th in 23:08. Cyclone women's basketball junior guard Anna Florzak was Iowa State's fourth finisher, placing 70th in 23:10.

The Iowa State cross country teams will have a three week break before they travel to Terre Haute, Indiana for the Pre-Nationals race Saturday, Oct. 18. The team will have plenty of time for preparation before they host the Big 12 Championships in Ames, Iowa on Nov. 1.

Men's Results (Top 10 Teams in 25-Team Field)
1. Adams State 75; 2. IOWA STATE 89; 3. BYU 91; 4. Minnesota 107; 5. Auburn 135; 6. Washington State 215, New Mexico 215; 8. Duke 248; 9. Iowa 255; 10. Arizona State 268;

Men's Results
1. Elkanah Kibet, Auburn, 23:56; 8. Hillary Bor, Iowa State, 24:19; 10. Kiel Uhl, 24:22; 12. Guor Majak, 24:30; 19. Rico Loy, 24:53; 40. Yonas Mebrahtu, 25:16; 41. Clayton Carper, 25:16; 46. Jory Zunich, 25:18.

Women's Results (Top 10 Teams in 23-Team Field)
1. Minnesota 31; 2. Arizona State 46; 3. New Mexico 89; 4. Duke 105; 5. Portland 157; 6. Adams State 251; 7. James Madison 258; 8. UNI 268; 9. Navy 287; 10. IOWA STATE, 300.

Women's Results
1. Kari Hardt, Arizona State, 21:18; 45. Paige Ties, Iowa State, 22:35; 46. Meaghan Nelson, 22:37; 67. Dani Stack, 23:08; 70. Anna Florzak, 23:10; 72. Rachel Bell, 23:12; 81. Brittany Rover, 23:18; 88. Kellie Oettle, 23:29.