St. Cloud State Cross Country Battles at Roy Griak

Friday, September 20

Les Bolstad Golf Course • Minneapolis, Minn.

12:15 p.m. CT

St. Cloud State

Roy Griak Invitational

Senior Cambrie Kowal nears the finish line at the Roy Griak Invitational on Sept. 20, 2024 in Falcon Heights, Minn.

Photo by: Jacob Sanders

9/20/2024 4:26:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

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Four Huskies improve on 2023 time, three make 6k debut

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – St. Cloud State Cross Country ran its first 6,000-meter race on Friday afternoon at the Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights. Four Huskies improved on their time from last year's race and three Huskies made their 6k debut.

Although there were no new personal bests set, SCSU still saw huge improvements from its returners. Senior Cambrie Kowal (Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.), sophomores Paige Beason (Ankeny, Iowa) and Alena Donahue (West Salem, Wis.) and junior Hannah Little (Grimes, Iowa) all cut significant time off last year's race.

Kowal, senior Greta Freed (Rochester, Minn.), Beason and Donahue paced the Huskies, finishing 1-4 for the second consecutive race. Kowal was 67^th overall in 24:44.7, 56 seconds faster than her 2023 Griak time. Freed was 105^th in 25:30.9, with Beason (107^th / 25:32.5) close on her heels. Last season, Beason was the fastest Husky in a time of 25:38.8. Donahue finished the 6k course in 26:29.6, over a minute faster than she ran a year ago (27:38.0). She also finished 120 spots better – 163^rd in 2024, 283^rd in 2023.

Sophomore Tegan Michalak (Arcadia, Wis.) and freshmen Abbygail Nunez (South St. Paul, Minn.) and MerriAnna Johnson (Osceola, Wis,) each ran their first ever 6,000-meter cross country race. Michalak was fifth on the team, running 26:31.8 and Nunez was the sixth runner in 27:01.5. Johnson finished her first 6k in 28:06.9

Little was the seventh SCSU runner, across the line in a time of 27:09.1, nearly 20 seconds faster than 2023. She also significantly improved her place, finishing 183^rd in 2024 after placing 315^th in 2023.

UP NEXT
The Huskies are idle next week and will return to competition the following week at the Minot Conference Preview on Saturday, Oct. 5. The gun is set to go off for the women's 6k at 2:45 p.m. from Souris Valley Golf Course in Minot, N.D. Links to coverage options will be available on the SCSU Cross Country schedule page.

St. Cloud State at the Roy Griak Invitational
Sept. 20, 2024 | Les Bolstad Golf Course | Falcon Heights, Minn.

67. Cambrie Kowal - 24:44.7
105. Greta Freed - 25:30.9
107. Paige Beason - 25:32.5
163. Alena Donahue - 26:29.6
167. Tegan Michalak - 26:31.8
188. Abbygail Nunez - 27:01.5
183. Hannah Little - 27:09.1
229. MerriAnna Johnson - 28:06.9

Full Results

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