Bronco Men, Women Take Fifth at Roy Griak Invitational

Friday, September 22

Falcon Heights, Minn.

Boise State

Roy Griak Invitational

The top 20 finishers from the Roy Griak Meet

Bronco Men, Women Take Fifth at Roy Griak Invitational

9/22/2023 12:43:00 PM | Cross Country

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FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – Boise State cross country was led by fifth-place finishes by both its men's and women's teams at the Roy Griak Invitational, Sept. 22.

Ned Potter led the men's team as he traversed the 8-kilometer course in 24:42.1 for a 20th place finish. The Bronco men ran as a pack with all five scorers finishing between 20th and 30th and earned 127 points to finish ahead of Mountain West opponents Wyoming and Colorado State. The team was also only 16 points behind nationally-ranked No. 9 Portland.

Sophomore Kaiya Robertson led the women's team with an 11th-place finish in 21:25.1. Robertson set the pace for Autumn Ost (15th), Yasmin Marghini (17th) and Julia Kiesler (20th) for 115 points. Boise State finished behind three nationally-ranked teams including No. 22 Cal Baptist, No. 24 Utah and No. 29 Colorado State. Boise State's women's team also finished ahead of Mountain West foes No. 19 New Mexico and Wyoming.

Quotables

"Both groups competed really well in a challenging field and we leave with a lot to learn and grow from," head coach Corey Ihmels said. "I am even more excited now than when I was at the beginning of the season about where this team can go and the potential we have."

Notables

The women's team placed four runners in the top 20.
Ned Potter was the top finisher on the men's side for the second time this season.

Men's 8-kilometer Results
5/18. Boise State- 127 points
20. Ned Potter – 24:42.1
23. Joe Hudson – 24:46.2
25. Josh Dickinson – 24:47.9
29. Christian Graham – 24:53.5
30. Tom Patrick – 24:55.1
37. Murdoch McIntyre – 25.06.6
40. Alex Durant – 25:09.4
42. Tom Graham-Marr – 25:12.0
49. Jack Tolbert – 25:15.6
58. Austen Apperson – 25:23.9
59. Aidan Palmer – 25:24.5
61. Fraser Sproul – 25:25.2
77. Matty Mackay – 25:46.9
97. Ollie Newman – 26:10.0

Women's 6-kilometer Results
5/17. Boise State- 115 points
11. Kaiya Robertson – 21:25.1
15. Autumn Ost – 21:41.2
17. Yasmin Marghini – 21:42.4
20. Julia Kiesler – 21:47.0
52. Samantha Wood – 22:17.5
54. Lauren Larson – 22:22.2
71. Ines Borba – 22:46.2
104. Naomy Lokiles – 23:24.0
116. Brynnli Poulsen – 23:43.0
146. Hanna Ackermann – 24:23.9
DNF. Emily Jobes

Up Next
The Broncos will conclude the regular season and travel to Madison, Wis., for the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, Oct. 13.