Rice University
Roy Griak Invitational (Univ. of Minnesota)
Rice Women's CC Team 12th at Roy Griak Invitational
9/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
Sept. 25, 2010
Complete Results in PDF Format 
Minneapolis - The Rice Owls women's cross country squad placed 12th overall out of 29 teams at Minnesota's 29th Annual Roy Griak Invitational (5k) held at the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course. The Owls scored 272 points, and were led by senior Britany Williams' 32nd place finish (21:51).
"We ran in a tough field and came up a bit short and I thought our ladies competed well and they learned a lot and gained some valuable experience," stated Rice head Jim Bevan. "This meet is the best way to prepare our troops for the future challenges coming up this season. We were only twelve points and a few seconds from Penn State and ninth place overall. This is a tough course, nothing like we see in Texas, but it will help us later in the year.
"Britany (Williams) led us and Nicole (Mericle) and Halsey (Fowler) continue to improve. In fact this was Halsey's best race as an Owl and the same can be said for Marie Thompson. Meredith Gamble made a great debut, moving up from 120th place at 3k to finish 78th and be our fifth runner."
North Carolina State freshman Laura Hoer held off Minnesota junior Stephanie Price to win the individual title in the Jack Johnson Women's Gold (Division I) Race at the 25th Annual Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday.
Arizona won the team title with 76 points, while New Mexico was second (102 points), and Iowa State placed third with 113 points.
Rice Results
32 Britany Williams 21:51
44 Nicole Mericle 22:03
48 Halsey Fowler 22:06
72 Marie Thompson 22:30
76 Meredith Gamble 22:36
99 Heather Olson 22:52
106 Allison Pye 22:56
Team Results
1. 76 Arizona
2. 102 New Mexico
3. 113 Iowa State
4. 119 Duke
5. 139 Providence College
6. 165 Boston College
7. 185 Minnesota
8. 226 North Carolina State
9. 260 Penn State
10. 267 Arizona State
11. 268 Colorado State
12. 272 Rice
13. 285 Toledo
14. 346 Baylor
15. 417 Connecticut
16. 441 Central Michigan
17. 505 Utah Valley
18. 574 Boise State
19. 581 South Carolina
20. 608 Coastal Carolina
21. 622 Oregon State
22. 667 Drake
23. 701 South Dakota State
24. 728 US Naval Academy
25. 796 Alberta
26. 799 Loyola Chicago
27. 805 South Dakota
28. 833 Northern Illinois
29. 888 North Dakota
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