Perham XC Captures Top-Three Finishes At Prestigious Roy Griak Invitational

The Perham Yellowjackets Cross Country Teams at the 2022 Roy Griak Invitation (Photo: Perham XC via Twitter)

FALCON HEIGHTS, MN (KDLM/KPRW) – The Perham Yellowjackets cross country teams competed at the Roy Griak Invitational on the campus of the University of Minnesota on Friday afternoon, with the girls team taking second place overall in their race, and the boys placing third.

The Roy Griak Invite is one of the largest meets in the midwest with over 100 varsity teams competing in two races: the Maroon Race and the Gold Race.

The Perham girls finished in second place (146 points) in the Maroon race in the field of 51 schools, finishing only behind Brainerd (112). Freshman Gracie Morris finished in ninth place overall with a time of 20:06.2. Eighth-grader Ella Hendrickson was 29th (20:44.3), freshman Leelou Novotny was 31st (20:46.6), and Quincy Anderson finished 33rd (20:48.0).

What a great day at the #Griak boys were 3rd overall in Maroon and girls were 2nd overall in Maroon! Bjorn Anderson was 2nd overall and Gracie Morris was 10th overall! @YellowjacketCRD @DLtribSports @JustTheRadioGuy @YellowjacketAD @Lakes995sports @CraigOsports @PerhamHigh pic.twitter.com/jUkWbWmO2W

— Perham XC (@perhamcc) September 24, 2022

Sophomore Bjorn Anderson, who won at the Dragon Twilight Invite and the Lucky Lindy earlier this month, finished second out of 488 runners in the Boys Maroon race with a time of 16:37, trailing only junior Nolan Sutter of Chaska (16:20.7). Senior Micah Thompson (17:37.3) and freshman Dylan Guck (17:41.1) finished in 24th and 25th place, respectively. Junior Caden Doll (18:01.1) was the fourth Perham runner to cross the finish line, recording a 41st place finish.

The Perham Boys finished third in the 52-team Maroon Race field behind Lee’s Summit West High School (Missouri) and Notre Dame (Wisconsin).

The Yellowjackets next meet is on Saturday, October 1st at Eagle Creek Golf Course in Willmar.

Got to see Gabe and Abby’s bench! Nothing else needs to be said except #BraveLikeGabe @crtside @bravelikegabe @YellowjacketCRD @Huntingandy22 @YellowjacketAD @DLtribSports @JustTheRadioGuy @DomIzzoWDAY @PerhamHigh @Lakes995sports pic.twitter.com/ZKfFQ92lMR

— Perham XC (@perhamcc) September 24, 2022

INDIVIDUAL GIRLS RESULTS:

9 Gracie Morris 20:06.2, 29 Ella Hendrickson 20:44.3, 31 Leelou Novotny 20:46.6, 33 Quincy Anderson 20:48.0, 48 Mya Morris 21:13.0, 92 Liz Birkeland 21:57.6, 107 Myriah Tharaldson 22:03.9, 130 Aspen Rohde 22:21.3, 143 Lauryn Rustad 22:28.8

INDIVIDUAL BOYS RESULTS:

2 Bjorn Anderson 16:37.5, 24 Micah Thompson 17:37, 25 Dylan Guck 17:41.3, 47 Caden Doll 18:01.1, 53 Carter Flatau 18:05.8, 104 Brayden Glorvigen 18:32.3, 126 Blake Swenson 18:48.2, 150 Henry Mathiason 19:03.0, 225 Brody Evenson 19:34.1