Sept. 27, 2003
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. -- Running behind the lead of
sophomore Christa Pribula, the Bemidji State cross country
squad placed
22nd at the Roy Griak Invitational today. At the Les Bolstad
Golf Course, Pribula finished 72nd with a 20:03 among the
248 runners from 24 schools.
Northern Michigan repeated as team champions as it had three
runners place in the top 15. Jennifer Feely from South Dakota
was the individual medalist with
a time of 18:14.
Following Pribula to the finish line for BSU was sophomore Jaclyn Thomforde in
172nd (21:31), junior Katie Dippel in 215th (22:52), freshman Ali
Judkins in
218th, junior Janel Budenski in 229th and freshman Carissa
Ray in 230th - the
first three BSU finishers accounted for the team score.
The Beavers travel to Moorhead, Minn. for the Dragon Run next Saturday, Oct.
4. Host Minnesota State-Moorhead is the site.
Head Coach Craig Hougen
In his 15th-year as head coach of the cross country/track and field squads at
Bemidji State University is Craig Hougen.
Hougen, the 1999 Outdoor Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor and
1998 NSIC Indoor Track Coach of the Year, is a track state champion and notable
track athlete at Bismarck High School (N.D.), Hougen earned a bachelor’s
degree in physical education from Valley City State University (N.D.) in 1977.
He followed with a master’s degree in that same field from BSU in 1979
while serving as a graduate assistant for two years.
Hougen entered the coaching ranks as the head track and field coach at Sheridan
High School in Wyoming in 1979 and accepted additional duties as assistant coach
with the football and basketball programs during his 10-year stay with Sheridan
athletics.
Team Results @ Roy Griak Invite - Sat., Sept. 27
1. Northern Michigan 67
2. South Dakota 80
3. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 123
4. Wisconsin-La Crosse 159
5. North Dakota State 185
Augustana 185
7. Concordia-Nebraska 188
8. Michigan Tech 209
9. North Dakota 218
10. Pittsburg State 236
11. Minnesota-Duluth 250
12. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 264
13.Wisconsin-Parkside 344
14. Jamestown 387
15. Mary 421
16. Winona State 475
17. Huntington 488
18. Manitoba 544
19. MSU-Mankato 574
St. Cloud State 574
21. Concordia-St. Paul 646
22. Bemidji State 648
23. MSU-Moorhead 654
24. Minnesota-Morris 682
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