Men's Cross Country Heads to Minnesota for Roy Griak Invitational

Sept. 24, 2008

AUBURN -

Roy Griak Notes

The No. 25 Auburn men's cross country team will travel to Falcon Heights, Minn., to run at the 23rd annual Roy Griak Invitational Saturday.

The women's team will be inactive this weekend, but return to action Oct. 4 at the Tiger Invitational.

Saturday's race will be an 8K over the rolling hills and grassy terrain of the University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course with a 12:55 p.m. start.

The Tigers' lone NCAA qualifier from 2007, Felix Kiboiywo is slated to run at the Roy Griak Invite Saturday. Kiboiywo was withheld from racing at the season opening Powerade Invitational on Sept. 5.

Also slated to run for Auburn are juniors Elkanah Kibet and Scott Novack, sophomore Joby Peake and freshmen Girma Mecheso, Julian Matthews and Jeff Sanders.