The UIU men's cross country team got back on the course for their second race of the season at the Lucian Rosa Invite hosted by St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn. on Saturday morning. The Peacocks placed ninth in the ten-team field after the five runners earned a total of 255 points after averaging a 32:43.1 to complete the 8K course.
St. Olaf won the team title averaging a 26:55.8 after their five top finishers all placed in the top-7 on the individual standings. The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire came in second place and boasted the fastest runner on the course in Connor Dolan, who finished in a time of 26:24.8.
David Snider led the Peacocks placing 82
nd in a time of 30:47.7, while
Dalton Schaffer was right on his heels with a time of 30:51.8 to place 84
th.
Grant Dieken placed 95
th getting around the course in 31:23.7.
Samuel Thomas (114
th) and Zach Dingbaum (121
st) rounded out UIU's fivesome with times of 34:54.4 and 35:38.0, respectively.
The team will head back to Minnesota next Saturday, Sept. 28 for the Roy Griak Invite, a premier event hosted by the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
