The Upper Iowa women and men's cross country teams competed as part of a loaded field on Friday at the 2021 Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota.
 
The meet took place at Les Bolstad Golf Course and featured teams from 27 different schools in both competitions.
 
As a team, the Upper Iowa women took 22nd place in the 6K race with an average time of 23:50.5. The men's team would go on to finish in 25th place in the 8K race with an average time of 29:54.5.
 
On the women's side, Brianna Crouch led the team with a time of 24:49.6.  She was followed by Ashley Donovan (25:06.5), and Madison Brownrigg (25:43.6).  Macey White (26:19.8) and Jadyn Schultz (27:12.9) rounded out the team time.
 
For the men's team, David Snider paced the team with a time of 28:35.1, followed by Nathan Goranson (28:40.2) and Dalton Baker (29:21.1).  Bryce Baker (31:03.8) and Blake Smith (31:52.2) also factored in to the total time for the Peacocks.
 
Both teams will return to Iowa for their next competition, which is the Seminole Valley Stampede on October 9^th hosted by Mount Mercy University.