MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Freshman Curran Carlile and sophomore Sam Stevens raced to finishes in the top 30 to lead the Lawrence University cross country teams at the University of Minnesota Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday.
Carlile finished 19th in a time of 26:32.2 on the 8,000-meter course. It was the highest finish ever by a Lawrence runner at the Griak Invitational. Stevens was only eight seconds behind Carlile and finished 27th in 26:40.2.
Led by that duo, Lawrence finished 12th among the 30 teams.
On the women’s side, Lawrence was 23rd among the 32 teams. Emily Muhs paced the Vikings by finishing 40th on the 6,000-meter course in 24:02.8.