Sept. 24, 2005

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. -- Northwestern finished 27th in the 2005 Griak Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 24. It was the 20th running of the renown event, and featured the largest number of participants -- ranging from Division I to high school runners.

Freshman Carly Brown (Kalispell, Mont./Flathead) was the top finisher for the Wildcats running the 6k in 23:22. Fellow classmate Allison King (Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill) was NU's runner-up with a time of 23:43.

Sophomore Marie Grabinski (Carmel, Ind./Carmel) placed third for NU, crossing the line at 23:46, followed by freshman Hilary Forman (Prairie Village, Kan./Pembroke) with a time of 23:51.

Northwestern runners that placed
1. Carly Brown 23:22
2. Allison King 23:43
3. Marie Grabinski 23:46
4. Hilary Forman 23:51
5. Mallory O'Niel 23:53
6. Megan Young 23:56
7. Celia Franklin 24:30

For complete results, check out: Griak Invitational

Northwestern is next in action on Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational. The race is set to get underway at 7 a.m.