THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
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Cross-country heads to Minnesota for Invitational
JOEY ANGUIANO
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The men's and women's cross-country teams are heading up to Minnesota for the Roy Griak Invitational this weekend. It will be the second meet of the season.
The Jayhawk men start on Saturday with the 8000-meter (4.97 miles) race at 12:20 p.m., and the gun will go off for the women's 6000-meter (3.73 miles) race just shy of an hour later at 1:10 p.m.
The races will take place on the Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights, Minn. The University of Minnesota athletic website describes the course as "rolling hills and grassy terrain throughout," which sounds similar to the terrain found on the Jayhawks home course, Rim Rock Farm.
The event is named after the Minnesota coach emeritus, Roy Griak. This is the 29th year of the race, while Griak celebrated his 50th with the team last season. The meet also features 10 races throughout the course of the day at both the college and high school levels.
Once the guns go off, look for senior Evan Landes, junior Jacob Morgan and freshman Chris Malgares to lead the way for Kansas. Morgan and Malgares posted second- and third-place finishes in the Bob Timmons Classic in late August.
of the Bob Timmons Classic, Redshirt freshman Grace Morgan looks to continue posting impressive times after her dominating performance at the Bob Timmons Classic, where she took first.
Edited by Kelsey Philline
On the women's side, junior Haley Francis and sophomores Malika and Nashia Baker look to start their seasons on a strong note after sitting out
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Rachel Simon runs in Kansas' first cross country meet on Aug. 30. Simon finished in fourth place.
Kansas women's runners start their first cross country meet on Aug. 30. The men's and women's teams took first
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Men's golf aims for top-three finish
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CONNOR OBERKROM
@coberkro
Fresh off a top-two finish at the Ram Masters Invitational, the Kansas men's golf team is seeking its third straight topthree finish of the season.
Kansas will play at the 54-hole Badger Invitational in Madison, Wis., over the weekend. The field consists of 14 teams and, according to coach Jamie Bermel, it will face some of the best talent it has seen so far this season.
"There are four or five teams that are pretty good (in the tournament) and that's something we don't see often," Bermel said.
Bermel said the season has lived up to his expectations so far, but he would have taken a different result in last week's tournament.
"We're about right on track," Bermel said. "Last week we were paired in the final group,
we were in the lead with about eight holes to go and just couldn't quite finish."
While the team is still ripe with potential, the growing pains have still persisted with its young roster.
"I think we've got more depth from top and bottom. I think our consistency is a little better," Bermel said. "We're still a little young, we need to eliminate some mental mistakes during the rounds."
Bermel has been content with most of the team, but junior Connor Peck has caught his eye.
["Peck] has been off to a pretty good start," Bermel said. "He's been pretty steady. I don't think he's played great, but he's managed the golf course pretty well."
Kansas finished in second place at last year's Badger Invitational.
—Edited by Jordan Foz
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KU Homecoming 2014
Join the Jayhawks for the 102nd annual Homecoming celebration in Lawrence! With over 20 events held on and off campus, it is sure to be an exciting week.
Thursday, September 25
Thursday, September 25 United Across Borders - T-shirt Drive
Friday, September 26
Football & Flapacks ($5 per person)
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Homecoming Parade
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Saturday, September 27
Alumni Center
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10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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