Monday, January 09, 2012

Jon Grey Finishes Fourth; US Team Second in Team Race in Scotland

Team USA Minnesota's Jon Grey finished fourth overall in a time of 25:52 to help the US men's & women's teams to a second place finish at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country International Challenge at Holyrood Park in Scotland on Saturday. The Great Britain & Northern Ireland team won the overall team title with 144 points. The US was second, and the European Select team in third with 215 points.

The US teams finished third(in the men's and women's senior races), but edged the Europeans in the overall combined scores(that include both the senior and junior team scores). Grey won $1,750 in prize money in the men's 8K race. Brainerd and US Air Force Academy grad Justin Tyner was 22nd in in 27:15. University of Minnesota grad and Team USA Minnesota's Jamie Cheever finished 15th in the women's 6K in 22:59. Results of all the races are HERE.

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