Peyton, Berens USATF MN September 2013 Athletes of the Month

The Minnesota Association of USA Track & Field selected Meghan Peyton and Matt Berens as USATF Minnesota’s Athletes of the Month for September 2013. Peyton, of Richfield, won the USA Track & Field 20K title on Labor Day in New Haven, Connecticut. The Team USA Minnesota member finished in 1:09:57, over 27 seconds ahead of runner-up Mattie Suver.

Berens, a Bethel College junior (Oakdale, Minnesota/North Saint Paul High School), won the Maroon III race at the Roy Griak Invitational September 28. Berens’ time of 25:45 was ten seconds ahead of second place and led Bethel to a 17^th-place finish out of 26 teams.