Sunday, September 28, 2014

Gene Niemi's Griak Photo Album

Roy Griak meets with the Menomonie team and others.  Even loans his
pith helmet to one of them.
Photo by Gene Niemi

Shane Streich(4407) and Connor Olson(4443) during the Boy's HS Gold
race. Photo by Gene Niemi. Wayzata won the boy's team title. Results
are HERE. Photo by Gene Niemi

HS Girl's Gold race. Anna French(3395) of team runner up Wayzata.  Individual
race runner up Jenna Truedson of Bemidji(260). Individual winner Samatha Ortiz
(91) behind Emma Benner of Forest Lake(2841).  HS Girl's results are HERE.

Emily Covert of Washburn, who was
3rd in the Girl's HS Gold race.
Photo by Gene Niemi

UW Oshkosh's Jared Carpenter(2434), winner of the Maroon DIII men's race battles
runner up Alex Ciesielski(2424) from UW LaCrosse. Results from Maroon DIII are
HERE. St. John's Thomas Fieichtinger finished fourth and Hamline's Ryan Peterson
seventh. Photo by Gene Niemi

St. Thomas' Erin Statz. Photo by Gene Niemi

St. Olaf's Jordan Johnson(2) and Bethel's Annika 
Halvorsen(1825). Photo by Gene Niemi
The cart used to pick up runners in trouble from the heat out on the course.
Photo by Gene Niemi

Matt Johnson of Regina(Canada) wins the men's Maroon
DII race. Results are HERE.  Johnson said after the race
that he and his team like running at the Griak because
it is good preparation for the Canadian national XC
Champs.  Photo by Gene Niemi



Griack kid's race.  Photo by Gene Niemi


2 comments:

Curtis Johnson said...

The photo of the Minneapolis Washburn runner is Emily Covert, the third place finisher in the HS Gold Division race

jdf said...

You are correct. Apologies to Emily. It's been corrected.