Women's Cross Country | 9/16/2026 11:23:00 AM

Crookston, Minn. - University of Minnesota Crookston women's cross country team is heading to Minneapolis this Friday for the Roy Griak Invitational, a meet that they finished 11th at a year ago. The Golden Eagles had a strong start to the season two weekends ago, finishing sixth out of 28 competing teams at the Augustana Twilight. 

Natalie Scharenbroch (Fr., Marshfield, Wis.) was the first Golden Eagle to finish at the Augustana Twilight, she had a final time of 18:33.79, which is the third best 5K time in program history. Natalie Wood (R-Jr., Big Timber, Mont.) was the next Golden Eagle to cross the finish line with a time of 18:44.2, next up was Morgan Shaw (Sr., Redmond, Ore.) with a time of 19:00.8. Amber Collins (So., Deer Creek, Minn.) was the fourth Golden Eagle to finish with a new personal record of 19:17.1. Rounding out the top five for the Golden Eagles was Lindsay Kahn (Fr., Stetsonville, Wis.) with a time of 19:27.9 in her debut.

The Golden Eagles head to Minneapolis off of a strong start with five runners finishing in the top 80, with two of them being freshman making their debut. The Roy Griak Invitational will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 18th for the women's race. This is one of three remaining meets before the Golden Eagles head to Sioux Falls for the NSIC Conference Championship.