MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Minnesota State Moorhead cross country is set for a trip to Falcon Heights, Minn., as the Dragons will compete at the annual Roy Griak Invitational. The men;s race begins the action at 11:30 a.m. followed by the women's race at 12:15 p.m.

Live video and results will be available at msumdragons.com. MSUM last competed at the Dragon Twilight Invitational which saw the men earn a runner-up team finish while the Dragon women placed fourth as a squad. 

In the Randy Smith 5000m, it was the junior Kennedy who led the Dragon charge. The Brainerd, Minn., native clocked a personal best time of 18:47.2 for a 15th-place finish. The time for Kennedy also stands alone as the 11th-fastest 5k in program history. Sophomore Sophia Ness would also turn in a strong run, marking a 19:44.8 to finish within the top-30.

Madison Kepner would register a fresh personal best as well, finishing with a time of 20:13.1. Kaela Traugott (20:34.0) and freshman Lezah Dean (20:38.1) would finish near one another while fellow freshman Madilyn Albarado would clock a 21:37.5. Additionally, Eden Andres (22:22.6), Grace White (22:48.4) and Brooke Bollman (23:34.9) would set collegiate benchmarks.

On the men's side, it was Jared Gregoire who stole the show for Moorhead, earning the second Dragon Twilight title of his career following a 16:45 finishing time in the Fred Dahnke 6000m. Gregoire, who missed the entire 2024-25 season due to injury, was stirring in his return to competition, winning the race by nearly six full seconds. Chase Hoechst would finish ninth behind a mark of 17:07.3. The Dragons would have three more runners finish within the top-20 as Lander Lahtinen (17:36), Salman Mohamed (17:38.3) and Colin O'Farrell (17:41.3) would place 18th, 19th and 20th respectively. Not far behind them was a bevy of Dragons as Jadon Boots (17:47.4), James Dorado (17:53.7), Janis Riekstins (17:54.5), Luke Buentello (17:59.1) and Seth Meikle (18:01.7) would all place in the top-30. 

MSUM did not feature a runner outside the top 50 as newcomer Ivar Martell (18:13.7) finished just outside the top-30. Austin Dibble (18:26), Rory Richardson(18:33.7), Will Massmann (18:37.4) and Eric Olson (18:47.5) would all finish just behind Martell. 

Ryan Milner is in his ninth season as head cross country coach at MSUM.