Moe, NDSU Men Post Highest Finishes at Roy Griak Invitational

Friday, September 18

Fort Snelling, Minn.

11:15 a.m.

North Dakota State

Roy Griak Invitational

Meet Info

Ethan Moe, Will Gerber, Quinn Roehl, Brady Goss

Photo by: Andrew Werlinger

Moe, NDSU Men Post Highest Finishes at Roy Griak Invitational

9/18/2026 12:45:00 PM | Men's Cross Country

Results

FORT SNELLING, Minn. – The North Dakota State men's cross country team took fifth place at the Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota on Friday, recording the highest team finish at the meet in NDSU's Division I era.

Ethan Moe paced the Bison, taking ninth place overall with a time of 24:11.1 for the eight-kilometer course. It was the second-fastest 8k time of his career and the best finish by a Bison runner at the Griak in NDSU's Division I era, topping a 12th-place finish by Hunter Klimek in 2024.

Quinn Roehl was the No. 2 finisher for the Bison in 22nd place, clocking a personal-best 24:23.4. Will Gerber placed 28th in 24:38.3, and Brady Goss was 30th in a personal-best 24:40.7. Regan Bosch rounded out the team scoring for the Bison in 44th place with a time of 24:58.0.

NDSU freshman Owen Johnson took 47th place in 25:01.1. Taylor Wanner was 63rd in 25:14.5.

Iowa State claimed the team title with 24 points, and Boise State was second with 39. NDSU took fifth with 126 points.

The Roy Griak Invitational made the move to Fort Snelling Golf Course this season after 39 years at Les Bolstad Golf Course.