FORT SNELLING, Minn. — The Concordia-St. Paul men's and women's cross country teams competed at the Roy Griak Invitational this morning at the Fort Snelling Golf Course. Both the men and women finished in 14th place. The CSP men competed in a field of 18 teams and recorded 441 points, while the women competed in a field of 17 teams and collected 431 points.
Estee VerSteeg turned in another strong performance on the women's side finishing in 63rd place with a time of 21:33.7 in a field of 240 runners. VerSteeg's finish marks a new best 6k time by a CSP women's runner, besting the previous record of 22:58.0 set by Kara Lindberg in 2017.
Among NSIC competitors VerSteeg managed a sixth place finish as well.
Junior Kayla Anderson turned in a strong race as well, finishing in 22:37.7 setting a new personal best 6k time and finishing in 119th place. Anderson's previous 6k best came at the NCAA Central Region Championships last season.
Lauryn Rosenthal set a new 6k PR as well, finishing with a time of 25:01.2 and taking 206th place. Freshman Noelle Boyd finished in 226th place with a time of 27:26.0 in her first collegiate 6k.
Freshman Elizabeth Zenda-Johnson made her CSP debut and finished with a time of 29:42.1. Elsie Atkins rounded things out for the CSP women finishing with a time of 31:39.3 and a 238th place finish.
On the men's side Travis Tock led the way coming in with a time of 26:18.9 to finish in 115th place. The junior set a new personal best 8k time, besting his previous PR of 26:30.5 at the 2024 NSIC Championships.
Senior Josh Krummel came in behind Tock with a time of 27:06.0 in 145th place. Krummel's 8k time is a new best at the Griak beating his previous time by two minutes.
Freshman Austin Burgess finished in 149th place with a time of 27:10.6, while Zay Acosta came in with a time of 27:40.6 and a 160th place finish. Jordan Stumm and Nathaniel Merrell rounded things out for CSP with times of 28:38.7 and 28:57.0.
Iowa State took the top team spot on the men's side finishing with a total of 24 points. The top NSIC squad was Minnesota State in ninth place with 227 points.
On the women's side Minnesota took the top spot with 26 points, while Winona State was the top NSIC team in 182nd place.
Women's Team Results
1st – Minnesota – 26
2nd – Boise State – 45
3rd – North Dakota State – 95
4th – St. Thomas – 145
5th – UW-LaCrosse – 167
6th – Winona State – 182
7th – Iowa State – 193
8th – Minnesota State – 228
9th – Valparaiso – 257
10th – Northern Michigan – 264
11th – St. Mary (Kansas) – 316
12th – UM-Crookston – 340
13th – Minot State – 407
14th – CSP – 431
15th – St. Mary's (MN) – 453
16th – Minnesota Running Club – 485
17th – Hamline – 492
CSP Women's Team Notes
The CSP women have their highest finish at the Roy Griak Invitational in their team history.
The CSP women have their 3rd highest Team Top 5 Time Average of 25:17 at the Roy Griak Invitational.
63rd – Estee VerSteeg – 21:33.7 – Personal Best Time. Estee establishes a new CSP School record breaking the previous record held by Kara Lindberg. She broke the record by 55.6 seconds. Estee establishes a new CSP course record at this new Roy Griak Invitational. Estee has the 8th best finish by a CSP women runner at the Roy Griak Invitational.
119th – Kayla Anderson – 22:37.7 – Personal Best Time. Kayla breaks her previous personal best time by 46 seconds. She runs the 3rd fastest race in CSP history. She runs the 2nd fastest race by a CSP sophomore. She runs the 2nd best race at the new Roy Griak Invitational. Kayla improves 3 minutes and 28.2 seconds from her 2025 Roy Griak Invitational.
206th – Lauryn Rosenthal – 25:01.2 – Personal Best Time. Lauryn breaks her previous personal best time by 9.9 seconds. Lauryn runs the 3rd fastest time at the new Roy Griak Course. Lauryn runs 2 minutes 11.1 seconds faster than she did at the 2025 Roy Griak Invitational.
226th – Noelle Boyd – 27:26.0 – Personal Best Time. Noelle runs the 4th fastest time at the new Roy Griak Course.
235th – Elizabeth Zenda-Johnson – 29:42.1 – Personal Best Time. Elizabeth runs the 5th fastest time at the new Roy Griak Course.
238th – Elise Atkins – 31:39.3 – Season Best Time - Elise runs the 6th fastest time at the new Roy Griak Course. Elise runs 2 minutes 27.5 seconds faster than her 2024 Roy Griak Invitational performance.
Men's Team Results
1st – Iowa State - 24
2nd – Boise State - 39
3rd – UW-LaCrosse – 86
4th – Minnesota – 125
5th – North Dakota State – 126
6th – St. Thomas – 150
7th – Valparaiso – 178
8th – St. Mary (Kansas) – 226
9th – Minnesota State - 227
10th – UM-Crookston – 354
11th – Minnesota Running Club – 396
12th – Winona State – 396
13th - Minot State – 425
14th – CSP – 441
15th – St. Mary's (MN) – 446
16th – Harper College – 450
17th – Hamline – 553
18th – Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish – 568
CSP Men's Team Notes
· The CSP men have the 7th best finish at the Roy Griak Invitational.
· The CSP men have the 4th best Average top 5 team time at 27:23 the Roy Griak Invitational.
CSP Men's Individual Results
115th – Travis Tock – 26:18.9 – Personal Best time improving by 11.6 seconds from his 2024 NSIC Championship Race. Establishes a new CSP Course Record at this new Roy Griak Course. Travis runs the 3rd fastest race at the Roy Griak Invitational. He improved by 2 minutes and 9.9 seconds from his 2025 Roy Griak Performance.
145th – Joshua Krummel – 27:06.0 – Season Best Time – Josh runs the 2nd fastest time at the new Roy Griak Course. Josh runs the 10th fastest time at the Roy Griak Invitational. Josh runs his fastest Roy Griak course improving by 3 minutes and 18 seconds from his 2023 Griak performance. He runs 7 minutes and 28.2 seconds faster than his 2025 Griak Invitational performance.
149th – Austin Burgess – 27:10.6 – Personal Best Time. Austin runs the 3rd fastest time at the new Roy Griak Course.
160th – Zay Acosta – 27:40.6 – Season Best Time. Zay runs the 4th fastest time at the new Roy Griak Course.
181st – Jordan Stumm – 28:38.7 – Personal Best Time – Jordan improves by 3.6 seconds from his Lewis Crossover race in 2025. Jordan runs the 5th fastest time at the new Roy Griak Course.
184th – Nathaniel Merrell – 28:57.0 – Personal Best Time- Nathaniel improves by 2 minutes 1.3 seconds from his NSIC Championships 2025 race. Nathaniel runs the 6th fastest time at the new Roy Griak Course.
