FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – MSU Moorhead was paced by redshirt freshman Chase Hoechst and senior Grace Dorsher at the 38^th annual Roy Griak Invitational. 
 
The Dragon men finished in seventh place as a team at the meet while the MSUM women finished in 16^th in the team standings. 
 
Chase Hoechst would lead the MSUM charge, finishing 22^nd overall in the men's maroon 8000m race. Hoechst ran a time of 26:42, which marks a new personal best for the Bismarck Century product. Adnew Stueven would place 32^nd overall with a time of 26:55.3. Stueven rallied from a tough start, gaining 23 places from the 3000m to the 5000m marker. The senior continued his stride by moving up 31 spots from the 5k marker to the end of the race.
 
Salman Mohamed would run a steady mark in his first collegiate 8k, finishing with a time of 27:32.3. Fellow freshman Zane Guderjahn would complete the race six spots behind Mohamed with a mark of 27:39.3. Brett Kurschner would complete the team scoring for the Dragons with a time of 27:56.2. Colin O'Farrell (28:07.6) would finish within the top 100, while freshman Luke Buentello jumped up 15 spots late with a finishing time of 28:25.7. Lander Lahtinen (28:57.7) and Janis Riekstins (29:04.2) also marked new collegiate bests in their 8k debuts. 
 
Grace Dorsher would again lead MSUM in the women's maroon 6000m race, pacing a time of 24:51.5. The senior moved up 48 places from the one-mile mark to the 3000m point. Abbie Christen would run a 25:34.7 while freshman Sophia Ness would place just behind Christen with a time of 25:38.9. 
 
Rounding out the Dragon scoring was Kaela Traugott (26:03.9) and Katelyn Kennedy (26:04.8). Brooke Baumann (26:46.1) and Madison Kepner (27:55.4) would wrap the MSUM competitors with Kepner jumping up 25 spots from the 3k to the 5k marker. 
 
Up Next
 
MSUM has next week off from competition as they now look towards the Jimmie Invitational in Jamestown, N.D., on Friday, October 4.