FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. – Bemidji State University junior cross country athlete Mary Goodwin ran a time of 23:55.9 in the 6,000-meter Roy Griak Invitational race Friday at the Les Bolstad Golf Course in St. Paul, Minn.
 
Goodwin placed 42^nd out of 382 athletes to lead the Beavers to a 14^th of 30 team finish. She was followed by senior Lexi Erickson who ran a time of 24:23.1 an finished 69^th while freshman Maggie McCarthy followed with a time of 25:04.2.
 
Roy Griak – 6k Results
42. Mary Goodwin         23:55.9
69. Lexi Erickson           24:23.1
109. Maggie McCarthy  25:04.2
172. Nadia Vaughn       25:48.0
176. Carol Miller            25:50.5
241. Abby Syverson      26:50.1
252. Lily Johnson          27:03.6
254. Zoey Mills              27:04.8
277. Gwen Youso         27:30.8
304. Molly Saboo          28:07.5
341. Callie Ressler        29:41.9
349. Josie Aitken           30:07.4
 
The Beavers return to the course Friday, Oct. 7 to compete at the 5,000-meter Jimmie Invite in Jamestown, N.D.
 
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Nestled in Northern Minnesota's wooden region and located on the shore of Lake Bemidji, BSU sponsors 15 varsity athletic programs with NCAA Division I men's hockey membership in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association and women's hockey membership in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while its 13 NCAA Division II programs hold membership in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC).
 
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