MIAC Release
ST. PAUL, Minn. - For the second time in just three weeks, Bethel's
Marie Borner (Jr., Cottage Grove, Minn.)
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Borner finished runner up to Becca Jordahl of UW-River Falls for the second straight year in a very tight race at the Griak Invitational, hosted by the University of Minnesota. She finished the six-kilometer course in a time of 22:02 to finish in second in a field of 497 runners. She took a slight lead over Jordahl at the four kilometer mark, but was not able to keep it, finishing just two seconds behind the UW-River Falls runner. Borner led the Royals to a seventh place finish out of 36 teams.
The Royals are scheduled to compete in the NCAA Pre-National Meet at Hanover College in Hanover, Ind., this coming Saturday beginning at 11 a.m.
