WEST SALEM, Wis. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's cross country team had four runners in action on Saturday morning at the Jim Drews Invitational, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Though the Cougars did not factor into the team scores, the four who raced for Minnesota Morris all turned in solid performances or showed massive improvements in their times.

Greg Peterson and Grant Strukel broke the 30-minute mark in the 8K race, with Peterson submitting the sixth-best time for a UMN Morris runner at UW-La Crosse with a time of 29:06.2. Strukel had his best time in the 8K this season with a 29:48.1.

The other two runners – Nathan Fronk and Christopher Tveitbakk – posted massive PRs in the 8K. Fronk ran a 33:17.5 and Tveitbakk clocked a 37:49.3.

Minnesota Morris returns to action on Oct. 28 with the UMAC Championships, hosted by Bethany Lutheran College in Winthrop, Minn. The men's race that day will begin at 11 a.m.