EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – The University of Minnesota Morris men's cross country team returned to action on Friday at the Blugold Invite, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The Cougars finished 29th in the large field with a total of 946 points.

Greg Peterson broke the 29-minute barrier in the 8K race with a time of 28:57.6 to pace the Cougars on the afternoon. Grant Strukel was next with a time of 31:05.3.

The final three runners for the Cougars were Will Urch (36:57.9), Jordan Lee (38:15.2) and Christopher Tveitbakk (40:07.3).

Minnesota Morris heads to the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse on Oct. 14 for the Jim Drews Invitational beginning at 11 a.m.