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Roseville’s Robert Mechura wins 38th annual Roy Griak Invitational

By David La Vaque, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 09/23/24, 6:15PM CDT

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Robert Mechura’s winning time of 15 minutes and 35 seconds put him ahead of Minnetonka’s Sean Fries by 17.4 seconds in the boys championship division race.

Roseville's Robert Mechura crosses the finish line to win the Roy Griak Cross Country Invitational on Friday, Sept. 20., 2024. (David La Vaque/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Roseville's Robert Mechura crosses the finish line to win the Roy Griak Cross Country Invitational on Friday, Sept. 20., 2024. (David La Vaque/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Roseville senior cross-country standout Robert Mechura calls his approach to success “playing the long game.”

It worked to perfection on Friday.

Mechura won the 38th annual Roy Griak Invitational at the Les Bolstad Golf Course near the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus.

For more on Mechura's performance and learn who else finished first in the Maroon Division, click here to read the story on startribune.com.

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