WEST SALEM, Wis. ? North Dakota State junior Travis Fitzke placed 10^th in the eight-kilometer Jim Drews Invitational to lead the team to a fourth place finish.  The Bison amassed 115 points and Minnesota won the event with 33 points.

Four Bison athletes placed in the top 30 out of 488 runners. Fitzke covered the course in 25:06.3.  Junior Jake Henderson finished just over a second behind Fitzke in 13^th with a time of 25:07.8.  Junior Tyler Leverington was 21^st after posting a time of 25:19.8 and redshirt freshman Alec Espeland came in 23^rd in 25:22.0.

Freshman Marty Joyce finished the race in 25:57.2, good for 59^th place.  Junior Andy Fillmore was 68^th in 26:02.2. Sophomore Dan Merritt placed 71^st in 26:04.1.

Redshirt freshman Moses Heppner was 106^th in 26:30.9 and junior Andy Wendroth placed 160^th with a time of 27:06.8.  Junior Justin Schrepel and senior Tom Wagner rounded out the Bison contingent, finishing 182^nd and 202^nd, respectively.

The Bison now have a week off before the Summit League Championships Presented by American Airlines in Carmel, Ind. Saturday, Oct. 30.

NDSU Individual Results

10. Travis Fitzke, 25:06.3

13. Jake Henderson, 25:07.8

21. Tyler Leverington, 25:19.8

23. Alec Espeland, 25:22.0

59. Marty Joyce, 25:57.2

68. Andy Fillmore, 26:02.2

71. Dan Merritt, 26:04.1

106. Moses Heppner, 26:30.9

160. Andy Wendroth, 27:06.8

182. Justin Schrepel, 27:15.9

202. Tom Wagner, 27:28.2

Top 5 Team Results (27 teams total)

1. Minnesota, 33

2. UW-Plattesvile, 88

3. UW-La Crosse, 104

4. North Dakota State, 115

5. Hamline, 151