Minnesota senior Megan Duwell captured her second Big Ten Runner of the Week accolade of the season today as the Conference office recognized her accomplishment of winning the individual title at the Roy Griak Invitational last Saturday. A West Bend, Wis., native, Duwell is the first Golden Gopher to capture two Big Ten Runner of the Week awards in the same season. Duwell was also honored by the Big Ten after winning the Oz Memorial Run title earlier this month.

Duwell bettered the Griak field by over 12 seconds, crossing the finish line in a time of 21 minutes, 0.37 seconds. The time is the fourth-fastest in Minnesota history by a Golden Gopher runner on their home 6-kilometer course at the Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights. Duwell became just the second Gopher to capture medalist honors at the prestigious Griak Invitational, joining Rasa (nee Michnoivaite) Troup (1998).