By Jake Sauberman, news correspondent As clouds loomed large overhead on an early October afternoon in Franklin Park, Northeastern University runners lined up at the starting line with 33 other schools from around the northeast region. The women’s team would defeat all but...

Following a weaker finish in last week’s meet at Boston College, the Northeastern University (NU) men’s and women’s cross country teams brought their game up a notch l Saturday. The Huskies were up against top running universities from across the nation, which converged in Minnesota for the Roy Griak Invitational.

The Northeastern University (NU) women’s and men’s cross country teams got off to slow starts Friday, placing 9th and 14th respectively in the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown. The meet, hosted by Boston College, featured top running colleges from around the northeastern region.