The Grand View men's cross country team didn't waste any time shaking up the conference pre-season rankings in their season opener on Friday night.  Grand View was picked  fourth in the MCC pre-season poll, but they went in and knocked off #3 William Penn and tied top ranked (RV) Mount Mercy at the Mustang Gallop in Cedar Rapids. 

The Vikings were led by freshman JR Snyder (Altoona, Iowa/Dowling Catholic) who placed 17^th overall.  Grand View's top five finishers ran a solid pack with a spread of just 1 minute and 17 seconds.  Iowa Central won the team title with just 27 pts., NIACC was 2^nd with 66 pts., followed by Grand View and Mount Mercy tied for 3^rd with 107 pts.

The Vikings will be back in action next Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Central College Invitational in Pella, Iowa.  The women's 6k race begins at 9:30 a.m. followed by the men's 8k at 10:15 a.m.