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Posted: Sep 19, 2019

Waubonsee's VanBarriger selected NJCAA Men's XC Runner of the Week

(Images courtesy of NJCAA & Waubonsee Community College Athletics)
(Images courtesy of NJCAA & Waubonsee Community College Athletics)

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) has selected Waubonsee Community College's Jordan VanBarriger as the Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for September 9-15 (Week 3). The award, which the NJCAA began this season, is the first for VanBarriger, and the first for the Chiefs.

VanBarriger, a sophomore from Rockford East High School, won the Aurora University Spartan Classic on September 13 with a time of 25:22 that bested the Waubonsee school record by five seconds. A NJCAA Division I National Meet qualifier and an all-region honoree in 2018, VanBarriger was tops among 241 runners in the event. He led the Chiefs to a fifth place finish among junior college schools in the event.

Waubonsee Community College runs again at the 42nd Loyola Lakefront Invitational in Chicago, Illinois, on September 28.