Rio Grande's Freed races to RSC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week
FLORENCE, Ky. -- University of Rio Grande senior Blake Freed had a strong performance this past Friday to earn River States Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week for Oct. 10-16.
Freed, from Uhrichsville, Ohio, placed fifth of 395 runners at the Jenna Strong Classic hosted by Wilmington. That was with a time of 25 minutes, 16 seconds in the 8K.
He was the top individual finisher among NAIA runners, and it led the Red Storm to a second-place showing out of 38 teams. Rio Grande is currently "receiving votes" in the NAIA Men's Cross Country Top 25 Poll.