BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The Mountain East Conference announced Monday the winners of this week’s Cross Country Runner of the Week awards. The weekly awards are presented by The Health Plan.
Davis & Elkins’ Jordan Thomas is the MEC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week, while Glenville State’s Natalie Barr is the Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week.
Thomas, a senior from Morgantown, West Virginia, picks up his second weekly honor this season after leading the nationally ranked Senators at the Louisville Cross Country Classic over the weekend. Thomas finished in 24:14.9 to finish 24th overall in a field of 326 runners, helping Davis & Elkins finish ahead of 12 Division I programs.
Barr, a junior from Canvas, West Virginia, also competed in Louisville and won the Women’s 5K Silver race with a time of 18:23.7. Barr’s time broke her own school record in the 5K. Barr finished first in the event with a field of 205 runners, and she recorded a better time than 10 Division I runners who competed.
2025 MEC MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK
9/8: Harry Witt, Charleston
9/15: Jordan Thomas, Davis & Elkins
9/22: Donovan Tanouye, Fairmont State
9/29: Hugo Hewitt, Charleston
10/6: Jordan Thomas, Davis & Elkins
2025 MEC WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER OF THE WEEK
9/8: Cassondra O’Connor, Point Park
9/15: Cassondra O’Connor, Point Park & Emily Wishart, Frostburg State
9/22: Megan Mitchell, Fairmont State
9/29: Lauren Twyman, Davis & Elkins
10/6: Natalie Barr, Glenville State