The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) announced the men's cross country weekly awards on Tuesday afternoon, and Franciscan had freshman Cooper Valancius honored (Perry Hall, Md. / Homeschooled). He was named the Runner of the Week.

Valancius placed 22nd at the Mike Baumer XC Classic in his first collegiate race on Friday. His 5k time of 16:01.2 was the fastest among the NCAA Division III freshmen at this meet, and he was second among all Division III runners in the field.

The Barons will next race at Bethany College on Saturday morning at Cedarville, as the squads will race against conference teams for the first time this season.