Baker Receives Crossroads League Runner of the Week Honor

JACKSON, Mich. – Will Baker of the Mount Vernon Nazarene University men's cross-country team, received his first career Crossroads League Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week on Monday, September 22. 

Baker, a freshman from Mount Gilead, Ohio had a strong finish in his only second race as a Cougar. At the All-Ohio Meet in Cedarville, Ohio, Baker placed second overall, a tenth of a second behind the first-place runner, with a time of 24:37.9. The freshman broke his own school record from his previous race at the IWU Twilight Meet on September 5.  

Baker and the Cougars will be competing in Delaware, Ohio on October 3 at 6:00 p.m. to run in the OWU Invite, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University.  

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education both in-seat and online to nearly 2,100 students from 33 states and 26 foreign countries.