Jenkins earns RSC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Year, Week

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Tyler Jenkins from University of Rio Grande is the 2023 River States Conference Men's Cross Country Runner of the Year and thus the RSC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week Oct. 30-Nov. 5. 

A sophomore from Barnesville, Ohio, Jenkins made good on his several RSC Runner of the Week honors this year by winning the RSC individual championship and RSC Runner of the Year at the conference meet this past weekend. 

He posted a school-record time of 24 minutes, 36 seconds at the 8,000-meter course hosted by Midway (Ky.) University at the Falling Spring Cross Country Course. That performance earned him individual qualification to the NAIA National Championship.