Joe Freiburger Award MVP Week Of 11/2/2019 Sport Cross Country School Wartburg College Year Junior Position Hometown Holy Cross, Iowa High School Western Dubuque Men’s Cross Country MVP Joe Freiburger, Wartburg College Jr., Holy Cross, Iowa/Western Dubuque Freiburger claimed the 2019 A-R-C men’s cross country individual title on Saturday, Nov. 2. The second-year runner posted a winning time of 26 minutes, 47.6 seconds on the muddy 8,000-meter course. His efforts helped the Knights to their 15th team title in program history. Freiburger is now a two-time All-Conference award winner, having placed fourth a season ago. Freiburger finished just outside of All-American distinction at the 2018 NCAA Championships, coming in 41st.