Joe Freiburger Award Male Athlete of the Week Week Of 9/14/2020 Sport American Rivers Conference School Wartburg College Year Senior Position Hometown Holy Cross, Iowa High School Western Dubuque Male Athlete of the Week – Men’s Cross Country – Runner of the Week Joe Freiburger, Wartburg College Sr., Holy Cross, Iowa/Western Dubuque Freiburger finished first out of 75 runners with a time of 18:49.2, six seconds ahead of the second-place finisher. His time broke a course record on the campus of Wartburg College. The senior helped guide the Knights to a perfect score at the Wartburg Triangular, taking home first place with 15 points. This is the senior’s fifth career Runner of the Week mark (11/3/19, 10/21/19, 9/23/19, 9/9/19, 9/14/20) Freiburger was the 2019 A-R-C Champion and finished 22nd at last year’s NCAA Championships.
