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2020-21 Men's Cross Country Roster

Griffin Barger

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 135
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Terre Haute, Ind.
  • Highschool South Vigo

Biography

2020-21 (Senior)
• Placed 21st overall at the Wright State meet with a time of 27:38 in the 8K
• Member of UD Student-Athletes Advisory Committee

2019 (Junior)
• Set a 5K PR of 15:35.6 at the Queen City Invitational, finishing 14th overall
• Recorded another PR in the 8K at the All-Ohio Championships with a time of 26:05.4 and placed 19th
• Had a 10th place finish at the National Catholic Invite on Sept. 20
• Placed 40th at the 2019 A-10 Championships

2018 (Sophomore)
• Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)
• Finished 26th at the National Catholic Invite
• Posted a personal best time of 25:37.76 in the 8K at the Joe Piane Meet
• Recorded a career best time of 33:20.26 in the 10K at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional

2017 (Freshman)
• Finished 28th with a PR time of 16:00.8 at the Queen City Invitational
• Placed 9th at the All-Ohio Championships
• Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

High School
•  Graduated from Terre Haute South Vigo High School
•  Named team's Most Valuable Runner in 2015 and 2016
•  Qualified for state meet three times
•  Was 2016 Sectional Champion
•  Earned All-Conference in 2015 and 2016
•  Member of three-time state qualifying team, semi-state champions, regional champions, and three time sectional champions
•  Was a three-time sectional champion in track
•  Earned All-State honors in 4x800m relay
•  Qualified for New Balance Nationals in 4x800m relay
•  Was individual sectional champion and regional champion in 3200m
•  Named Academic All-State

Personal
•  Son of Minerva and Bob Barger
•  Has one sibling, Brock
•  Majoring in discover engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    5'9" 135 lbs
  • 2018Sophomore

    5'9" 135 lbs
  • 2019-20Junior

    5'9" 135 lbs
  • 2020-21Senior

    5'9" 135 lbs