DENVER – Johnson & Wales University senior John Jacob has been named the SCAC Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.

Jacob set a new personal best at Saturday's NMHU XC Jam with a time of 26:51, earning third place individually in the 8-kilometer course in Las Vegas, NM.

Jacob's bronze performance led JWU Denver to a runner-up finish in the team race as teammates Bryce Moore and Noah Llerandi also placed in the top 15 for the Wildcats.