Senior Jennifer Barringer crosses the line in first place during Saturday's cross country meet in South Boulder. (CU Independent/Lee Pruitt)
In her last race in Boulder, senior Jenny Barringer went out with a bang.
Barringer set a new course record of 19 minutes and 25 seconds as she won the 5.8-kilometer women’s race in the 24th Annual Rocky Mountain Shootout at the Buffalo Ranch Cross Country Course on Saturday morning.
“There were definitely some sentimental parts to the race,” Barringer said in a news release. “Knowing that I’m running on our home course and wearing our school uniform, and this is the last time a lot of people in Boulder will be able to see me race.”
Barringer’s performance for the women, and CU senior Kenyon Neuman’s performance for the men, helped marked the 11th straight year that both the men’s and women’s teams came away with the Rocky Mountain Shootout title.
Neuman finished first in the men’s 8K in 24:51.
Coming into the race, the men were ranked sixth in the nation, while the women were ranked 20th.
The Buffs will look to improve on those rankings at next Saturday’s Fort Hays Invitational in Hays, Kan., before heading to NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind. on Oct. 17.
Contact CU Independent Sports Editor Ron Knabenbauer at Ronald.knabenbauer@colorado.edu.
