SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) unveiled its athlete of the week winners in an announcement Monday. For the second-straight week, the Yellowjackets swept the Cross Country category as juniors Aidan Doherty (Wild Rose, Wis./Wild Rose) and Halle Barker (Superior, Wis./Superior Senior) were recognized as the circuit's Runners of the Week.
 
For Doherty, this is his first weekly award of the season. At the Running of the Cows, he finished with a time of 27:03, which beat his previous personal-best by 35 seconds. Doherty's finish was the second-fastest time ran by a UMAC runner this fall.
 
Barker collects her second-straight athlete of the week honor as she finished the Running of the Cows with a 24:06. Her finish beat her previous personal-best by over a minute and was the best 6k time throughout the conference. Barker led the Yellowjackets to an eighth-place finish against a competitive field of runners, including four nationally ranked teams.
 
Additionally, Barker's performance Saturday is the sixth-fastest 6-kilometer time in Yellowjacket women's cross country history.
 
The Yellowjacket men's and women's cross country teams are back in action Sept. 29 for the Blugold Invitational. The men's race begins at 4:15 p.m., while the women's race starts at 5:15 p.m.