JACKSON BRAINERD OF COLORADO COLLEGE, a junior from Littleton, Colo., has been selected the SCAC Men's Cross Country Runner-of-the-Week for meets run through Saturday, September 18.

Brainerd, won the individual title for the second year in a row to help the Tigers take second place at the 2010 Colorado College Invitational on Saturday morning at North Monument Valley Park.  

Brainerd took the lead with two kilometers to go and beat Aaron Swift from Colorado School of Mines (team ranked #3 in Division II) to the finish line by three seconds. His course record time of 25:27 was 27 seconds better than his winning time from 2009 (also the previous course record). The field was comprised of Division I, II, and III schools (10 schools represented/ 86 individuals).