Barringer can fulfill final college cross country goal

By David Woods

Jenny Barringer has won NCAA track titles, broken American records, run in an Olympic final and nearly earned a world medal.

The 23-year-old would have a full resume if she ended her running career now. One problem: That resume is incomplete.

"When I came to the University of Colorado, my only real ultimate goal was to win the cross country national championship," she said. "There's some irony in the fact that that chance is coming to me in my absolute last college race ever."

Barringer will have her chance Monday in the NCAA Championships at Terre Haute. The men's 10,000 meters starts at 12:08 p.m. and women's 6,000 meters at 12:58. Both races will be broadcast live on Versus and streamed online via NCAA.com.

Barringer redshirted the 2008 cross country season after the Beijing Olympics. She could have become a pro after a spectacular 2009 college track season featuring a collegiate record of 3 minutes, 59.90 seconds in the 1,500.