Paul Kline on Men’s Cross Country team at Blackburn College

2013 Sep 19

Paul Kline of Lewistown, IL will be running for Blackburn’s Cross Country team this fall. The program has a new head coach while also retaining last year’s coach as a part-time consultant. The new head coach is Jason Baribeau, now in his third year at Blackburn and is also the head coach for the men’s basketball team. Joining Baribeau is Mark Hopping, who was in charge of the program the past two years and will still run with the team a few times per week. Former Blackburn harrier Marshall Petty will also be helping with the team. To see game times and places, visit Blackburn’s Athletic website at http://www.blackburnbeavers.com/landing/index.

Founded in 1837, Blackburn College is a four-year, Presbyterian-related, co-educational liberal arts college located in Carlinville, Illinois. One of the seven work colleges in the U.S., Blackburn is the only one with a student managed Work Program. Blackburn was ranked by US News as the 2012 #2 Best Value College in the Midwest; and placed #65 in The Washington Monthly’s ranking of Baccalaureate Colleges. The school remains the most affordable, residential private liberal arts college in the state.