MIAMI— FIU cross country senior Valerie Lastra has been named Conference USA (C-USA) women's athlete of the week, the league announced Tuesday.

Lastra led the Panthers at the FSU XC Invitational (6K), finishing 11th with a time of 21:12.7 for her first meet of the season. She helped FIU to an eighth place finish among 36 competing teams.

This is the team's first cross country weekly honor since Lastra did it on Oct. 3, 2023.

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