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Vivas de Lorenzi Named C-USA Athlete of the Week
9/11/2018 12:00:00 PM | Women's Cross Country
Sophomore finished third at Rice Invitational
IRVING, Texas – Rice sophomore cross country runner Lourdes Vivas de Lorenzi was named the Conference USA Female Athlete of the Week on Tuesday (9/11), the league office announced.
A native of Spring, Texas (The Woodlands HS), Vivas de Lorenzi led all Owls runners with a third place finish at last Friday's season-opening Norry Hersey Invitational with a time of 14:07 in the 4k race. The Owls would go on to place second overall as team, finishing behind only Texas.
The C-USA weekly award is the first for Vivas de Lorenzi in her career, who earned a spot on the 2017 All-C-USA Third Team.
Rice, who is ranked 11th in the latest USTFCCCA South Central Region rankings, will return to action on Sept. 22 when they race at the Texas A&M Invitational.
-RiceOwls.com-
A native of Spring, Texas (The Woodlands HS), Vivas de Lorenzi led all Owls runners with a third place finish at last Friday's season-opening Norry Hersey Invitational with a time of 14:07 in the 4k race. The Owls would go on to place second overall as team, finishing behind only Texas.
The C-USA weekly award is the first for Vivas de Lorenzi in her career, who earned a spot on the 2017 All-C-USA Third Team.
Rice, who is ranked 11th in the latest USTFCCCA South Central Region rankings, will return to action on Sept. 22 when they race at the Texas A&M Invitational.
-RiceOwls.com-
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