Florida National University junior Lismar Bentancourt earned her second consecutive Continental Athletic Conference Runner of the Week award after finishing fifth at the St. Thomas University Bobcat Invitational on Sept. 11.
Bentancourt completed the 6-kilometer event in 23:57.7, which was 10 seconds slower than her personal record. The time ranked as Florida National University’s second-fastest in the event and the second-fastest 6-kilometer time in program history.
The award made Bentancourt an eight-time CAC Runner of the Week honoree. “Bentancourt, the women’s honoree, ran the second-fastest 6-kilometer time in program history (23:57.7) at the St. Thomas University Bobcat Invitational in Florida,” the CAC press release said.
Florida National University’s next women’s cross country race is scheduled for Oct. 2 at the FLRunners.com Invitational in Lakeland, Florida.
Source: Original report