ORLANDO – The UCF cross country team and freshman Valerie Lastra earned all-academic honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Thursday.
The Knights earned all-academic honors as a team and Lastra was named an all-academic individual.
Lastra, who broke UCF's freshman 5K and 6K records in her first two races with the Black and Gold. Her fourth-place finish at the American Athletic Conference Championship is the best conference debut by a Knight.
The Miami native was one of 269 women who garnered all-academic honors as an individual. In order to qualify for all-academic distinction, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.25 on a 4.0 scale and have either qualified for the national championship meet or finished top-5 at their respective conference championship.
UCF was one of 233 women's teams that received all-academic honors. In order to qualify for all-academic distinction, teams must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, including the most recent grading period.
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