NEW ORLEANS – Little Rock true freshman Mia Patria has led the Trojans in her first two collegiate races and the Sun Belt Conference has noticed. The league named Patria its Women's Runner of the Week following her performance at the UTA Invitational.
Patria, a Michigan native, has been the top Little Rock runner in both of its cross country meets this year. During last weekend's UTA Invitational, Patria ran the two-mile race in 12:14.7 to finish fifth overall and average a 6:07 mile.
Little Rock finished just three points behind UT Arlington in the race, thanks in large part to Patria's high finish.