PORTLAND, Ore.---Coming off an outstanding career as a member of both Portland's cross country and track and field teams, recent graduate Lauren LaRocco has been nominated as a candidate for the 2019 NCAA Woman of the Year Award as the WCC conference honoree.
Throughout her five-year stint running for the Pilots, LaRocco broke numerous program records. She currently holds the best time in program history in the 10,000m for her fourth-place finish at the 2016 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, as well as the second fastest time in program history for her sixth-place finish in the 5000m that same year.