LITTLE ROCK, Ark.—Sophomore Erika LaCroix earned her first Sun Belt Conference Track Athlete of the Week honor Wednesday after winning the 5,000-meter run at the ASU Invitational this past weekend. LaCroix is the first UALR female track athlete since 2007 to earn the honor.
The Shreveport, La.-native won the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:38.46 ranking her first in the Sun Belt Conference and second in UALR career records.
The last UALR female track athlete to earn SBC Track Athlete of the Week was Whitney Kerth on February 13, 2007.