Valby’s season is one for the report books. She has competed in three races thus far this season, putting first in all three and breaking data at every meet. Her three finishes this yr now account for the first, third, and fourth quickest instances at school historical past in the 6K. She holds 4 of the high six instances in the 6K at school historical past.
In her first meet of the yr at the Arturo Barrios Invite, she positioned first with a time of 18:58.2. She completed 1:04.1 forward of second positioned Addie Engel from Ohio State who was named National Athlete of the Week earlier in the season. Valby’s efficiency was the second quickest 6K at school historical past at the time, simply 3.22 seconds behind the first-place time.
At the SEC Championships, she took her efficiency to the subsequent stage. Valby ran an 18:25.87 in the 6K, the quickest 6K time ever recorded at a championship occasion which additionally broke the earlier college report by 29.11 seconds. Her time was 7.8 seconds quicker than Mercy Chelangat, the second-place finisher, who was a two-time defending SEC champion and completed top-2 at the NCAA Championships the previous two seasons, together with a nationwide title in 2020.
This previous weekend she competed at the NCAA South Regional the place she as soon as once more dominated the area. Her first-place end and time of 19:17.20 was 17.9 seconds forward of the runner up and secured her a spot in the NCAA Championships.
Valby is the lone Gator left competing this season and can journey to the NCAA Championships on November 19 in Stillwater, Oklahoma in hopes of successful a National Championship.
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