Coaches Tab Parker Valby as 2023 Lance Harter Women’s National Athlete of the Year
Monday, November 27, 2023 | Cross Country
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The USTFCCCA office announced Monday afternoon that Florida's Parker Valby has been named the 2023 Lance Harter Women's National Athlete of the Year.
Award recipients were decided by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches following the conclusion of the NCAA Division I Cross Country season.
The redshirt junior led the Florida Gators through the program's most successful season in school history as the Gators were crowned SEC Cross Country Champions for the first time since 2012 and recorded the program's highest finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Valby's individual success was just as historic.
Not only was Valby crowned the University's first NCAA Division I Cross Country National Champion, but also recorded a series of accolades for the second consecutive year.
Following this season, the Tampa, Florida native is the back-to-back SEC Individual Champion, All-SEC First Team, SEC Women's Runner of the Year, NCAA Division I South Region Champion, South Region Women's Athlete of the Year and Cross Country All-American.
A complete list of Valby's individual accolades is listed below.
PARKER VALBY 2023 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES
READ MORE ABOUT VALBY'S HISTORIC SEASON
Valby Earns National Honor After Commanding Performance at Nuttycombe
Valby Named USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Athlete of the Week for Second Time
Valby and Will Palmer Capture SEC Yearly Awards
Valby Crowned Individual Champion, Gators Record Best Finish in School History
Valby and Palmer Sweep USTFCCCA South Region Yearly Awards
POINTS FROM PALMER
"This is a huge honor for Parker and our program. She truly set herself apart from her competitors every time she stepped out on the grass this fall. She's got tremendous respect for everyone she competed against. Her victories haven't come easy and she really had to work for this. I'm very excited for her and it's been a thrill guiding her in this journey."
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What. A. Year. @parker_valby 🤯
— Gators Track and Field & Cross Country (@GatorsTF) November 27, 2023
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- NCAA XC Individual Champion
- South Region Athlete of the Year
- SEC Women's Runner of the Year
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Award recipients were decided by a vote of USTFCCCA member coaches following the conclusion of the NCAA Division I Cross Country season.
The redshirt junior led the Florida Gators through the program's most successful season in school history as the Gators were crowned SEC Cross Country Champions for the first time since 2012 and recorded the program's highest finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
Valby's individual success was just as historic.
Not only was Valby crowned the University's first NCAA Division I Cross Country National Champion, but also recorded a series of accolades for the second consecutive year.
Following this season, the Tampa, Florida native is the back-to-back SEC Individual Champion, All-SEC First Team, SEC Women's Runner of the Year, NCAA Division I South Region Champion, South Region Women's Athlete of the Year and Cross Country All-American.
A complete list of Valby's individual accolades is listed below.
PARKER VALBY 2023 CROSS COUNTRY ACCOLADES
- NCAA Division I National Champion
- USTFCCCA All-American
- USTFCCCA South Region Women's Athlete of the Year
- NCAA Division I South Region Champion
- SEC Women's Runner of the Year
- All-SEC First Team
- SEC Individual Champion
- 2x USTFCCCA Athlete of the Week
- Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational Champion
READ MORE ABOUT VALBY'S HISTORIC SEASON
Valby Earns National Honor After Commanding Performance at Nuttycombe
Valby Named USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Athlete of the Week for Second Time
Valby and Will Palmer Capture SEC Yearly Awards
Valby Crowned Individual Champion, Gators Record Best Finish in School History
Valby and Palmer Sweep USTFCCCA South Region Yearly Awards
POINTS FROM PALMER
"This is a huge honor for Parker and our program. She truly set herself apart from her competitors every time she stepped out on the grass this fall. She's got tremendous respect for everyone she competed against. Her victories haven't come easy and she really had to work for this. I'm very excited for her and it's been a thrill guiding her in this journey."
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