Raquel Hefflin Named USTFCCCA National Women's Athlete Of The Week For NCAA Division I

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Raquel Hefflin Named USTFCCCA National Women's Athlete Of The Week For NCAA Division I

9/2/2014 3:27:00 PM | Women's Cross Country

New Orleans, LA—UC Riverside senior cross country runner Raquel Hefflin was named the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Assocation (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I women's national athlete of the week on Tuesday after her performance at the Nevada Twilight Classic on August 29. View the full release.

Hefflin won the 4k event in a course record time of 14:06, finishing ahead of the second-place finisher by 23 seconds. She helped the Highlanders finish third out of six teams in a field that featured three regionally ranked teams: Mountain Region No. 7 Nevada and No. 10 Utah, and West Region No. 8 UCLA.

UC Riverside returns to action on Saturday, September 13 hosting its annual UCR Invitational at the Ag/Ops Course in Riverside.