SAN BRUNO, Calif. – The West Coast Conference has announced its Women’s Runner of the Week for the week of October 1. 
 
WEST COAST CONFERENCE RUNNER OF THE WEEK – LAUREN LAROCCO, SR., – PORTLAND
In her first cross country race back since 2016, redshirt senior Lauren LaRocco finished 16th overall in 20:04.4 to help the No. 29 Portland Pilots place 12th at the 2018 Nuttycombe Invite. 
 
The Portland women topped three higher ranked teams in the USTFCCCA Polls with their performance including, #13 Penn State, #25 Providence, and #27 Georgetown.

Also Nominated: Erica Birk-Jarvis, BYU; Jasmine Gonzalez, Pacific

2018 West Coast Conference Runner of the Week
September 3          Jasmine Gonzales, Pacific    
September 17        Erica Birk-Jarvis, BYU
October 1               Lauren LaRocco, Portland