Florence Caron Garners Big Ten Athlete of the Week HonorsFlorence Caron Garners Big Ten Athlete of the Week Honors

Florence Caron Garners Big Ten Athlete of the Week Honors

Caron led the way at the Nuttycombe Invitational for the Nittany Lions, pacing all Big Ten competitors.

Caron AOTW

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State women’s cross country Florence Caron has been named the Big Ten Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week, as announced by the conference office Wednesday afternoon.

Caron has continued her strong fall, leading the Nittany Lions to a seventh-place finish at the Nuttycombe Invitational, their best ever at the event. Individually, Caron finished 15th overall, running the 6K in 20:07.3. She was the first Big Ten competitor to finish at the event as well.

Caron and the Nittany Lions are back in action next Friday, Oct. 31, for Big Ten Championships hosted by Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich.