SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Portland Pilot runner Laura Pellicoro was named WCC Co-Women's Runner of the Year for the 2022 Cross Country Season, alongside BYU's Aubrey Frentheway.
Pellicoro's 2022 Cross Country season was excellent, with her running a new 6k personal best on three separate occasions - 19:58.3 at the Bill Dellinger Invitational, 19:50.7 at the WCC Championships and 19:21.8 from the NCAA West Regional Championships, respectively. Additionally, she earned All-WCC First Team Honors for finishing runner-up at the WCC Championships, All-Region honors for finishing second at the NCAA West Regional Championships and All-American honors for finishing 25th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. Her finishes at the WCC Championships and the NCAA West Regional Championships helped lead her team to a third place finish and a ninth place finish at each respective meet, both outperforming their prior rankings.
Pellicoro's performances were some of the greatest results ever achieved by a Pilot distance runner. Her performances at the NCAA West Regional Championships and NCAA Championships were the highest and third highest finishes ever by a Pilot, respectively. Her performance was so strong at the NCAA National Championships that her time of 20:03.2 would have been a personal best mark prior to this season, despite the fact that the Stillwater, Okla. course used for the championships is one of the most difficult courses nationwide.
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