Portland sophomore Lauren LaRocco will represent the United States in the annual North American, Central American, and Caribbean U23 Championships. The NACAC U23 Championships were first held in 2000, and it features 26 nations and more than 300 athletes. The event occurs every two years and this year will be held in El Salvador from July 15-17.
LaRocco will be the only athlete from the US competing in the 5000 meter on Sunday July 17. She enters the meet with the top seed and a time of 15:58:31.
"I'm really happy for Lauren to get this opportunity to represent the U.