AUSTIN, Texas – Graduate student Olivia Howell was named the SEC Women's Runner of the Week, the league announced on Tuesday.
Howell led the Longhorns to win the Stormy Seas Opener 5K, pacing the competition with her time of 17:15.2. Texas finished with 21 of the top 22 finishes, including nine runners who made their Longhorn debut. Elizabeth Stockman, a senior transfer from Richmond, finished just behind Howell in second with her personal best time of 17:15.3.
The Longhorn women will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., on Sept. 28 for the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival hosted by Arkansas.