Valerie Flores Named UCLA/MET-Rx Student-Athlete Of The Week
September 29, 2003 | Bruin Athletics
Sept. 29, 2003
Flores led the 18th-ranked Bruins to the team championship at the 30th Annual Stanford Invitational, defeating such teams as No. 2 Stanford, No. 11 Arkansas and No. 19 Wisconsin. UCLA totaled 37 points, well ahead of second-place Stanford, which had 56. Flores placed third in the race in a time of 21:13 over the 6k course.
The Bruins' team win was their second in as many weeks. Last week, UCLA won the Big Wave Invitational.
This is Flores' first UCLA/MET-Rx Student-Athlete of the Week honor of the season and her career.
Also nominated: Heather Cullen, W. Volleyball (averaged 4.14 kills per game and four aces in wins over Oregon and Oregon State); Charlotte Mayorkas, W. Golf (ninth place individual, second place team at the Mason Rudolph Championship); Kiel McClung, M. Soccer (scored the game-winner against LMU and helped the defense earn its fourth consecutive shutout); Drew Olson, Football (18 of 28 for 258 yards and two touchdowns in the win over San Diego State); Brett Ormsby, M. Water Polo (season-high four goals in the win over UC Irvine); John Poucher, M. Golf (won his first collegiate tournament and led UCLA to the team title at the Fall Preview); Austin Ramos, M. Cross Country (sixth place individual, second place team at the Stanford Invitational).
