Parker Valby was named the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Outdoor Track & Field National Track Athlete of the Year. Valby, who hails from Tampa, Florida, doubled up on distance titles at the 2024 NCAA DI Outdoor Track & Field Championships with record victories in both the 5000 and 10,000 meters. Her winning time in the 5000 meters of 14:52.18 set an absolute collegiate record and narrowly missed the Olympic standard by 0.18 seconds, while her 10,000-meter triumph of 31:46.09 set a meet record. Back in April, Valby shattered a 14-year-old CR in the 10,000 meters with her 30:50.43 clocking at the Bryan Clay Invitational.