Parker Valby After Winning The 2023 NCAA Cross Country Title,

Florida's Parker Valby after claiming the individual women's title at the 2023 NCAA Cross Country Championships in 18:55. Valby shares about her confidence, how the race played out and more.
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"After finishing second at the 2022 NCAA Cross Country Championships, Parker Valby dominated this year’s race to win in 18:55.2 for the 6K course. She won by 10.6 seconds. Valby completed an undefeated season that included four victories at the Nuttycombe Invitational, SEC Cross Country Championships and the NCAA South Regional before Saturday’s victory. She is the first runner from the Florida Gators to win an NCAA Cross Country title."
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[@gexisun6574]

"I just said to myself 'no looking back, once you go for it you go for it'" 👏😭

[@RA-lu6mb]

I'm glad she didn't lie :)

[@user-bd3bq7is2d]

Love Parker and Katlyn, so inspiring watching all the girls give their straight best. Well done everyone.

[@ninzasanchez8323]

Love that answer " I did not walk the course yesterday, I ran the course" Parker is AWESOME!!!!!

[@amkwhd]

i’m cringing

[@RA-lu6mb]

Pretty amazing that her cross training was able to replace so much of her running mileage. Hopefully she continues to be healthy throughout track season. Has she talked at all about going pro after track season?

[@donshields2379]

I believe she is a junior but that is a great question

[@michaelbdayton]

She has an NIL deal with Nike. I'm not that familiar with NIL. I would assume she's going pro with Nike but I don't really know.

[@jesserandall1819]

Drinking game.... do a shot every time she says "I'm not gonna lie". She's an amazing runner, not gonna lie!

[@JesseAflleje]

Great job Parker!!!

[@deant007]

Congratulations Parker ✨🚀

[@terryellinger5745]

A true champion

[@terryellinger5745]

I was hoping for a real challenging race.we all have to wait until the indoor season

[@MrKoshV]

So much more confidence this year.

[@seatownfan]

Amazing runner, I wish you all the best in the future!

[@summerlakephotog8239]

She is phenomenal. No one was even close. I can’t wait to see what Parker does in the Spring.

[@dmagnin]

Parker is AMAZING!!!!!!

[@jackdunbar2971]

Great deal for Nike to have signed Parker Valby.... She just dominated this field of women today.... Obviously some real value in cross training. Interesting to see if her performances will continue to improve.

[@didntwantmyrealnameanymore]

whoever she signs with as a pro better let her keep cross training and not injure her

[@jazandriz]

She should be sponsored by ARC if she isn’t already

[@luciuskaesar6409]

Would like to see how they match up in track- 3K and 5K. With their body types PV may have an edge in XC but it’ll be different on a flat track.

[@user-nh6lh8ve3t]

she's not going to lie.

[@quengmingmeow]

I actually would like to know: which course WAS hillier….this course or last year?

[@thebighousencaaattendancer478]

"Kaetlyn who?" ~Parker Valby

[@AlexRochette]

Please don’t put spoilers in your titles.

[@donshields2379]

This was an after the race interview. You would have have the same result in the opening of the interview. It is not your about to watch the race.I think that would be different.

[@adamrobinson3929]

What's an ARC trainer?

[@alanmarciano3804]

I am not going to lie, she is awesome

[@AlGreenLightThroughGlass]

Every program is is changing to cross training

[@davidfrey5654]

Super stoked for Parker. It's great when you see someone soundly beat another competitor that's been beating them for years.

[@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426]

Great performance today, with Valby demonstrating an astonishingly strong run at this distance today. Hard to be too excited for Valby. though, as we’ve listened to her off-camera,our squad noting Katelynn Tuohy as more modest re: her success-has worked equally hard, doing well in the past. But today was Parker Valby’s day.

[@seatownfan]

@@commanderthorkilj.amundsen3426Huh?

[@donshields2379]

Also, Katlyn was battling a virus. How much did that affect the outcome.

[@overcomer1222]

It had a huge effect.@@donshields2379

[@donshields2379]

@@threatened2024 yeah, it was a long track season for her.

[@15Jimmylee]

She is a beauty on the outside….

[@brucecarey1780]

Current form does not lie.! She was always going to be diff to beat.! Katelyns team made a bad mistake letting Parker get away at the start. She should have pushed hard and stuck it to Parker when she had the chance.😅

[@simmorg290]

Tuohy would've blown up if she went with Valby. If she did have the strength to go with her but chose not to she would've been strong enough to get second and not fifth.

[@brucecarey1780]

@@simmorg290 Tactical error cost her any chance of winning this race.! Her team was expecting Valby to tire, fall back and then allowing Katelyn to pass her just like once before. When she came second to Parker the excuse was she just had a bad day. You have to strategize correctly if you ever hope to beat the best. Being in the hunt does amazing things for the moraal of an athlete. When the lead is to big the followers run for the minor places.! Two races in a row the Katelyn team f---- d up. Surely she did practise runs before this race? So if the times where not there why even bother to run if she does not plan to win? Times for excuses are over now. Its time to put up and show or stay home.

[@simmorg290]

@@brucecarey1780 Tuohy just didn't have it today and that's it. Nothing she could've done about Valby. Different tactics would've made no difference. Her coach said afterwards that she'd been ill since the day before.

[@machineofadream]

@@brucecarey1780 You have no idea what you're talking about. Thinking you are this smart is a sign that the opposite is true. NC State managed to win the team title without their second best runner. The team doesn't need your help. Tuohy ran how she did because she was trying to help the team win. She knew she didn't have it today.

[@donshields2379]

How much did the virus she was battling affect her.

[@joshuasmith1215]

Honestly....

[@classicclassi6146]

Norwegians keep it in the gym, it gives consistant training environment they say

[@iberiksoderblom]

No. 1!

[@59thfsaviation79]

Were any of the people asking questions actually journalists? lol

[@bretzky9261]

Bombshell. Great look for the face of the sport.

[@hahafalseflag5090]

she is a flat out baller

[@Imandream23]

Say they'd do the same thing to Jesus's mother yes the GOOD & the BAD things. (To yourself) & they'd do the same thing to your mother/the president/as if everyone was Jesus's mother/infant baby (Mary.) Pls, process this. My name is Isaiah Kurtis Pilkington 🙏

[@brentfields6824]

Absolutely crushed it today ! And oh my gatos ,bullets would literally bounce off your abs 💪👩‍🦳🐊

[@overcomer1222]

And she sure is determined to show them . What a joke!