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2025 Women's Cross Country

Laetitia Raoult

  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Highschool (Florida International)
  • Hometown Guingamp, France

Biography

2025 (Cross Country): Made her season debut at Western Michigan’s George Dales Invite on Sept. 19… Ran her only 5k of the season on Oct. 3 at Notre Dame’s Joe Piane Invite, posting a time of 18:43.5…  Outdid her previous season best and finished inside the top 100 out of 205 at the Bradley Pink Classic on Oct. 17… Led the team for the first time in 2025 at the MVC Championship hosted by Evansville on Oct. 31, finishing 29th of 90… Posted a season-best time and led the team for the second straight race with a 6k of 21:47.56 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional hosted by Evansville on Nov. 14, finishing 91st of 231.

2024-25 (Track & Field): Opened up the season at the Notre Dame Invitation competing in the indoor mile… Ran a personal best in the outdoor 5000 with a time of 17:57.90 at the Jim Freeman/Clark Wood Open on April 25-26… Earned MVC Honor Roll. 

2024 (Cross Country): Started her career as a Beacon with an eighth-place finish in the 5k at the Winrow Valparaiso Open on Aug. 30th with an 18:20.6… Finished fourth at the Redbird Invite on Sept. 13, running a 6k in 21:53.7, which was the third fastest in program history… Finished the 6k at the Gans Creek Classic on Sept. 27 in 21:31.3… Ran the 5k at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational on Oct. 4th in 18:14.1, which was the ninth-best time in program history… Ran the Wisconsin Pre Nationals 6k on Oct. 19 in 22:02.9… At the MVC Championship, ran the 6k in 21:44.5… Finished 74th at NCAA Great Lakes Regional, running the 6k in 20:59.6, which moved her into second all-time in the Valparaiso record book.

Before Valpo: Finished second at the French Ugsel Championship in the 3K… Started her collegiate career as a freshman at Florida International University in Miami during the 2023 season.

Personal: Loves animals including her dogs and cats… Plans to major in exercise science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Redshirt Freshman

  • 2025Redshirt Sophomore