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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Lee University's Chloe Flora was announced the Gulf South Conference Women's Co-Track Performer of the Week on Wednesday after meeting the NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark and setting a Lee record in the 5000-meter run this past weekend at the Charlotte 49er Classic.

Flora was the top finisher in the 5000-meter invite race with a time of 16:49.73. The time needed to provisionally qualify for nationals is 17:10.86. Flora also beat the Lee event record of 16:50.73 that was set by Audrey Smith at the Oxy Invite on May 12, 2018.

Her time currently stands as the fastest reported among DII athletes in the event so far this season. The second-best time is 17:09.37.

The Lady Flames return to action the weekend of March 29-30 when they will have a split-squad weekend with one group traveling to Raleigh, N.C., for the Raleigh Relays and the rest traveling to Atlanta for the Emory Classic.