Lauren Bettencourt

Louisville women's cross country wins the 2025 Southern Showcase team title.

Photo by: Mallory Peak | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Flower Mound, Texas
High School:
FEAST Home School
Prev School:
New Mexico

Lauren Bettencourt TFRRS Profile

CAREER HONORS
• All-ACC Cross Country Academic Team (2023)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2024, 2025)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2025)

2024-25
Cross Country:
• Did not compete in any cross country events

Indoor:
• Competed at four meets in the mile and 3000m
• Leapt into the top 10 in program history with a season-best mile time of 4:52.67 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
• Raced to a personal-best time of 9:41.19 in the 3000m to take third in the unseeded section of the event at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
• Contested the mile at the ACC Indoor Championships, finishing the race in 4:53.61

Outdoor:
• Competed at three meets in the 1500m and 3000m steeplechase
• Won the 1500m at the Jim Vargo Invitational with a personal-best time of 4:35.28
• Recorded a 1500m time of 4:36.75 to close her season at the Jim Green Invitational

2023-24
Cross Country:
• Competed in two meets
• Set a new personal-best in the 6K at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, finishing in 21:52.5
• Raced to a 6K time of 22:20.4 at the ACC Championships

Indoor:
• Competed in four meets in the 1000m, mile and distance medley relay
• Anchored the DMR team to a time of 11:55.13 at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Ran a season-best time of 4:55.60 in the mile at the Eagle Elite Invitational
• Recorded the third-fastest 1000m time in school history of 2:54.86 for a fourth-place finish in the event at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invite

Outdoor:
• Did not compete in any outdoor events

New Mexico Honors:
• Competed for two seasons at New Mexico in cross country and track & field
• Placed 10th in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2023 Mountain West Outdoor Championships with a personal-best time of 10:44.24

Prep/High School Honors:
• Won the Texas state title in the 800m while helping her FEAST Home School team capture the team championship
• Held school record in 400m of 54.0 seconds at time of high school graduation

Personal:
• Nickname is Rin
• Birthdate is August 19, 2003
• Parents are Frank and Cristina Bettencourt
• Has four siblings: Isabel, Grace, Claire and Sara
• Majoring in communications
• Hopes to work in public relations after graduation