Valentin Caps Decorated Career with First Team All-American Status to Highlight Panthers’ Performance at NCAA Nationals

EUGENE, Ore. — FIU track and field’s Michaelle Valentin, competing in discus, earned the fifth All-American honor of her career as the Panthers wrapped up their week at the 2025 NCAA Championships, hosted by Oregon. 

Valentin closed her illustrious FIU career in style with her first-ever First Team honor, placing 8th-nationally in the women’s discus final. She is the first Panther to earn First Team All-America honors since Rhema Otabor finished fourth in the javelin in 2022. 

Valentin’s throw of 59.67 meters was the second-best in her flight and seventh-best in the opening round, qualifying her for the finals. The Haitian-national caps her FIU tenure with three outdoor All-American awards in Discus, adding the First Team accolades in 2025 to Second Team recognition in both 2023 and 2024. She was also an Outdoor Second Team honoree in the Hammer in 2024 and Indoor Second Team member in the weight throw this season. 

Arndis Oskarsdottir also competed for the Panthers at the NCAA Championships, participating in the women’s javelin final on Thursday. The freshman placed 19th with a throw of 49.96 meters, earning honorable mention All-America status. 

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