Lucia Lara and Jermaine Thompson

Butler women’s basketball forward Lucia Lara and track and field sprinter Jermaine Thompson have been selected as the White Eagle Credit Union Athletes of the Week for the week of February 17th through February 23rd, 2025.

Lucia Lara (Women’s Basketball)

Lara, a sophomore from Córdoba, Spain, helped the Grizzlies to a 1-1 week as they took on two nationally ranked squads on the road. The Grizzlies snapped No. 16 ranked Coffeyville's 11-game win streak on Thursday as Lara tallied a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds to go with two assists and two steals. Lara finished with 12 points and nine rebounds in a five-point loss at Hutchinson on Saturday, also dishing out three assists.

Jermaine Thompson (Men’s Track and Field)

Thompson, a sophomore from Ronkonkoma, NY., helped Butler men’s track and field to a third place Region 6 finish as well as a second place KJCCC East Finish on Saturday and Sunday in Pittsburg, Kansas. Thompson ran the best 200m time of the season for the Grizzlies, posting a 21.67 time in the finals finishing in fourth. Thompson was also part of the nationally qualifying and Region 6 championship winning men’s distance medley relay squad that ran a team time of 10:07.77. Thompson placed 12th in the men’s long jump with a mark of 6.48m (21’ 3.25”).

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