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Forish named C-USA's cross country athlete of the week

PostPosted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:48 pm
by PonyPride
Rachael Forish named C-USA Female Cross Country Athlete of the Week

Junior placed 10th out of 331 at Chile Pepper Festival

Oct. 17, 2006

DALLAS (SMU) - SMU's Rachael Forish has been selected this week's Conference USA's Female Cross Country Athlete of the Week. This is her first league honor of the season. Forish led SMU to a ninth-place finish in the 43-team field at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark., this past Saturday.

The Arlington, Texas, native clocked a personal-best 6K time of 20:40.8, bettering her previous best by 30 seconds. Forish finished 10th out of 331 participants. The junior has been SMU's top finisher in all four events this season with two top-two finishes and two top-10 finishes.

PostPosted: Tue Oct 17, 2006 4:35 pm
by Big10Ponyfan
She might be one of the best runners to ever come across our campus. I saw her run at the district, regional and state cross country meets when she was at Arlington Lamar. The girl just knows how to pace herself and requires little oxygen. She's an amazing runner.