ALLISON FORTMAN OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a sophomore from McKinney, Texas, has been selected the SCAC Women’s Cross Country Co-Runner of the Week for meets ran Friday, September 15 and Saturday, September 16. SCAC Cross Country Release (Week 3)
Participating in her first collegiate race, Fortman overcame extremely hot and humid conditions and ran an impressive 6K time of 22:39 at the UIW Invitational. She led the Tigers to a second-place finish amongst primarily D-I competition.
Fortman shares this week's honor with Willow Lott of Colorado College.
Other outstanding performances in the SCAC:
First-year Teresa Cashen of Dallas ran a 27:37 on a sloppy and difficult cross country course at the Texas Tech Open. With the majority of the field being NCAA Division 1, NCAA Division II, NAIA, and NJCAA Division 1, Cashen held her own ground and ran an amazing race - the first 6k of her career. Senior Rachel Chiella of Southwestern was the team's top finisher at the SU Showdown which featured tough D3 competition from around the state of Texas. Chiella placed 10th with a time of 25:48 in the 6k event, moving up the entire race and securing her top 10 status with a strong kick in the last 100m.
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| Week 1 | Krista Wolfhope, Trinity University |
| Week 2 | Mackenzie Combs, Texas Lutheran University |
| Week 3 | Allison Fortman, Trinity University Willow Lott, Colorado College |
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