Lake Forest College Cross
Country
News & Notes
November 18, 1999
Contact: Mike
Wajerski, SID
SARAH SIMPSON NAMED FORESTER ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Junior cross country runner Sarah
Simpson (Colorado Springs, CO) has earned the honor of being named
the Forester Athlete of the Week. Simpson ran a career-best time of 20:20
over the five-kilometer course at the NCAA
Midwest Regional Championship Meet on Saturday, November 13. She was
the top finisher for the Foresters for the 7th time in 10 meets this season.
Her 95th-place finish (out of 209 total runners) at the meet moved her
40 places closer to the front than she was at the 1998 Regional Championship.
The meet capped off a fantastic season for Simpson, who set a school record
by beating 948 runners this fall, 72-percent (3rd-best in school history)
of those she faced. Her time of 20:20 ranks 13th on the list of Lake Forest
top 5K races. It was the first time the Foresters ran an entire women's
team at the Regional Meet, placing an impressive 18th out of 31 complete
teams.
The Lake
Forest College Athletic Department selects a Forester
Athlete of the Week each Thursday. |
