2011 Women's Cross Country

Shelley Foerster

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Garden Grove, Calif.
  • Highschool Pacifica HS

Biography

2011 (Junior)
Placed 65th at the Big West Championships with a 6K season-best 23:46.3
Clocked in at 23:54 at the Stanford Invitational
Covered the 5000-meter course at the UC Irvine Invitational in 19:39.8

2010 (Sophomore)
Finished 25th at the Triton Invitational (24:07.7)
Notched a season-best 24:06.0 in the 6K at the Stanford Invitational
Came in 45th at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational (24:11.4) and 59th at the UC Irvine Invitational 5K (19:26.3)

2009 (Freshman)
Competed at the NCAA West Regional, completing the 6000-meter course in 24:18.5
Finished 64th at the Big West Championships (23:41.8)
Ran a 6K personal-record 23:24.0 at the Stanford Invitational
Had a 12th-place showing at the West Region Preview with a time of 23:58.4
Took 29th at the Triton Invitational (23:49.7)

High School
Competed in cross country, track and basketball at Pacifica High School
Named her track team's MVP and received the Anchor Award as a senior

Personal
Majoring in business administration
Three-time Big West Scholar-Athlete
Parents are Debbie and Tom Foerster

TOP TIMES AT UCI
5K = 19:26.3 (2010 UC Irvine Invitational)
6K = 23:24.0 (2009 Stanford Invitational)