2018 Cross Country Roster
Jillian Forsey
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- High School:
- Stephenville HS
2017 (r-Sr.)
- Did not compete
- Granted sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA in June 2018
2016 (r-Jr.)
- Named Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
- Earned Big 12 Runner of the Week on Sept. 13
- Competed at the NCAA Championships, placing 97th overall with a 6k time of 20:49.8
- Runner-up finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals with a season-best 6k time of 20:09, earning all-region and individually qualifying for the NCAA Finals
- All-Big 12 honors for placing second at the Big 12 Championship with a 6k time of 20:32
- Won the 6k race at the Texas Tech Open with a time of 21:05.50
- Crossed the finish line in fourth place at the Paul Short Invitational with a 6k time of 20:14
- Finished 11th at the Penn State National Open with a 6k time of 20:31
- Named WVU Student-Athlete of the Week on Sept. 12 and Nov. 14
2015 (Jr.)
- Did not compete
2014 (So.)
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team, while maintaining a 4.0 GPA
- USTFCCCA All-American
- Capital One Academic All-America Third Team
- Competed at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championship, earning a top-10 finish
- WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 17)
- First WVU runner to cross the line at four competitions
- Placed 14th (20:17.9) overall in the 6k at the NCAA Championships, where she earned All-America status
- Finished second overall, with a time of 20:18 (6k) at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, earning All-Region honors
- Placed 12th (6k) at the Big 12 Championship in 20:54.9, earning All-Big 12 recognition
- Finished 11th overall (6k) at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational, helping WVU knock off 17 ranked teams
- Crossed the line in fifth overall with a 5k time of 16:58.69 at the Greater Louisville Classic
2013 (Fr.)
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Named to the All-Mid-Atlantic Region Team following a 25th-place finish at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional
- Ran a personal-best time of 20:53 at the regional meet, while being the third Mountaineer to cross the line
- Finished in 25th place (21:34), as her first appearance of her career at the Big 12 Championship
- Competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championship, placing 145th, with a time of 21:37.5
- Claimed a Silver medal while representing the Canadian National Team at the 2014 North American, Central and Caribbean (NACAC) Cross Country Championship in Trinidad and Tobago
High School
- Ran at Stephenville High for coach Ray Will
- Newfoundland Provincial Champion in the 800-meter run, 1,500-meter run and 3,000-meter run for six straight years
- Member of Team Canada for the World Junior Cross Country Championship, where she placed 49th with a 6k time 20:40
- Placed eighth at the 2013 4k NACAC Cross Country Championship
- Finished first at the 2012 Canadian Cross Country Championship with a 5k time of 17:21
- Won the Athletics Ontario Cross Country Championship with a 5k time of 17:45
- Finished second at the Maine Cross Country Festival of Champions
- Named the 2012 Newfoundland and Labrador Female Athlete of the Year
- Won the 800-meter run and 1,500-meter run at the 2012 Nike High School Grand Prix
- Ran for Team Canada and finished 13th at the NACAC Cross Country Championship
- Won the gold medal in the 3,000-meter event at the 2012 Athletics Ontario Championship
- Finished 14th at the 2011 Canadian Cross Country Championship
- Placed fifth in the 3,000-meter run and seventh in the 1,500-meter run at the 2011 Canadian Youth National Championship
- Finished seventh in the 3,000-meter run at the 2011 Canadian Junior Championship
- Bronze medalist in the 1,200-meter run and fourth in the 2,000-meter run at the 2010 Canadian Youth National Championship
- Also a competitive cross country skier and was a member of the 2012 National Talent Squad that won a Bronze medal in the 5k freestyle at the 2011 Canadian National Championship
Personal
- Daughter of Bill Forsey and Rosemary Ryan
- Has one brother
- Birthday is June 9
- Majoring in exercise physiology
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
- President’s List
- Dean’s List
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