LUCINDA FORTNEY
SR • Distance • El Dorado Springs, Mo.

Enters her fourth year in the Pittsburg State program... an All-MIAA caliber athlete in the distance races... a two-time All-MIAA performer in the steeplechase, placing fourth in the event in 2006 and sixth in the discipline in 2007... also earned All-MIAA honors with a fifth-place effort in the 3,000 meters last year... has the fourth-fastest time in school history in the steeplechase (11:48.54)... also a four-year member of the PSU cross country team... earned All-MIAA honors as a junior in 2006 with a 10th-place showing... In High School: A four-time Missouri Class 2A All-State performer in the distance races at El Dorado Springs (Mo.) High... placed third in the 800m and 1600m as a junior in 2003... finished sixth in the 800m as a senior in 2004 Personal: Born July 22, 1985... daughter of Ken and Barbara Fortney... a two-year member of the MIAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (2006-07)... has a 3.280 GPA as a recreation major.