Skylar Forgey

Year:

Sr.
Hometown:

Colome, S.D.
High School:

Colome High School
Position:

Distance

General: A fourth-year member of the DWU track and cross country teams … runs middle distance races for the DWU track team … broke the 1,000 meter indoor-track record running the race in 3:02.20, also broke the 800 meter record in a time of 2:21.50 … has had phenomenal seasons since coming in as a freshman … has run the third-best 800 (2:28.31) and 1,000 (3:22.08) times in DWU indoor track history in 2013 … also the seventh-best 400 (63.74) and 1,500 (5:18.96) and fourth-best 800 (2:28.41) times in Tiger outdoor history as a true freshman.

Junior (2015): Broke the 1,000 meter record at the SDSU Invite in a time of 3:03.47, also broke the 800 meter record with a time of 2:21.50 … had a strong performance at the Minnesota State Multi and Open finishing in second place in the 1,000-meter run with a 3:05.07 … added a pair of ninth place finishes at the indoor Dordt Open … running the 400-meter dash in 1:04.11, while crossing the finish line in 2:25.96 for the 800-meter run … had a third place in the 1,000-meter run at the GPAC Indoor Championships in a time of 3:02.20, which qualified her for the NAIA Indoor National Championships … finished in the top fifteen at the NAIA Indoor Championships in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:10.08 … opened her outdoor season at the Vance Butler Invite with a fifth-place finish in the 800 in 2:24.27 … finished in first place at the Wildcat Open in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:58.04, had a second-place finish in the 800-meter run crossing the finish line in 2:23.59 … capped off her junior season at the GPAC Championships with a fifth-place finish in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:18.90.

Freshman (2013): Ran the third-best 800 (2:28.31) and 1,000 (3:22.08) times in DWU indoor track history in 2013 … ran the seventh-best 400 (63.74) and 1,500 (5:18.96) and fourth-best 800 (2:28.41) times in Tiger outdoor history as a true freshman.

High School: Competed in track for Colome High School … has a personal best in the 800-meter with a time of 2:26 and 400-meter in 1:02 … ended her senior season with an eighth-place finish in the 400-meter at the South Dakota Class B State Meet … played volleyball and basketball for the Cowgirls … was named to the All-Conference team in both basketball and volleyball.

Personal: Born July 28, 1993 … daughter of Dan and Lyn Forgey … a human services major.

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