6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
November 1, 1998
Houston, Tex. - UNLV's women's cross country team took sixth place at the Western Athletic Conference Championships hosted by Rice University on Saturday.
Leading the way for the Rebels was senior Angie Fortner. She took second place with a time of 17:10. Fortner was 16 seconds behind winner, Maggie Chan of BYU. It was Fortner's best performance of the season, topping her 17:20 performance at the Sundodger Invitational on September 26. Fortner posted her fifth top five finish in as many meets.
The Rebels made a vast improvement on last season's 15th place conference finish. Sharlene Downing was the second Rebel finisher with a time of 19:11. Other notables included Stephanie Davidson (19:39), Denise Danielson (19:40), Katie Barto (19:47), Kelly Squibb (20:29) and Eulista Clemons (21:13).
The Rebels will compete in the Western Regional Championship on November 14 in Fresno, California.
