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Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The YearModerators: PonyPride, SmooPower
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Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The YearFrom SMUMustangs.com:
Fjørtoft Named Region Athlete Of The Year Senior earns third career regional honor Nov. 17, 2011 NEW ORLEANS (SMU) – Senior Silje Fjørtoft was named the South Central Region Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the third time of her career. She also received the title in 2007 and 2009, and is the first athlete in the region’s history to ever win three regional titles. Fjørtoft is undefeated for the season, winning six consecutive gold medals. Her most recent win came at the NCAA South Central Regional Championships when she crossed the finish line with a time of 19:59.1—more than 26 seconds faster than the runner up from Rice. She also set a conference record and led SMU to a conference title when she won the Conference USA Championships (16:06.. Fjørtoft will compete at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 21 in Terre Haute, Ind. The race will be broadcast live on NCAA.com beginning at 11:58 a.m. CT. PonyFans.com ... is really the premier place for Mustang talk on the Web.
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Re: Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The YearHow do you pronounce her name?
Re: Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The YearCongratulations, Silje!
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Re: Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The Year
Just like it's spelled. Shake It Off Moody
Re: Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The YearFjørtoft
Ok this is getting ridiculous...I agree with Dutch on THIS ONE POST by him totally
Re: Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The YearI believe it's pronounced like Celia Fior-toft.
Re: Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The Year
Yeah, thanks! I spent about 30 minutes looking at Norwegian pronunciation guides and saw about three or four different suggestions for pronouncing the o with the slash through it so I gave up. Until further notice I will go with this one! Shake It Off Moody
Re: Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The Year
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Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The YearPot, meet kettle.
Ok this is getting ridiculous...I agree with Dutch on THIS ONE POST by him totally
Re: Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The Year
You did? As someone who can't run down the hill in front of my house (age, weight, bad knees), I'm in awe of great distance runners. Congratulations, Silje.
Re: Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The YearSilje came in 13th at the championships today. She was leading at the 3k mark. Great year for her.
Re: Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The Year
Thanks for the update. She earned All-America honors as well! http://smumustangs.cstv.com/sports/w-xc/recaps/112111aac.html TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (SMU) - Senior Silje Fjortoft finished off her SMU cross country career with a 13th place finish at the NCAA Championships this afternoon at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course. By finishing in the top 40, with a time of 19:58.1, the Orsta, Norway native earned All-America honors for the first time. Shake It Off Moody
Re: Fjørtoft Named Region Cross Country Athlete Of The Yearway to go!
Ok this is getting ridiculous...I agree with Dutch on THIS ONE POST by him totally
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