Northwestern University Athletics
Wildcats Sign Carly Brown to NLI
5/12/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country & Track
May 12, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern Women's Cross Country Head Coach Amy Tush announced the signing of Carly Brown (Kalispell, Mont./Flathead) to a National Letter of Intent during the late signing period.
Brown will matriculate at Northwestern next year and be eligible to run for the Wildcats in the fall of 2005.
"Carly will add to our depth and bring leadership to our program next year," said Tush. "She will lead the way for the very talented freshman class coming to us in 2005, but her leadership off the course as well as on it is her greatest strength. I look forward to coaching such an inspiring athlete."
Northwestern -- which ran at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in 2002 -- loses three scorers from this year's championship meets to graduation: Diana Hossfeld (Newport Beach, Calif./Corona Del Mar), Kyna Forkins (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West) and Lesley Meade (Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline).
Information on Brown is below.
CARLY BROWN
Kalispell, Mont./Flathead
High School: Lettered four years in cross country and three times in track (competing in track again this spring) ... Cross-country captain as a senior ... All-state all four years, never finishing lower than sixth in state championship race ... Led team to state title all four years ... Bravettes were ranked fourth nationally her senior year, seventh her junior year ... Two-time recipient of team's Coaches Award ... Team Rookie of the Year in ninth grade ... Four-year participant in Foot Locker West Region Divisional meet ... As a senior, finished 31st out of more than 200 runners ... Also had top-50 finishes as a sophomore and junior ... In track, all-state every year in the one-mile and two-mile ... Best finish was fourth in the two-mile as a junior ... National Honor Society member for three years ... Senior Class President ... Three-time Academic All-State.
Personal: Born Carly Megan Brown on 12/6/86 ... Parents are Desi and Brad Brown ... Grandfather, Bob Brown, attended Northwestern.
