University of Victoria Athletics

Second-year Forrest Simpson is coming off a very strong summer season with two personal best times in both the 1500-m and the 3000-m. With a goal of cracking the line-up of the Vikes’ cross country team this fall, he pushed himself to increase his mileage and hit the trails hard in the off-season.
 
Opening the year at the St. Martin’s Invitational in Lacey Washington, Simpson bested his time from last year’s event and raced the 8-km an incredible three minutes faster. Forrest placed second overall behind teammate Ryan Cassidy and led the Vikes to capturing the overall team win. His second race of the season was a 10-km debut in Bellingham, Washington and Simpson finished sixth in a field of over 180 athletes with a time of 31:34.
 
Gearing up for an important two weeks in the lead up to CIS Nationals in London, Ontario, Forest will continue his dedicated training to give his team a shot at the national title.