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Mon, Feb 25, 2008
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GREAT FALLS, MT (Monday, February 25, 2008) — The University of Great Falls women’s cross-country team has announced the signing of female student-athlete from Libby, Montana to an NAIA/Frontier Conference Letter of Intent.
Shantell McLinden will be joining the University of Great Falls from Libby High School in Libby, Montana where she participated in both cross-country and track for the Loggers. Shantell is a two-year letterman in cross-country and a four-year letterman in track.
She has won several athletic awards throughout her high school career including being named her team’s cross-country MVP in both her junior and senior years. As a junior, she was chosen as the “Gatorade Athlete of the Year” and in her senior season, she was also voted as “Most Inspirational” by her teammates in cross-country.
The recruit from Libby has many personal records including running the 800 meters in a time of 2:32, 400 meters in 1:03 and the 5K with a time of 21:54. She finished 20th at the Northwestern A Divisional Cross-Country Championship and finished 32nd at the Montana State Cross-Country Championships as a junior.
“I am excited to come from a small school like Libby and be a part of a scoring team. My goal is to be a contributing member and to get my 5K time down into the 19:00 minute range and then the 18:00 minute range,” said McLinden.
The Libby senior has been on the honor roll all four years of high school and has been the editor of the school yearbook for the past two years. Shantell plans on majoring in psychology when she enrolls at the University of Great Falls in the fall.
"Shantell has only run cross-country for two seasons so she has a lot of potential to improve in college. It doesn’t surprise me that she was voted most inspirational by her teammates in high school because she has a great personality and an upbeat attitude. We are delighted to welcome her to our UGF cross-country and track teams," said UGF Cross Country and Track Coach Jim Brewer.
McLinden becomes the eighth overall cross-country and track recruit to sign for the University of Great Falls since January.
