Nov. 29, 2004

EVANSTON, Ill. - Northwestern Women's Cross Country Head Coach Amy Tush announced the signing of two women to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period.

Hilary Forman (Prairie Village, Kan./Pembroke) and Megan Young (Rochester Hills, Mich./Detroit Country Day) will matriculate at Northwestern next year and be eligible to run for the Wildcats in the fall of 2005.

"I am very excited with what Hilary and Megan will bring to the program," said Tush. "They are both very talented runners and have seen success in high school; I am looking forward in taking them to the next level.

"Hilary brings a winning attitude--she was the Missouri state champion in cross country for the second time in her career this fall," continued Tush. "Megan, meanwhile, has had a very successful soccer background, and as a result has never focused completely on running. She has a lot of untapped potential. I look for both of these girls to make an impact their freshman year, and I am very excited to see how each of them fit into our team."

Northwestern--which ran at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in 2002--recently completed its 2004 season and 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).

HILARY FORMAN
Prairie Village, Kan./Pembroke
High School: Lettered four times in cross country ... Two-time captain ... Two-time state cross country champion (2002, 2004) ... 2003 state runner-up ... Three-time All-Metro Class 1-3 ... Three-time Kansas City Star First Team honoree ... Helped team to top-four finishes each of the last three years in Class 2 ... Raiders won district titles in 2002 and 2004, and were runner-up in 2003 ... High school coach was Tom Medlock ... In track, three-time all-state in 3200 ... Two-time all-state in 1600, including runner-up finish as a junior in spring 2004 ... Kansas City Star Second Team honoree in 1600 as a junior ... Honor roll student ... National Merit Letter of Commendation.
Personal: Born Hilary Joan Forman on 11/11/86 ... Daughter of Mary and John Forman ... Father played football at Harvard.

MEGAN YOUNG
Rochester Hills, Mich./Detroit Country Day
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... Four-time all-area, all-county, all-region and all-state ... Four-time Detroit All-Metro ... Had four top-10 finishes at state cross country championships ... Helped team to two state championship appearances ... Cross country coaches were Julie Winter and April Likhite ... Also lettered four times in soccer and three times in track ... In track, all-area, all-region and all-county in 2004 ... Helped Yellowjackets to 2004 regional championship ... Earned all-state in the two mile in 2003 ... In soccer, all-state "Dream Team" as a junior ... Two-time all-district and all-region entering senior year ... All-area and all-county as a junior ... Team won 2004 state championship and 2003 district title ... Summa cum laude and magna cum laude ... Academic All-State in cross country and track ... Student council member.
Personal: Born Megan Elizabeth Young on 12/25/87 ... Parents are Susan and Douglas Young ... Cousin, Kevin Whitman, pitches for the Nebraska-Omaha baseball team.