Catherine Fortin-Major
Catherine Fortin-Major

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Ottawa, ON

High School:
Ecole Secondaire De La Salle

Event:
Distance

Birthdate:
08/17/1981

2003-2004 ~ Cross Country: Placed 17th overall at the Mountaineer Open ... Competed at the Roy Griak Invitational

2002-2003 ~ Outdoor: Finished 5th in the 3,000m Steeplechase at the ACC Championships ... Placed fifth in the 1,500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Indoor: Competed in three different events at five different meets ... Ran the mile in 5:04.22 at the Heels Challenge ... Cross Country: Took 16th at 2002 Mountaineer Open ... Landed in sixth place at WFU Alumni Invitational ... Finished 43rd at 2002 ACC Championships

2001-2002 ~ Outdoor: Finished third in the 800m at the Charlotte Invitational with a time of 2:17.95 ... Placed seventh in the 1,500m at the Duke Invitational with a time of 4:45.03 ... Also took seventh in the 1,500m at the 49er Classic ... Competed in both the 800m and the 1,500m at the ACC Championships ... Ran the third leg of the 4x1500m relay that finished sixth at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 19:00.57 ... Indoor: Best time in the 800m was 2:18.14 at the Virginia Tech Challenge ... Posted a 5:10.50 in the mile at the ACC Championships ... Cross Country: Saw action in four races ... Came in 39th at Mountaineer Open ... Improved her time by 50 seconds between the Mountaineer Open and the Great American Festival, in which she ran a 18:46 on the 5,000m course

2000-2001 ~ Outdoor: Best time in the 800m was 2:18.80 at the 49er Classic ... Ran a 4:47.40 in the 1,500m at the 49er Classic ... Took 4th in 3,000m Steeplechase at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Indoor: Best time in Mile was 5:17.61 at the Meyo Invitational ... Took 6th in the 3,000m at the Hershey Relays ... Ran the second leg of the 4x800m Relay team that won the Hershey Relays ... Cross Country: Saw action in three races rookie season ... Finished in the top 25 at the Wolfpack Invitational ... Ran a 19:20 at the Furman Invitational/Pre-Regional

BACKGROUND ~ Trained with Ottawa Lions Track & Field Club ... 11 OFSAA Top 10 performances ... Nationally ranked in top 10 for 1500m and 2000m ... Finished 11th at 1999 Canadian Jr. Nationals in 1500m and 9th in 1998 ... Led Ottawa Lions Cross Country to back-to-back Jr.. National Championships in 1998 and 1999 ... Six-time Eastern Ontario Champion in 800m and 1500m ... Named the MVP of the 1998 Ottawa Lions track team ... Five-time cross country and track high school MVP Class Valedictorian at Ecole Secondaire De La Salle ... Chose Wake Forest over Virginia, Michigan and Vanderbilt ... French is native language ... Born Aug. 17, 1981 in Ottawa, Canada ... Parents are Eliane Major, David Chorney and Richard Fortin

PERSONAL RECORDS ~ 1,500m- 4:36.93 ... 3,000m SC- 10:53.58 ... 800m- 2:18.14 ... Mile- 5:08.93

 

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