Cougar Athletics
30 NAIA National Championships
95 GSAC Championships
...and counting

THIS YEAR: A developing distance runner, sophomore Forrest Lewton has greatly benefited from a year of training with NAIA champion Aron Rono and now could emerge as an All-American … Strong runner who excels in the steeplechase … Can also run the 5000 and the indoor 3000.

2007: Came on strong toward the end of the season and earned a spot on the Cougars’ NAIA outdoor championship squad … Clocked a 9:38.63 in the NAIA steeplechase prelims … Recorded the seventh fastest steeplechase in program history with a 9:32.1 at the Claremont Invitational .. Finished seventh in the GSAC steeple.

CROSS COUNTRY: As a 2007 sophomore, ran his first season of cross country with Azusa Pacific … Was the Cougars’ No. 2 runner at the 2007 NAIA championship meet with a 26:28 time on the 8K course … Was also the Cougars’ No. 2 runner with a personal 8K record 25:35 at the 2007 Stanford Invitational where the Cougars clocked a team-time of 2:06.26, the fourth best team-time in program history … Competed for San Diego Christian College as a 2005 freshman, finishing 40th at the GSAC Championship Meet … Had to sit out the 2006 season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran 4 seasons of track & field and 2 of cross country at Whitehall (Mont.) High … As a 2004 senior, earned all-state honors in cross country after finishing 12th in the state championship meet … Later that year at the state track & field championship meet, finished fourth in the mile (4:31.1) and fifth in the 2-mile … Named the Trojans’ most valuable runner in both cross country and track & field … Also played 2 seasons of varsity basketball and as a senior helped lead Whitehall to the state tournament … Named the team’s defensive MVP … Graduated as the school valedictorian … Served as the junior class president.

PERSONAL: Born March 21, 1987, in San Diego, Calif. … Parents are John (taxidermist) and Dawn (real estate agent) Lewton … Majoring in business … Would like to start his own real estate agency some day … Enjoys rock climbing and skiing.

LEWTON BESTS at AZUSA PACIFIC

YEAR    1500     MILE     3000    STEEPLE
2007   4:04.69  4:30.77  8:52.47   9:32.1