Nov. 28, 2005

BEAUMONT - Tricia Stewart of Cinco Ranch High School, Katie Fenton of Wellington Girls College and Camilla Kramar from Sengeltorp, Sweden have signed national letters-of-intent to continue their education and run track at Lamar University, announced Head Coach Trey Clark.

Stewart ran a personal-best 11:17 in the 3200 meter run this season, helping Cinco Ranch to a fifth place finish at the state cross country meet. She finished 32nd in the class 5A 2005 cross country championship.

Fenton, a native of Wellington, New Zealand, will become the third member of the women's cross country team hailing from New Zealand. She placed fifth in the New Zealand National Secondary School Cross Country Championships in 2005, and fourth in the 2004 New Zealand National Secondary School Track Championships with a personal best time of 10:29 in the 3000 meter run.

Kramar, the number two ranked 100 meter hurdler in Sweden comes to Lamar with a personal best time of 14.22 in the 100 meter hurdles.

"We are very pleased with the three young ladies we signed," Clark said. "Tricia and Katie are going to fit right in to what we are building with our cross country team. They both have the ability to make an immediate impact for our program. Camilla is a great hurdler with a lot of speed, and we look for great things out of her on the track as well."