Missouri State

Awards/Honors
2017 Track & Field: Missouri State Athletics Director's Honor Roll ... MVC Honor Roll
2015-16 Track & Field: Missouri State Athletics Director's Honor Roll ... MVC Honor Roll
2012-13 Track & Field: MVC Honor Roll ... Missouri State Athletics Director's Honor Roll

2016-17 Track & Field
Outdoor: Competed in seven meets … Opened the outdoor season at the Bulldog Relays (March 17-18), posting a time of 4:37.34 in the 1,500-meter run, helped a 4x400 relay team to finish with a time of 3:53.72 and a 4x800-meter relay team to second place with a time of 9:20.03 … Finished 10^th in the 15,00-meter run at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (March 25) with a time of 4:39.40 … At the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, helped the distance medley relay team to an eighth-place finish (11:50.87) and the 4x800-meter relay team to a new program record (9:07.94) … Turned in a time of 2:12.57 in the 800-meter run and 4:35.50 in the 1,500-meter run at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 14-15) … Posted a time of 2:15.20 in the 800-meter run at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 21-22) and finished the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:39.37… At the Rock Chalk Classic (April 28), finished third in the 800-meter run in 2:16.46 … Advanced to the MVC Championship finals of the 800-meter run with a time of 2:14.14, where she placed seventh (2:19.49)… Also advanced out of the prelims in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:33.67 to finish eighth in the MVC Championship finals (4:45.52).

2016 Track & Field
Indoor: Competed in six meets… Started the season at the Bob Timmons Challenge (Dec. 4) where she found herself crossing the finish line first in the 3,000-meter run (10:05.31) and helped the distance medley relay to a third-place finish (13:34.98)… Competed in her first mile run of the season at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 15) finishing third (5:02.16)… Finished third (5:00.50) in the mile run at the Pittsburg State Invitational (Jan. 29) and aided the fourth-place distance medley relay finish (12:33.87)… Became the first Bear to finish the 3,000-meter run in less than 10 minutes (9:54.40) since 2011 at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (Feb. 5-6)… Darted to a first-place finish in the one mile run (4:58.98) at the Gorilla Classic (Feb. 12-13), becoming the first Bear to finish the mile in under five minutes since the 2012 season… Competed in three events for MSU at the conference championships (Feb. 27-28) – one mile run prelims (5:05.86), 3,000-meter run (9:54.68), and the distance medley relay that clocked in a season-best time of 12:04.56.

Outdoor: Did not compete for the Bears.

2015 Track & Field
Indoor: Competed in seven meets ... Opened the seson finishing eighth in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 3:14.30 at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9) ... Ran the 800-meter at the Missouri Invitational (Jan. 16) and placed seventh in 2:23.54 ... At the UAB Vulcan Invitational (Jan. 23), ran a 2:18.75 800m to finish 12th ... Ran a 5:33.50 Mile at the UAB Green & Gold Invitational (Jan. 24) to finish eighth ... Earned an 11th place finish at the Tiger Invitational (Feb. 6) with a 2:23.14 .. Recorded a 2:19.31 in the 800-meter at the Purdue Fred Wilt Invitational (Feb. 14) ... At the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-Mar. 1), she ran the third leg of the Distance Medley Relay to place eighth in 12:26.31.

Outdoor: Competed in five meets ... Opened the season at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (Mar. 27-28) with an eighth place finish in the 1,500m dash (5:00.96) ... Placed 22nd in the 1,500m dash at the K.T. Woodman Distance Carnival (Apr. 10) with her 5:00.40 ... At the John Jacobs Invitational (Apr. 17-18), finished eighth in the 1500-meter run crossing the finish in 4:50.24 ... In the 800m run at the Arkansas Twilight (May 1), placed sixth (2:16.84) ... At the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Championships (May 15-17), placed eighth in the prelims (2:12.74) and seventh in the finals (2:15.55) of the 800-meter run to score for the Bears.

2014 Track & Field
Indoor: Competed in seven meets ... Recorded a career-best 3:05.57 in the 1,000-meter at the Holiday Preview (Dec. 6) in Ames, Iowa, along with earning another second-place finish as a part of the 4x400-meter relay team with a time of 4:00.98 ... Placed forth in the 600-meter run in 1.38.60 at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 10) ... Earned a career-best in the 600 meters at the Holiday Inn Invitational (Jan. 17-18) with her 1:38.55 ... Won the 4x400-meter relay in 3:51.37 and placed 14th in the 800-meter in 2:26.4 at the Varsity Apartments Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) ... 4x400-meter team earned fifth at the Missouri Invitational (Feb. 7) in 4:02.2 ... Ran 1:27.03 in the Iowa State Classic (Feb. 14-15) 600-yard ... Competed in two events at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships (Mar. 1-2), placing 18th in the 800 meters prelims and ninth in the distance medley relay.

Outdoor: Competed in six meets ... Opened the outdoor campaign with a 2:30.48 in the 800-meter run at the Tulsa Duels (Mar. 21-22) to place 12th ... Ran a 1:03.30 in the Vanderbilt Black & Gold (Mar. 28-29) 400-meter dash to finish 29th ... Placed sixth in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:30.27 at the Arkansas Spring Invitational (Apr. 5) ... Ran in both the 400-meter dash (59.53) and the 4x400 relay (3:58.94) at the Missouri Relays (Apr. 12) ... Finished in 11th at the Jace LaCoste Invitational (May 3) for the 400-meter dash in 1:01.15 ... In the Missouri Valley Conference Championships, she place 14th in the 400-meter dash with a personal-best time of 58.79.

2013 Track & Field
Indoor: Competed in six meets ... Opened season with seventh place in 800 meters at ASU Kickoff Klassic (Dec. 2) in 2:25.54 ... Bested 800-meter mark by nearly two seconds at Saluki Open (Jan. 11) in 2:23.95 to place fifth ... Ran third leg of 4x400-meter relay in Carbondale, helping squad to sixth-place finish in 4:08.66 ... Placed fifth in 600 meters at Missouri Invitational (Jan. 18) in 1:42.81 ... Lowered her 800 time to 2:19.81 at Rod McCravy Memorial Meet (Jan. 25), finishing 23rd ... Was 19th in 800 at Varsity Apartments Invitational in 2:23.55 ... Also ran leadoff leg of 4x400 at Wichita State, helping squad to ninth place in 4:06.31 ... Came in 17th in 800-meter prelims in 2:22.18 in MVC Championships Feb. 23 ... Ran third leg of distance medley relay at MVC meet as team finished eighth in 12:48.18.
Outdoor: Appeared in six meets ... Opened season 10th in 1:01.08 at Tulsa Duals in 400 meters on March 15 ... Ran 2:20.49 in 800 at Mississippi State Conference Challenge (March 23) to finish 11th ... Went under one minute in 400 at Razorback Spring Invitational (March 30), finishing 13th in 59.55 ... Also ran third leg in 4x400 at Arkansas, helping team to 4:01.81 finish in 10th place ... Ran 2:19.79 800 meters at K.T. Woodman Classic on April 12 to place eighth ... Lowered 800 time to 2:18.10 at Ole Miss Open (April 20), finishing fourth ... Finished 23rd overall in 800-meter finals at MVC Championships in 2:23.21 on May 10.

Background
Forde represented Barbados at the 2011 CARIFTA Games in Jamaica ... Placed first in the 800m run and second in the 1,500m run ... Was named the Most Outstanding Overall Female in 2010 and 2011.

Personal
Cindy Forde was born Oct. 6, 1995 in Bridgetown, Barbados ... Daughter of Louis and Petula Forde ... Has two siblings, Gregory Waithe and Janelle Waithe ... Majoring in psychology ... Wants to become a professional athlete after college.