2013 (Senior): Named to the Southland Conferece Commissioner’s Honor Roll for Fall 2013 ... Wildcats' No. 2 runner (45th overall) at the Southland Conference Championships, finishing the 8K race in 27:19.5 ... Led Wildcats' to finish line at all five regular-season meets ... Posted a season-best 8K of 26:26.7 at NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind. ... Finished 10th at McMurry with a time of 26:53.81 and just missed top-20 at Incarnate Word, placing 20th in 27:33.37.

2012 (Junior): Lone Star Conference All-Academic honoree ... Competed at three regular-season meets and at the Lone Star Conference Championships, where he finished 26th with an 8K time of 26:35 ... Recorded a season best 8K of 26:30.36 at the season-opening event at McMurry to place fifth overall.

2011 (Sophomore): Lone Star Conference Men’s Academic Runner of the Year and member of its all-academic team ... Placed 57th at NCAA Regionals with a season-best 10K of 33:32.60 ... Missed earning all-conference honors by one spot after placing 16th at the Lone Star Conference Championships with a season-best 8K of 26:25 ... Placed third at ACU’s 8K Naimadu Classic in 26:37.50 ... Top-10 finisher at the Midwestern State 10K (35:43.0) and Angelo State 8K (28:46.88) ... Registered best 6K of 19:56.3 at the Baylor Twilight meet ... Named to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.
 
2010 (Freshman): Recorded top times of 20:08.6 for 6K at Baylor, 22:12.77 for four miles at Central Missouri and 26:48.39 for 8K at Lone Star Conference championship meet ... Finished 46th in league meet as Wildcats repeated as LSC champions.
 
High School: 2010 graduate of Llano High School ... Competed in tennis, cross country, and track and field ... Top times included a 9:37.69 in the 3200m and 4:31.21 in the 1600m ... Three-time state qualifier in cross country ... Two-year team captain ... Top finish at state was 14th to earn all-state honors ... State qualifier in track and field in 3200m with best finish of fourth (9:37.69) as senior in Class 3A in 2010 ... Runner-up in 3200m at regional to advance to Austin ... Member of National Honor Society.
 
Personal: Given name is Erik Vardaman Forrister ... Born 19 Dec 1991 in Llano, Texas ... Given name is Skylar and Louise Forrister ... Father, Skylar, is an ACU alumni ... Brother, Stuart, plays tennis for Asbury University ... Engineering physics major.