Nick Cortellessa
| Height: | 6-3 |
| Weight: | 170 |
| Year: | Fr. |
| Hometown: | Southport, CT |
| High School: | Fairfield Ludlowe |
| Position: | Distance |
| Major: | Business & English |
| Parents: | Rick & Susan |
Career Best Marks (Indoor):
| 25.01 | 200m Dash | 2/19/2011 | Tiger Tune-Up |
| 54.00 | 400m Dash | 1/21/2011 | Cardinal Opener |
| 1:09.73 | 500m Dash | 1/29/2011 | UNC Kent Taylor Invitational |
| 1.67m | High Jump | 1/21/2011 | Cardinal Opener |
Career Best Marks (Outdoor):
| 24.74 | 200m Dash | 3/18/2011 | Emory Invitational |
| 52.75 | 400m Dash | 3/18/2011 | Emory Invitational |
Prior to Emory:
Lettered for four seasons in outdoor track and two seasons in indoor track, while at Fairfield Ludlowe High School... Served as the team captain for the outdoor season in 2009 and 2010... Earned all-conference honors in the high jump, the 600-meter run, and the 4x800-meter relay while in high school... Recorded career-best times of 5'10" in the high jump, 51.9 seconds in the 400-meter dash and 1:27 in the 600-meter run... Coached by Dave Nulf and Amanda Parrish... Also played soccer and basketball.
Personal:
Born November 14, 1992... Was a scholar athlete in high school.
Why he chose Emory:
"I chose Emory for its great balance of academic, athletic and social opportunities."