Emory University finished 23rd in the final national power ratings for NCAA Division III, compiled by the U.S. Track Coaches Association. The power rating measures a team's quality and depth. Emory was the highest rated team in the South region.
Emory had two entrants at the NCAA national outdoor championships, freshman Meghan Callier in the 400-meter dash and its 4x400-meter relay of Callier, Janina Kreider, Christine Shin and Jane Ukandu.
Callier finished 14th in the 400-meter dash. She finished the season with the top six times in school history in the event.
The Emory 4x400 relay placed 12th. Their time of three minutes and 55.03 seconds was the second best in Emory history, behind their own record set earlier this season. The entire quartet, composed of three freshmen and one sophomore, returns next season.
Emory finished second at the University Athletic Association championships tying a school record with 15 all-conference performances.
Freshman Ukandu earned all-conference honors in four events. She is the fourth Emory athlete and the first Emory freshman to ever garner all-UAA honors in four or more events at the outdoor championships.
Ukandu won the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.61 seconds. The time is the fourth-best mark in Emory history. It is also the best time ever in the 200-meter dash by an Emory runner at the UAA championships.
Callier broke the school record in the 400-meter dash while Kreider recorded the second-best mark in school history in that same event. The pair finished third and fourth respectively at the conference meet with times of 57.70 and 57.90 seconds.
Junior Angela Davie broke a 14-year-old school record in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:41.08. She finished second, qualifying provisionally for the NCAA Division III national championships.
Junior Emily Watts won the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.39 seconds. Ukandu finished one-hundredth of a second behind Watts. Watts' 100-meter time was the fourth best in school history and Ukandu's was fifth best.
Freshman Katie Anding finished second in the pole vault with a mark of 3.05 meters. The mark is the second best in Emory history.
The 4x100-meter relay team of Callier, Shin, Ukandu and Watts set a school record with a time of 49.03 seconds while finishing second. The mark was a provisional qualifying time for NCAA national championships.
The 4x400-meter relay team of Callier, Kreider, Shin and Ukandu finished second with a time of 3:58.36. The time is the second-best mark in school history and 0.36 seconds away from provisionally qualifying for the NCAA national championships.
The Eagles also won conference outdoor "Coaching Staff of the Year" honors.
Following is a listing of individual honors:
National Participant (NCAA National Championships) | |||
Meghan Callier | Atlanta, GA (Benjamin E. Mays) | 400-meter Dash | 14th place |
Meghan Callier | Atlanta, GA (Benjamin E. Mays) | 4x400-meter Relay | 12th place |
Janina Kreider | Denver, CO (Staples) | 4x400-meter Relay | 12th place |
Christine Shin | Gates Mills, OH (Hawken) | 4x400-meter Relay | 12th place |
Jane Ukandu | Sugar Land, TX (William P. Clements) | 4x400-meter Relay | 12th place |
Conference Champion (University Athletic Association) | |||
Jane Ukandu | Sugar Land, TX (William P. Clements) | 200-meter Dash | |
Emily Watts | Marietta, GA (Wheeler) | 100-meter Dash | |
All-Conference (University Athletic Association) | |||
Katie Anding | Houston, TX (Kinkaid) | 1 event | |
Meghan Callier | Atlanta, GA (Benjamin E. Mays) | 3 events | |
Angela Davie | Cedar Crest, NM (Manzano) | 1 event | |
Ashley DeMarco | Pittsburgh, PA (Mt. Lebanon) | 1 event | |
Amy DiBianca | Winston-Salem, NC (Mount Tabor) | 1 event | |
Caroline Hagedorn | Atlanta, GA (Westminster) | 1 event | |
Janina Kreider | Denver, CO (Staples) | 1 event | |
Anna Lamont | Decatur, AL (Randolph) | 1 event | |
Kelly McWilliams | Sparta, NJ (Pope John XXIII) | 1 event | |
Julia Morton | Winston-Salem, NC (Mount Tabor) | 1 event | |
Kirstin Pfeiffer | Waterton, CT (The Taft School) | 1 event | |
Christine Shin | Gates Mills, OH (Hawken) | 2 events | |
Jane Ukandu | Sugar Land, TX (William P. Clements) | 4 events | |
Emily Watts | Marietta, GA (Wheeler) | 2 events | |
Team Awards (Emory University) | |||
Angela Davie | Cedar Crest, NM (Manzano) | Most Valuable Performer | |
Jane Ukandu | Sugar Land, TX (William P. Clements) | Most Valuable Performer | |
Janina Kreider | Denver, CO (Staples) | Most Improved Performer | |
Meghan Callier | Atlanta, GA (Benjamin E. Mays) | Most Outstanding Newcomer | |
Amy DiBianca | Winston-Salem, NC (Mount Tabor) | Most Outstanding Newcomer | |
Anna Lamont | Decatur, AL (Randolph) | Coach's Award |