With one of the top groups of sprinters in Division III, and a
number of reliable distance runners and field competitors, the
Emory University women's outdoor track and field team enjoyed a
banner campaign in 2009.
Highlighting the season for the Eagles was the performance of their
4x100-meter relay team of senior Jordan Beall,
freshman Alix Dyer, freshman Monique
Osigbeme, and junior Mary Crystal
Spence. At the 2009 NCAA Division III Championships,
the quartet finished second in a school-record time of 46.91
seconds, becoming the first relay in the program's history to earn
all-America honors.
Also qualifying and participating in the NCAA Championship Meet
individually were freshman Lauren Attiah
(10th in the triple jump), Beall (14th in the
long jump), Osigbeme (12th in the 100-meter dash), and
Spence (12th in the 200-meter dash and 14th
in the 100-meter dash). Senior Melissa Jones
provisionally qualified for the 10,000-meter run, but was not
selected to compete at the NCAA Championships.
The Eagles scored 169.50 points at the University Athletic
Association (UAA) Championships, good for a second-place finish at
the meet, the team's best finish since the 2006 season.
Freshman Alix Dyer earned UAA Rookie of the Year honors after
finishing first in the 400-meter dash and as part of the Eagles'
4x100-meter relay team, along with Beall, Spence and
Osigbeme. Jones won UAA Championships in both the 5,000-meter
and 10,000-meter runs, while Beall claimed a long jump
championship, and senior Rebecca Willett took
first in the 800-meter run. The Eagles totaled 18 all-UAA
certificates during the meet.
Emory athletes set three other program records during the season,
besides the 4x100-meter relay record. Jones' time of 37:09.59
in the 10,000-meter run at the Gregory Invitational was good for a
school record, while Beall set the program mark in the long jump
(5.79 meters), and Attiah in the triple jump (11.82 meters).
The following Eagles earned honors during the 2009 season:
|
USTFCCCA All-America (Top-Eight Finisher at NCAA Division III Championships) | ||
|
Jordan Beall |
Boulder, CO (Leavitt Area) |
400m Relay |
|
Alix Dyer |
Bethesda, MD (French International School) |
400m Relay |
|
Monique Osigbeme |
Marietta, GA (Walton) |
400m Relay |
|
Mary Crystal Spence |
Cranston, RI (Providence Country Day) |
400m Relay |
|
NCAA Division III Championship Participant | ||
|
Mary Crystal Spence |
Cranston, RI (Providence Country Day) |
100m Dash, 200m Dash, 400m Relay |
|
Jordan Beall |
Boulder, CO (Leavitt Area) |
Long Jump, 400m Relay |
|
Monique Osigbeme |
Marietta, GA (Walton) |
100m Dash, 400m Relay |
|
Alix Dyer |
Bethesda, MD (French International School) |
400m Relay |
|
Lauren Attiah |
Desoto, TX (Canterbury Episcopal) |
Triple Jump |
|
South/ Southeast Region Women's Head Coach of the Year (USTFCCCA) | ||
|
John Curtin | ||
|
University Athletic Association (UAA) Rookie of the Year | ||
|
Alix Dyer |
Bethesda, MD (French International School) | |
|
UAA Champion | ||
|
Jordan Beall |
Boulder, CO (Leavitt Area) |
Long Jump, 400m Relay |
|
Alix Dyer |
Bethesda, MD (French International School) |
400m Dash, 400m Relay |
|
Melissa Jones |
Zionsville, IN (Zionsville Community) |
5,000m Run, 10,000m Run |
|
Monique Osigbeme |
Marietta, GA (Walton) |
400m Relay |
|
Mary Crystal Spence |
Cranston, RI (Providence Country Day) |
400m Relay |
|
Rebecca Willett |
Mobile, AL (UMS Wright Preparatory) |
800m Run |
|
All-UAA (Top-Three Finisher at the UAA Championships) | ||
|
Jordan Beall |
Boulder, CO (Leavitt Area) |
Long Jump, Javelin Throw, 400m Relay |
|
Alix Dyer |
Bethesda, MD (French International School) |
400m Dash, 400m Relay, 1,600m Relay |
|
Mary Crystal Spence |
Cranston, RI (Providence Country Day) |
100m Dash, 200m Dash, 400m Relay |
|
Melissa Jones |
Zionsville, IN (Zionsville Community) |
5,000m Run, 10,000m Run |
|
Monique Osigbeme |
Marietta, GA (Walton) |
100m Dash, 400m Relay |
|
Rebecca Willett |
Mobile, AL (UMS Wright Preparatory) |
800m Run, 1,600m Relay |
|
Lauren Attiah |
Desoto, TX (Canterbury Episcopal) |
Triple Jump |
|
Melanie Levy |
Plainview, NY (Plainview Kennedy) |
1,600m Relay |
|
Alisha Reynolds |
Richfield, MN (Blake) |
1,600m Relay |
|
ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District (CoSIDA) | ||
|
Jordan Beall |
Boulder, CO (Leavitt Area) |
First Team |
|
Melissa Jones |
Zionsville, IN (Zionsville Community) |
First Team |
|
Katie Sheehan |
Glenville, NY (Niskayuna) |
First Team |
|
USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic | ||
|
Jordan Beall |
Boulder, CO (Leavitt Area) | |
|
Melissa Jones |
Zionsville, IN (Zionsville Community) | |
|
Katie Sheehan |
Glenville, NY (Niskayuna) | |
The following were the top-marks by Emory athletes during
the 2009 season:
|
100m Dash |
Monique Osigbeme |
12.21 |
Orange & Purple Classic |
|
200m Dash |
Mary Crystal Spence |
25.15 |
NCAA Championships |
|
400m Dash |
Alix Dyer |
57.13 |
Gregory Invitational |
|
800m Run |
Rebecca Willett |
2:16.66 |
UAA Championships |
|
1500m Run |
Sara Gelb |
4:51.20 |
Gregory Invitational |
|
3000m Run |
Tess Gallegos |
10:38.18 |
Bulldog Limited |
|
5000m Run |
Melissa Jones |
17:44.64 |
Dr. Keeler Invitational |
|
10000m Run |
Melissa Jones |
37:09.59* |
Gregory Invitational |
|
100m Hurdles |
Jasmine McCullough |
15.60 |
Orange & Purple Classic |
|
400m Hurdles |
Laura Lambie-Hanson |
1:08.23 |
UAA Championships |
|
3000m StplCh |
Natalie Fenn |
11:51.54 |
UAA Championships |
|
High Jump |
Lauren Attiah |
1.51m |
UAA Championships |
|
Pole Vault |
Ashley Flint |
2.95m |
Gem of the Hills Invite |
|
Long Jump |
Jordan Beall |
5.79m* |
Gregory Invitational |
|
Triple Jump |
Lauren Attiah |
11.82m* |
Ole Miss Invitational |
|
Shot Put |
Kara Cutrona |
10.72m |
Bulldog Limited |
|
Discus |
Kara Cutrona |
28.04m |
Furman Invitational |
|
Hammer |
Leah Lomotey-Nakon |
42.35m |
Emory Classic |
|
Javelin |
Jordan Beall |
34.69m |
UAA Championships |
|
Heptathlon |
Katie Sheehan |
3708 pts. |
Gregory Multi-Event |
|
400m Relay |
Beall, Osigbeme, |
46.91* |
NCAA Championships |
|
1,600m Relay |
Dyer, Reynolds, |
3:57.20 |
Orange & Purple Classic |
|
3,200m Relay |
|
9:47.83 |
Emory Invitational |
|
400m Shtl Hrdl Relay |
Lambie-Hanson, Sheehan, |
1:06.25 |
Emory Classic |
* Denotes School Record