Sophie Cemaj
Sophie Cemaj
Height: 5-3
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Omaha, NE
High School: Westside
Position: Distance
Major: Chemistry
Parents: Samuel & Shirley

Career Best Marks (Indoor):

11:00.65 3000m Run
2/15/2014 UCS Invitational
18:15.33 5000m Run 2/27/2016 UAA Championships

Honors (Indoor):

2016 USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region 5000m Run
 
2017 USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region 5000m Run

Career Best Marks (Outdoor):

18:18.69 5000m Run
3/18/2016 Emory Invitational
37:53.27 10000m Run 4/22/2017 UAA Championships

Honors (Outdoor):

2016 USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region 10000m Run
 
2017 USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region 10000m Run


Prior to Emory:

Four-year member of the cross country and track and field teams at Westside High School ... Served as the cross country team's captain her junior season ... Was coached by John Preister, Derek Fey and Theresa as a prep ... Named as the cross country team's MVP on three occasions ... Tabbed as her high school's Best Women's Distance Runner her senior campaign ... Top 4K time came as a junior when she clocked a 4K time of 15:38 at the NSAA Class A State Cross Country Championship ... Ran a personal best 5:34 in the 1600 meters at the South Sioux City Invitational in April of 2012.

Personal:

Daughter of Samuel and Shirley Cemaj...Born June 1st... Also a member of the Emory Cross Country team.

Why she chose Emory?

"I chose Emory because of its community that fosters intellectual and driven people."