Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Evanston, IL |
High School: | Evanston Township |
Major: | Psychology |
Parents: | David & Sheila |
Senior (2010): Took part in eight of the team's
nine competitions ... Served as team captain ... Finished among
Emory's top-two performers in all eight of her outings and was the
squad's top runner on four occasions ... Second Team All-UAA
honoree ... Garnered All-South/Southeast Region acclaim after
ranking second on the team and third overall out of 191 runners at
the regional championship with a personal-best 6K time of 22:19 ...
Helped Emory to a second-place finish out of 34 teams at the
Greater Louisville Classic after pacing the team and crossing the
finish line in 16th place out of 287 runners with a 5K time of
18:51 ... The Eagles' top performer at the NCAA D-III
Championships, finishing 88th overall out of 279 entries with a
showing of 22:20 ... First among the Emory pack and fifth overall
out of 124 hopefuls at the Berry College Invitational with a 5K
mark of 19:08 ... Second on the team and 28th out of 499 runners at
the 6K UW-Oshkosh Invitational with an effort of 22:35 ... Member
of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
Junior (2009): Competed in seven of the team's
eight meets and ranked among the squad's top five runners in each
event .... Was Emory's second-best or No. 1 performer in the team's
last three outings of the year ... Topped the Eagles' contingent en
route to All-UAA Second Team honors with an 11th-place performance
at the conference championships (Oct. 31) with a 6K time of
24:16 ... No. 2 on the team and her 10th-place showing out of 189
entries enabled her to claim All South/Southeast Region honors ...
Was named Emory's Most Improved Runner Award winner ... Paced the
Emory pack and recorded a ninth-place finish out of 59 runners at
the UGA Invitational (Sept. 19) ... Member of the USTFCCCA
All-Academic Team.
Sophomore (2008): Ran in all eight of the Eagles'
competitions ... Earned All-Region honors after finishing 34th at
the NCAA South/Southeast Championships ... Best 6K time came at the
UAA Championships (24:01) ... Turned in an effort of 19:13 at the
5K Foothills Invitational, good for 10th out of 94 entries ...
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
Freshman (2007): Gained valuable experience as a
freshman, taking part in five competitions ... Was the team's No. 5
finisher and 44th out of 171 runners at the Georgia State
Invitational (Sept. 15) ... Best 5K time was a 21:06 at the Bulldog
Stampede ... Top 6K effort of 25:55 came at the UAA
Championships.
Prior to Emory: Competed in cross country and
track at Evanston Township High School ... Was coached by Bill
Albrecht ... All-region selection on two occasions ... Posted a
fifth-place finish in the Central Suburban League South Cross
Country Championships her senior year ... Finished first in the
15-19 women's age group in the 2006 Ricky Byrdsong Race Against
Hate ... Earned all-conference acclaim during all four years of her
career.
Personal: Born July 7, 1989 ... Was the recipient
of her high school's 2006 Senior Excellence Award ... Member of
Emory's VAC ... Participant in Emory's Reads Tutoring Program.
Quote : "I chose to go to Emory because of its academic
opportunities, the involved and motivated students and the feel of
the campus."