Natalie Fenn
Natalie Fenn
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.

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: "I chose to go to Emory because of its academic opportunities, the involved and motivated students and the feel of the campus."