Year: | Fr. |
Hometown: | Omaha, NE |
High School: | Westside |
Freshman (2013):
Took part in six races ... Scored for the Eagles, helping
the team to a fourth-place finish out of 17 teams in the Gold Race
at the Charlotte Invitational, registering a season-best 6K time of
24:07 that ranked fifth on the team and 44th overall out of 117
runners ... Second-best 6K times were a pair of 24:24 efforts at
the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble and the NCAA South/Southeast
Regional Championships ... Was part of the Emory contingent that
raced at the UAA Championships.
High School:
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 1, 1994.
Quote:
"I chose Emory because of its community that fosters intellectual
and driven people."