Phil Hagedorn
Phil Hagedorn
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
High School: The Westminster Schools
Major: English
Parents: Curt & Jean

Senior (2003):

The senior co-captain earned All-America honors for the first time by placing 13th out of 215 runners at the NCAA national meet, becoming the third Eagle All-American and the first since 1987. He also earned all-region, all-conference, and all-state honors for the fourth consecutive year. He won the NCAA regional individual championship for the second consecutive year becoming the first Eagle to ever achieve that feat. He is the fourth Emory runner ever to earn all-region honors all four years. He finished eighth at the University Athletic Association championships for a third consecutive top-ten finish in his career at the conference meet. At the Southeastern Classic, Hagedorn ran a season best time of 25 minutes and 33 seconds, the fastest time for the Eagles this season. His season average time of 25 minutes and 57 seconds was the best on the team, as was his winning percentage of .952. His season winning percentage was the third best in school history. His season win total of 1,090 wins was the sixth best in Emory history. He was the top finisher for Emory in seven of the eight races this season and he finished among the top 15 runners overall in every meet this season. Hagedorn has the most career wins (4,348) and the second-highest career winning percentage (.866) in school history. He was named the team's Most Valuable Performer. He was also named Runner of the Year by Southregionrunning.com.

Junior (2002):

He was co-captain and earned all-region, all-conference, and all-state honors for the third consecutive year. He finished 41st out of 215 runners at the NCAA national meet, just missing All-America honors by six spots. His time of 25 minutes and 52 seconds was the eighth-fastest time ever for an Eagle at the national meet. Hagedorn was the top finisher for Emory in all eight meets this season. He won the NCAA regional individual championship, becoming the fifth Eagle ever to accomplish this feat. His time of 25 minutes and 31 seconds was the second-fastest time ever for an Emory runner at regionals. Hagedorn was named regional Athlete of the Year by the cross country coaches association.  He was also named Men's Runner of the Year by Southregionrunning.com.  His time of 24 minutes and 59 seconds at the Auburn (Ala.) Invitational was a career best and the fifth-fastest time in Emory history. Hagedorn finished the season with an 1194-91 won-loss record for a .929 winning percentage.

Sophomore (2001):

He was co-captain and earned All-Region, All-State, and All-Conference honors for the second consecutive year. He was the Eagles' top finisher at each of those meets as well as at the NCAA Division III national championships. At nationals, he placed 52nd out of 211 runners in a career-best time 25 minutes and 16 seconds putting him in a tie for the seventh fastest runner in school history.

Freshman (2000):

He earned all-region honors with a 25th place showing at the NCAA Division III regional championships and all-conference honors with an 11th place finish at the University Athletic Association championships. He became only the third freshman in school history ever to garner all-conference honors. His time of 25 minutes and 52 seconds at the University of Alabama Classic makes him the 12th fastest individual in school history.

Career Statistics:

Year W L Pct. Avg. Best
2000 920 391 .702 26:50 25:52
2001 1144 142 .890 26:24 25:16
2002 1194 91 .929 26:14 24:59
2003 1090 55 .952 25:57 25:33
Career 4348 679 .865 26:21 24:59

Quote:

"Running for Emory has undoubtedly been the most rewarding experience I've had during my last four years."