A young and hard-working Emory men's cross country team peaked at the right time and earned the program's first appearance to the NCAA Championships since 2004.  The Eagles earned their championship after tying for first place out of 21 teams at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional, its first regional crown since 2004.

At the NCAA Regionals, the Eagles of head coach John Curtin turned in a strong team showing with three runners finishing among the top 15 while all seven Emory entries earned all-region acclaim by virtue of posting a 35th-place finish or better. Pacing the pack was junior Vikram Srivastava who crossed the line in seventh place in the 170-runner field.  Aiding in the cause were sophomores Paul Winterhalter and Charlie Meade who came in ninth and 15th, respectively.  Senior Michael Rothbart and sophomore Tommy Fyffe rounded out the team's scorers with 22nd and 23rd-place efforts.

At the University Athletic Association Championships, Emory turned in a fourth-place performance (one point shy of third), its best finish since 2002.  Winterhalter was the team's top runner, crossing the line in 11th place and earning Second Team All-UAA recognition in the process.

Other notebale performances turned in by the team included a second-place performance out of 15 teams at Pre-Nationals (St. Olaf, MN), where the Eagles saw four runners finish among the top 24, and second-place showing out of 17 squads in the season opener at the Sewanee Invitational.

Emory finished the season ranked 32nd in the national poll and was ranked second in the South Region.

Michael Rothbart
The senior capped off a fine career by leading the team in wins with a record of 748-300.  He ranked among Emory's top five finishers in all six of his competitions and paced the Eagles in three meets.  He topped the Emory contingent and crossed the line in eighth position out of 161 hopefuls at the Sewanee Invitational (Sept. 2) with an 8K time of 27:12.  Rothbart distinguished himself at Pre-Nationals (Oct. 6) when he ranked first among Emory contestants and 22nd out 193 harriers with an effort of 28:02.3.  A member of the USTFCCA All-Academic Team, he was the 2007-08 recipient of Emory's McDonough Award.  Career-wise, he finished ranked the school's top all-time 25 performers with 1,465 wins.

Paul Winterhalter
Winterhalter enjoyed a solid second season with the Emory cross country program, ranking fourth on the team with a record of 656-311.  He was Emory's lone representative on the All-UAA Team when his 11th-place finish (season best 8K time of 25:50) earned him a second-team berth.  The Ardmore, Penn., native ranked among the team's top five performers in all six of his competitions including a top-team effort at the  Bulldog Stampede (Sept. 22).  His 10th-place finish at the NCAA South/Southeast Region (26:33) out of 170 entrants helped Emory to a first-place finish.

Charles Meade
Meade came through with a consistent sophomore campaign, seeing action in six events and finishing among Emory's top five finishers in every outing.  He held down second place for most wins and concluded the year with a record of 687-280.  His top 8K time of the campaign came at the NCAA Championships with a time of 26:13 that placed him second among the Eagles.  He brought home all-region acclaim following his 16th-place performance out of 170 runners at the NCAA South/South Regional Championships.  At the squad's season opener at the Sewanee Invitational, Meade posted a 17th-place showing (third among the Emory pack) out of 161 contestants.  In his next appearance, he was the second Emory runner to cross the line and 28th out of 91 competitors at the Bulldog Stampede (Sept. 22).

Vikram Srivastava
Srivastava held down top-five team positions in five of his six competitions during the 2007 season.  He came through with a fine effort at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional, finishing first on the team and seventh out of 170 competitors with an 8K time of 26:18.  The junior from Chattanooga, Tenn., also turned in a 22nd-place effort (second on the Emory team) at Pre-Nationals. 

 All-South/Southeast /Region
Nate Ennist                                                                  Bethesda, MD
Tommy Fyffe                                                               Cincinnati, OH
Charles Meade                                                            Wellesley, MA
Jeff Roland                                                                Bedford, NH
Michael Rothbert                                                          Livingston, NJ
Vikram Srivastava                                                        Chattanooga, TN
Paul Winterhalter                                                          Ardmore, PA

All-UAA
Paul Winterhalter (2nd Team)                                       Ardmore, PA

United States Track & Field And Cross Country Coaches Association Academic All-American
Nate Ennist
Tommy Fyffe
Michael Rothbart