Paul Winterhalter
Paul Winterhalter
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Ardmore, PA
High School: Malvern Prep
Major: Economics/Mathematics
Parents: Paul & Mary Pat

Senior (2009):
Closed out a fine career by ranking among the team's top five finishers in all six of his competitions including finishing third or better in four events ... Earned All-UAA First Team honors after finishing fourth overall (second on the team) in the 80-runner field with a time of 26:30 ... Landed all-region honors after crossing the finish line in 13th position out of 174 contestants at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional Championships ... Credited with a career-best time of 24:55 at the Foothills Invitational (Oct. 10) ... Third Eagle to cross the finish line and ranked eighth out of 123 runners at the Sewanee Invitational (Sept. 5) with an effort of 26:23 ... Recipient of the team's Coach's Award.

Junior (2008):
Finished among the team's top five finishers in all seven events he competed in and was the Eagles' No. 3 runner in six competitions ... All-Region honoree after his eighth-place finish out of 152 contestants (25:50) at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional Championships ... Squad's No. 3 performer and crossed the finish line in 22nd position out of 307 hopefuls at the Griak Invitational (Sept. 27) with a showing of 26:27 ... Top 8K time of 25:36.9 came at the NCAA Championships.

Sophomore (2007):
Turned in a solid sophomore campaign, ranking fourth on the team in wins with a 656-311 record ... Competed in six meets and finished among the squad's top four in each outing ... Emory's lone representative on the All-UAA Team when his 11th-place finish (season and career best 8K time of 25:50) earned him a second-team berth ... Landed all-region honors after crossing the finish line in 10th place overall (second on the Emory team) at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships with a mark of 26:23 ... Topped the squad and finished 27th out of 91 competitors at the Bulldog Stampede (Sept. 22).

Freshman (2006):

Competed in five meets ... Was among Emory's top six finishers in three of his competitions ... Best time was a 26:49 at the UW-Oshkosh Invitational (Oct. 14) ... Posted a 37th-place finish out of 152 hopefuls at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional (Nov. 11) with an effort of 27:32.

Prior to Emory:
Competed for Malvern Prep where Mike Koenig was his coach ... Best time in the two mile was 9:47 while his best showing in the mile event was 4:29 ... Also competed in football and basketball.

Personal:
Born February 27, 1988.

Career Stats

Year W L Pct. Avg. Best
2006 515 300 .632 27:24 26:49
2007 656 311 .678 26:57 25:50
2008 1042 217 .828 24:20 25:36
2009  882 209  .808  26:30  24:55 
Career 3095 1037 .749   24:55

Quote: "I chose Emory because I felt it had a great mix of athletics and academics that I could not get anywhere else."