Edward Mulder
Edward Mulder
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Pompano Beach, FL
High School: Saint Andrews
Previous College: Purdue

Joined the Emory program after spending his freshman year at Purdue University as a member of the cross country and track and field teams.

Senior (2013):
Ranked among Emory's top three finishers in all six of his competitions ... Recipient of the program's Coaches Award ... USTFCCA All-Academic honoree ... Selected to the Capital One Academic All-District Track and Field/Cross Country Team ... Was the top Eagles' performer in three races ... Captured all-region honors after pacing the Emory pack and crossing the finishing in the No. 8 position out of 174 runners at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships with a personal-best 8K time of 25:17 ... Second on the squad and 30th out of 283 hopefuls at the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble with an 8K effort of 26:15 ... Was Emory's first runner to finish and came in 129th out of 275 entries at the NCAA D-III Championships with an effort of 26:07. 

Junior (2012):

Scored for the Eagles in all five of the races he competed in ... Finished among the team's top three finishers in all five of his competitions and was the squad's No. 1 runner on four occasions ... Captured all-region honors after placing 29th out of 160 runners at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships with an 8K time of 26:57 ... Paced the Emory contingent at the UAA Championships with a then personal-best 8K time of 25:47 ... Was the first Emory representative and 10th overall in 376-runner field to cross the finish line at the Gibson Family Pre-Nationals with an 8K showing of 25:48 ... No. 1 on the squad and fourth out of 134 entries at the season-opening Sewanee/Berry Invitational (26:32).

Sophomore (2011):

Named the Emory cross country team's Rookie of the Year after competing in six meets and placing among the squad's top-four finishers in each competition ... Led the Eagles' contingent  and was seventh out of 118 runners at the season-opening Sewanee Invitational (27:44) ... His season-best time of 26:54 was good for first on the team and 12th out of 94 hopefuls at the JSU Foothills Invitational.

High School:
Four-year varsity letterwinner and cross country team MVP at St. Andrews School ... Two-time Florida State High School Track and Field Championships qualifier, taking sixth place in the 3,200-meter run as a senior ... Won district championships in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs and a regional championship in the 3,200 as a senior ... Named second-team all-county in cross country and track and field by the Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper ... Also competed on his high school's soccer team.

Personal:
Son of Steve and Mary Mulder ... Majors in business.

Quote:
"I chose Emory because of its great academics and the reputation of the business school. It will also provide me the opportunity to compete athletically."