• Outdoor National Ranking: #10
  • Outdoor Regional Ranking: #1
  • 1 Indoor National Champion
  • 4 Outdoor National Champions
  • 25 Indoor Individual All-Americans
  • 38 Outdoor Individual All-Americans
  • 3 Indoor UAA Team Championships
  • 8 Outdoor UAA Team Championships

Five Emory Women Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

Five Emory Women Named to USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

Recent Emory University graduates Kaele Leonard and Theresa Ford, rising senior Morgan Monroe and rising juniors Debora Adjibaba and Electra Korn were each named to United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-Academic Track and Field Team, for their academic and athletic achievements during the 2013 season.

Leonard finished her Emory career with four all-America honors – two for her efforts during the indoor season and two for her work outdoors.  This past year, she claimed indoor all-America honors with a sixth-place finish in the 400-meter dash and a seventh-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay, in addition to a seventh-place finish in the 400-meter dash during the outdoor season.  She is the Emory record holder in both the indoor (56.94 seconds) and outdoor (55.85 seconds) 400-meter dash, and is part of the school-record setting 4x400-meter indoor and outdoor relays.  Leonard graduated with a 3.399 GPA as a Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology major.

Ford recently wrapped up one of the best careers in Emory history with a second-place finish in the heptathlon at the 2013 NCAA Division III Championships, setting school records with 4,828 points and a height of 1.72 meters in the high jump.  She also earned an All-America honor in the individual high jump, finishing fourth in Division III.  During the indoor season, she registered all-America honors with a fifth-place finish in the high jump and a sixth-place finish in the long jump.  In addition, she is a three-time UAA Most Valuable Performer honoree, including during both the indoor and outdoor championships in 2013.  Ford has a 3.76 GPA as a business major at Emory.

Monroe participated in three events at NCAA Championship meets during the 2013 season, finishing 14th in the 60-meter hurdles during the indoor season, in addition to claiming 10th in the 100-meter hurdles and 16th in the 4x100-meter relay during the outdoor championships.  She won UAA Championships in both the indoor 55-meter hurdles and as part of Emory's 4x100-meter outdoor relay as well.  Monroe is a Sociology major at Emory with a 3.75 GPA.

Adjibaba is a four-time All-American and three-time UAA Most Valuable Performer for running events.  This outdoor season, she was named the UAA MVP for the second-straight year, and competed in the 60-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Championships. During the 2013 indoor campaign, she earned all-America honors with a fifth-place finish in the 60-meter dash and a seventh-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay.  Adjibaba is a 12-time UAA Champion during her two-year career, and a conference record holder in four events.  She is a business major with a 3.60 GPA.

Korn earned her first all-America honor in 2013, finishing seventh as a part of Emory's 4x400-meter relay team at the NCAA Indoor Championships, and participated in the outdoor championships, finishing 13th as part of the Eagles' 4x400-meter relay.  She also claimed a pair of UAA Championships and five all-conference honors during the 2013 season, in addition to setting a school record in the indoor 4x400-meter relay.  Korn has a 3.82 GPA at Emory.

To qualify for the USTFCCCA All-Academic Track and Field Team, the student-athlete must have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 and have met either of the following athletic standards: a student-athlete must have competed in an NCAA Indoor or Outdoor Championship or finished the regular season ranked in the national top 35 in an individual event or ranked in the national top 25 (collective listing) in a relay event on the official NCAA POP list provided by TFRRS.org.

The Emory University Women's Track and Field Team completed one of its most successful campaigns during the 2012-13 year, sweeping the UAA Championships in both the indoor and outdoor season for just the second time in the program's history.  The Emory women finished tied for ninth at the 2013 NCAA Indoor Championships, and tied for 16th at the Outdoor Championships.