Christina Cardy
Christina Cardy
Birth Date: Feb. 11, 1991
Year: So.
Hometown: Largo, FL
High School: Palm Harbor
Major: Nursing
Parents: Tom & Gina

Sophomore (2010): Ran in four competitions ... Fourth on the team and 12th out of 105 entries at the Royal Cross Country Challenge with personal-best 5K time of 20:17 ... No. 2 Eagle to finish and was 26th out of 235 contestants in the Silver Race Division of the 5K Greater Louisville Classic (20:35) ... Also took part in the 6K Sewanee Invitational (25:35) and 5K Berry Invitational (21:21).  

Freshman (2009): Competed in three events ... Ran in the season-opening Sewanee Invitational (Sept. 5) and ran a season-best 5K time of 22:06 ... Finished 20th out of 94 hopefuls at the Quaker Invitational (Oct. 17) and clocked a 6K time of 25:09.

High School:
  Four-year letterwinner at Palm Harbor University High School ... Was named her team's distance captain as a senior ... 2009 Distance MVP of her team .... Was a member of the 4x800 relay team that captured conference and district championships ... Finished fifth in the 800 meters at the conference meet .... Also competed on the swim team and helped that program to a state championship.

Personal:  Born Feb. 11, 1991 ... Ran in the Atlanta Track Club's 2009 Haunted Hustle and won the women's division with a 5K time of 20:13 ... National AP Scholar in high school ... International Baccalaureate Diploma recipient.


Quote: "I chose Emory because I can compete in varsity athletics while still attending one of the finest schools in the nation."