Year: | Sr. |
Hometown: | Fort Myers, FL |
High School: | Fort Myers |
Major: | International Studies |
Parents: | Richard Gelb & Susan Pilossoph |
Senior (2011): Durable runner who wound
up her final season competing in eight events, ranking among the
team's top-five finishers in each outing ... Recipient of the
program's Coach's Award, symbolic of dedication and leadership ...
Team's No. 2 runner on three occasions including the NCAA D-III
Championships where she clocked a personal-best 6K time of 22:34
... Earned all-region acclaim for the second straight year by
virtue of a ninth-place finish out of 197 runners with an effort of
23:11 at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships ... Helped the
Eagles to a first-place showing at the Berry College Invitational,
crossing the finish line in a time of 19:32, second on the team and
eighth out of 126 contestants ... Strong effort at the
UW-Oshkosh/Brooks Invitational, coming in second on the team and
29th out of 395 runners with a 6K mark of 22:46 ... Member of the
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
Junior (2010): Took part in eight meets and ranked
among the team's top-five finishers in each outing ... Earned
all-region honors after placing 13th in the 191-runner field at the
NCAA South/Southeast Championships with a 6K time of 23:00 ...
Posted a 22:59 at the NCAA D-III Championships ... Third on the
team and fourth out of 104 entries at the Sewanee Invitational with
a personal-best 6K effort of 22:57 ... Personal-best 5K performance
of 18:57 at the Greater Louisville Classic ranked second on the
squad and 24th overall out of 287 runners ... Helped the Eagles to
a first-place finish at the Berry College Invitational by turning
in a 5K of 19:41, good for the No. 10 position out of 124 entries
... Member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
Sophomore (2009): Ran in six Emory
competitions and was among the team's top five finishers on four
occasions ... No. 3 on the squad and 14th out of 110 entries
at the Sewanee Invitational (Sept. 5) with a 5K mark of 20:05 ...
Season-best 6K showing came at the Quaker Invitational (Oct. 17)
when her 23:42 placed her fifth out of 94 contestants.
Freshman (2008):
Ran in Emory's first six competitions of the year ...
Team's No. 5 runner and 33rd out of 77 overall at the Vanderbilt
Invitational (Sept. 20) with a 5K time of 19:55 ... Ran at the UAA
Championships.
Prior to Emory:
Four-year competitor in cross country and track at Fort Meyers High
School ... Was coached by Kelly Heinzman-Britton ... Served as
co-captain of her cross country team her senior year ... Named the
cross country team's Most Improved Runner in 2007 ... In track, she
competed in the 800 meters and ran a leg on the 4x800 relay ... Her
track squad captured the Lee County Athletic Conference meet four
straight seasons .... Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born August 9, 1990.
Quote: "I chose Emory because of its quality
reputation in athletics, great atmosphere and amazing cross country
and track teams."