Michelle Ly
Michelle Ly
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
High School: Stockdale

Junior (2019):
Participated in four meets in her first year on the Emory varsity team...Scored in one meet - the UTC Twilight Meet - where she finished in the fourth-spot for Emory - (17:18, 29th out of 88)...Season-best time 6K time of 26:15 clocked at the Berry Invitational (51st out of 120)...Also saw action in the JSU Strut's Opener 4K (17:44, 73rd out of 128) and the JSU Foothills Invitational 5K (21:03, 50th out of 179).

Sophomore (2018):
Raced in five meets in her second-year at Oxford...Her top happened at the Bobcat Invitational (25:48, 67th-place...Placed in 2nd at the GCAA Championships, finishing the 5K in 21:48...Also competed in the Berry Invitational 6K (26:56.6).

Freshman (2017):
Saw action in five meets for Oxford...Personal-best 6K time of 26:26 occurred at the Bobcat Invitational where she finished 61st...Best finish came at the GCAA Championships where she covered the 5K in 20:03 to take 3rd-place...Also raced in the MGA Invitational 5K, earning 4th and crossing after 22:10.


Prior to Emory:

Was a three-year member of the Stockdale cross country and track and field programs...Named team's Most Improved Runner for cross country as a senior...Helped team to three straight Southwest Yosemite League titles and the 2015 Kern County team title.

Personal:

Born on March 4th...Daughter of Hanh Ly and Ngoc Tran.

Why she chose Emory?

"I chose Emory because I wanted to be able to participate in cross country and track throughout my undergraduate career without compromising my academics. The research opportunities are endless, the professors are passionate and the diversity on campus allows for the community to be tight-knit."

Michelle Ly's Top 6K Times

Year Event Time
2018 Bobcat Invitational 25:49
2019 Berry Invitational  26:15