Meghan Callier

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March 29, 2004

Last week we stayed in town to compete at our annual Emory Classic. Because of the renovations to our Woodruff Physical Education Center, we were unable to host it at Emory, but were allowed to use Georgia Tech's track on Friday and Saturday.

This was our first invitational and people were able to run their individual events and make adjustments to outdoor competitions. The weather was beautiful and I really enjoyed it because I'm from Atlanta and it was perfect for running. One bad part was that you could not stay in the sun long because you would not have enough energy to run because it was also humid.

The Classic was great, there were more than 20 schools represented ranging from Division I to Division III. It was very surprising to me because there were teams from everywhere. Teams traveled in vans, charter buses, and, of course, caravans of carpoolers.

There were a lot of competitive athletes, especially the unattached athletes, which was very helpful for the ones who wanted to qualify for nationals. This was our invitational so we had to show off and be very competitive, which we did with much success. Many of the female athletes placed top five in their events, which was almost every event, giving Emory major points.

One thing that I really enjoyed was the fact that my family was able to come see me compete. This was the first time this year they've made it because we have had many meets that have been out of state making it difficult for them to attend. They really enjoyed it, complimenting many of the female athletes from Emory.

Hats off to all of the coaches that helped put the invitational together because it was a wonderful occasion. It started on time and ended on time and stayed as close as it could to the schedule as possible. Special thanks to Coach Heather Atkinson for her hard work and dedication in organizing and making this event such a success.

Meghan Callier is a freshman from Atlanta, Ga. She would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.