2004

(Dec. 15) Emory University received three honors in the 2004 Golden Shoestring Awards presented by Southregionrunning.com.

Kile Krol and Rob Leventhal were awarded Fifth Runner of the Year, John Curtin and Kevin Graham received the Coaching Staff of the Year award, and Bryan Forsyth was named to the All-Freshmen Second Team.

This is the third consecutive year the Eagles' coaching staff has received a Golden Shoestring Award.

(Nov. 20) Emory University finished 21st out of 24 teams at the NCAA Division III national championships. This is the team's sixth consecutive appearance in the national meet and its second-best finish since 1992.

The team was led by senior Andrew Podgurski, who finished 96th out of 215 runners with a time of 25 minutes and 57 seconds.

Podgurski was followed by senior Owen Farcy in 109th place with a career-best time of 26:04. Farcy finished 73 spots higher this season than he did at last season's national meet.

Sophomore Kile Krol ran a career-best time of 26:28 to finish in 137th place. This time is 1 minute and 20 seconds faster than his NCAA pre-national time on the same course earlier this season.

Senior Jonathan High in 158th place and freshman Bryan Forsyth in 189th place rounded out the top five for the Eagles.

(Nov. 13) Emory University won the NCAA Division III Regional Championship for the sixth consecutive year. The Eagles finished first out of 20 teams.

With the win, the Eagles advance to the NCAA Division III National Championships Saturday in Colfax, WI. Last season Emory finished 16th at the national meet, the team's best finish since 1986.

Five runners earned all-region honors for the Eagles. This is the sixth consecutive year Emory has had at least five all-region runners.

The team was led by Andrew Podgurski, who finished third out of 143 runners with a time of 26 minutes and 55 seconds. He earned all-region honors for the fourth time, becoming the fifth Eagle runner to earn all-region honors all four years.

Podgurski was followed by Owen Farcy in fourth place with a time of 26:57. This is Farcy's second consecutive all-region honor. Jonathan High earned his first all-region honor, finishing seventh with a time of 27:07.

Other all-region performers for the Eagles were Kile Krol in 12th place and Rob Leventhal in 18th place. Leventhal's time of 27:38 is more than two and a half minutes faster than his time at this meet last year.

The split between the first and fifth runners for the Eagles was a season-low 43 seconds. This is the lowest split for the team since September 7, 2002.

(Oct. 30) Emory University finished sixth out of eight teams at the University Athletic Association championships.

The team was led by senior Andrew Podgurski, who finished 13th out of 75 runners with a time of 27 minutes and 1 second. He earned All-UAA second-team honors for the second consecutive year.

Senior Jonathan High finished second for the Eagles and 23rd overall. This is the first season High has been in the top ten for the Eagles in every race, giving him the opportunity to run in his first conference championship.

Kile Krol was 27th and Owen Farcy finished 28th. Both Krol and Farcy's times were nearly a minute faster than their times at the conference meet last season. The two also jumped more than 40 spots in the individual standings after finishing 71st and 72nd, respectively, at last season's conference meet.

Emory will return to action November 13 at the NCAA South Region Championships. The Eagles have won five consecutive regional championships.

(Oct. 23) Emory University finished first out of five teams at the Oglethorpe University Fall Classic.

Evan Goldberg won the meet, finishing with a time of 27 minutes and 53 seconds. Other top-five performers for the Eagles were Samuel Carmichael in third with a time of 28:20 and Andrew Swerlick in fourth with a time of 28:34.

This is the first meet this season in which the Eagles have won both the individual and team titles. The top runners for Emory had the week off to prepare for the UAA Championships on October 30.

(Oct. 16) Emory University finished fifth out of 12 teams at the Winthrop Inviational, losing only to NCAA Division I teams and beating six Division I and Division II schools.

The team was led by Andrew Podgurski, who finished sixth out of 105 runners in the 6,000-meter race. Podgurski has been the top Eagle runner in every meet this season.

He was followed by Owen Farcy in 17th place, Jonathan High in 24th place, Kile Krol in 30th place, and Rob Leventhal in 37th place.

The Eagles return to action October 30 for the UAA Championships.

(Oct. 9) Emory University finished sixth out of 26 teams at the Furman Invitational, beating 15 NCAA Division I and II schools.

The team was led by Andrew Podgurski, who finished 20th out of 242 runners with a time of 26 minutes and 35 seconds. Podgurski has been the top finisher for the Eagles in all five meets this season.

Owen Farcy finished second for the Eagles and 35th overall. He was followed by Jonathan High in 48th place, Kile Krol in 61st place, and Bryan Forsyth in 62nd place.

Emory's top five runners all ran under 28 minutes for the third consecutive meet and the split between the first and fifth runner was a season-low 1:02.

(Oct. 7) Emory University senior Andrew Podgurski received Athlete of the Week honors for the South region from southregionrunning.com. Podgurski finished second out of 216 runners with a time of 25 minutes and 47 seconds at the NCAA Pre-National meet. This is Podgurski's second South region Athlete of the Week honor this season.

(Oct. 4) Emory University finished seventh out of 23 teams at the NCAA Pre-National meet. The Eagles finished ahead of the 17th ranked team in the nation.

The team was led by Andrew Podgurski, who finished second out of 216 runners with a time of 25 minutes and 47 seconds. Owen Farcy ran a season-best time of 26:23, finishing 18th and just missing his career best by one second. Jonathan High finished third for the Eagles with a time of 26 minutes and 57 seconds. This is the second meet this season Emory has had three runners run under 27 minutes.

The course for this race will be used again for the NCAA National Championships, where the Eagles finished 16th last year.

(Sept. 23) Emory University senior Andrew Podgurski received two Athlete of the Week honors this week. He was named Athlete of the Week for the South region by southregionrunning.com, and for the conference by the University Athletic Association. He finished as the top non-Division I runner at the Clemson Invitational with a career-best time of 25 minutes and 42 seconds. That time is the best in the South region this season.

(Sept. 23) Emory University is ranked first in the South regional team rankings compiled by southregionrunning.com. Emory was ranked third in last week's poll, but jumped to the top spot after finishing as the top non-Division I team at the Clemson Invitational. The Eagles have won five consecutive NCAA regional titles and will host the 2004 regional meet November 13.

(Sept. 18) Emory University finished as the top non-Division I school at the Clemson Invitational. The team finished third overall out of nine teams, most of which were Division I schools.

Emory had four runners break 27 minutes in the race. Andrew Podgurski finished first for the Eagles for the third consecutive week with a career-best time of 25 minutes and 42 seconds. He was followed by Jonathan High (26:18), Owen Farcy (26:39), and Kile Krol (26:53). The times for High and Krol were career bests.

(Sept. 11) Emory University finished first out of 11 non-Division I teams at the Georgia State University Invitational, beating four Division II schools.

All of Emory's top five runners finished among the top 20 overall. The team was led by senior Andrew Podgurski, who finished first out of 98 runners with a time of 26 minutes and 15 seconds. He was followed by Jonathan High, who finished eighth with a career best time of 27:11. Kile Krol finished 10th, Owen Farcy came in 15th, and Rob Leventhal placed 19th for the Eagles.

The Eagles won the meet for the first time since 1999 after second-place finishes the last three years.

(Sept. 4) Emory University finished second out of 16 teams at the Sewanee Invitational.
The Eagles had two runners in the top 10 and their entire top seven in the top 35.

Andrew Podgurski led Emory, finishing fourth out of 163 runners. He was followed by Owen Farcy, Jonathan High, Bryan Forsyth, Kile Krol, Rob Leventhal, and Matt Ross.

High's time of 27 minutes and 28 seconds was a career best by 1:32 and a nearly five-minute improvement from his time at this meet last year.

Forsyth's time of 27 minutes and 32 seconds is the best season debut time for a freshman since 2000.