Lauren Shores

	Hometown:	Manchester, MO
	High School:	Parkway South
	Major:	Business & Spanish
	Parents:	Steve & Mary Ellen
	Birthdate:	October 25, 1985

Junior (2006):
Shores got off to a blazing start and was the team’s top runner in the first two meets of the year, finishing fourth overall, at both the Sewanee Invitational (159 runners) and the Alabama Crismon Classic (131 runners).  Her 5K time of 18:29 at the Alabama Crimson Classic was the best effort by an Emory runner for that distance during the season and tied for 21st on the school’s all-time list.  After ranking as the team’s No. 2 runner at the Great American Cross Country Festival (4th overall out of 149 contestants), Shores paced the team and finished 10th overall in a field of 162 at the always competitive University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Invitational.  At the conference championship, Shores’ ninth-place finish enabled her to claim Second Team All-UAA recognition.  Shores would go on and earn All-Region honors after finishing sixth overall at the South/Southeast Regional Championship.


Sophomore (2005):
Shores earned all-region honors for the second time, finishing sixth out of 150 runners at the NCAA regional meet. She earned all-UAA second team honors for the second time, finishing 11th at the conference meet. She ran a career-best time of 17:58 at the Auburn Invitational. This is the fourth-fastest 5k time in school history and the best since 2002. Shores finished in the top five for the Eagles in every meet this season and was Emory's top runner in five consecutive meets. Her win count of 911 and her winning percentage of .821 were both third-best on the team. Her season average time of 18:59 was second best for the Eagles. She won the Coach's Award for the team.

Freshman (2004):
Shores earned a spot on the all-region and all-conference teams this season. She finished 20th at the NCAA regional championships and 10th at the conference championships. Shores' highest finish of the season came at the Sewanee Invitational where she finished eighth overall out of 155 runners. Shores ran her best time of the season at the Clemson invitational, in 19 minutes and six seconds, In seven of the eight races Shores ran this season, she was a top-five finisher for Emory. Shores' performance this season earned her the team's Most Outstanding Newcomer award. Additionally, she earned a spot on the Southregionrunning.com Regional All-Freshman First Team.

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"I knew I was going to run in college, but I had no idea how much fun running at Emory would be. I am excited to be running with an amazing group of girls and can't wait to see what the next four years bring."