2004

Emory University completed the season with a 21st-place finish at the NCAA Division III national championships, the team's second-best finish since 1992. This was the sixth consecutive year the team qualified for the national meet.

Emory finished the season ranked 23rd in the national coaches' poll, its highest rank of the season.

The team won the NCAA regional title for the sixth consecutive year. Five runners earned all-region honors for the Eagles. This is the sixth consecutive year the team has had at least five all-region runners.

Andrew Podgurski became the fifth Eagle runner to earn all-region honors all four years. He also earned all-conference second team honors for the second year at the University Athletic Association championships.

The following Eagles garnered individual honors during the season:

Nabeel Ahmed
The senior finished in the top seven for the Eagles in the final five meets of the season including his first appearance in the NCAA national meet. He ran a season-best time of 27 minutes and 53 seconds at the Clemson Invitational.

Owen Farcy
The senior earned all-region honors for the second consecutive year, finishing fourth out of 143 runners at the NCAA regional meet. He ran a career-best time of 26 minutes and four seconds at the NCAA national meet. Farcy was second on the team in wins, winning percentage and season average time. His win total of 1,081 wins is the eighth-highest season total in school history. He lowered his season average time by nearly 50 seconds compared to last season. He finished among the top four runners for the Eagles in all nine meets this season and was the No. 2 runner for Emory in six meets. He received the Coaches' Award for the team.

Bryan Forsyth
The freshman finished in the top seven for the Eagles in every meet this season, the first freshman runner to do this since 2001. His winning percentage of .612 was fifth best on the team and best among new runners. He ran a season-best time of 27 minutes and 10 seconds at the NCAA pre-national meet. Forsyth was named the team's Most Outstanding Newcomer.

Jonathan High
The senior earned all-region honors for the first time, finishing seventh out of 143 runners at the NCAA regional meet. He improved his times dramatically this season, lowering his season average time by more than three minutes compared to last season. He ran a career best time of 26 minutes and 18 seconds at the NCAA pre-national meet. High's 992 wins and .749 winning percentage were third best on the team. His win total this season is more than triple his win total for the last three seasons combined. He finished among the top four runners for the Eagles in every meet this season. He was named the team's Most Improved Runner.

Kile Krol
The sophomore earned all-region honors for the first time, finishing 12th out of 143 runners at the NCAA regional meet. He finished among the top four for the Eagles in the final five meets of the season. He ran a career-best time of 26 minutes and 28 seconds at the NCAA national meet. Krol's winning percentage of .682 was fourth best on the team.

Rob Leventhal
The sophomore earned all-region honors for the first time, finishing 18th out of 143 runners at the NCAA regional meet. He improved his time at regionals by more than two and a half minutes compared to last season. He ran a season-best time of 27 minutes and 28 seconds at the NCAA national meet. He finished in the top 10 for the Eagles in all nine meets this season and among the top five in five meets.

Andrew Podgurski
The senior captain earned all-region honors for the fourth time, finishing third out of 143 runners at the NCAA regional meet. He became the fifth Eagle runner to earn all-region honors all four years. He earned all-conference second team honors for the second year, finishing 13th at the conference championships. He ran a career-best time of 25 minutes and 42 seconds at the Clemson Invitational. He ran times of faster than 26 minutes in three 8,000-meter races this season and was the only Eagle runner to run faster than 26 minutes this season. Podgurski was the No. 1 runner for Emory in every meet this season and he led the team in wins, winning percentage and season average time. His win total of 1,179 wins is the second-highest season total in school history. His career win total of 3,954 wins is the third best in school history. His career winning percentage of .786 is sixth best in school history. He received the team's Most Valuable Performer award.

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Recap written by Cody Telep, Emory sports information assistant.