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An infusion of talented young runners into a program with a number of veteran athletes proved to be a successful formula for the Emory University Women’s Indoor Track and Field team during the 2007-08 season.
Freshman sprinter Jami Edwards made an immediate impact on the team during her first season. She finished seventh in the 55-meter dash at the NCAA Division III Championships, becoming the first Emory all-American since the 1998 season. Edwards was Emory’s lone representative at the National Meet, scoring two points for the Eagles, good for a 61st-place finish.
The Eagles finished third out of seven teams at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships, marking the fourth-consecutive year that Emory has finished third or better at the meet. Emory had two individuals earn UAA Championships, as Edwards finished first in the 55-meter dash in a meet-record time of 7.19 seconds, and Brittany Donino topped all other competitors in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.57 seconds. Emory’s second-place finishers at the meet included Edwards in the 200-meter dash, Rebecca Willett in the 800-meter run, Lauren Shores in the 3,000-meter run, Tracy Whittaker in the pole vault, and Jordan Beall in the long jump. Junior Melissa Jones added third-place finishes in the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter runs, to give the Eagles a total of nine all-UAA honors.
Edwards set two school records during the season, recording a time of 7.18 seconds in the 55-meter dash at the NCAA Championships, and a time of 7.78 seconds in the 60-meter dash at the Kent State Tune-Up, both provisional qualifying times. Emory’s other record setting performance came from Tracy Whittaker, who cleared a height of 3.40 meters in the pole vault at the Texas Roadhouse Carolina Classic.
Besides the Eagles’ third-place finish at the UAA Championship and their 61st-place finish at the NCAA Championships, Emory also recorded a third-place finish at the University of the South Invitational and a sixth-place finish at the Sewanee Tiger Invitational.
The following Eagles earned honors during the 2007-08 season:
| All-America |
Jami Edwards |
Madison, GA (Morgan County) |
55-meter dash |
University Athletic Association (UAA) Rookie of the Year |
Jami Edwards |
Madison, GA (Morgan County) |
UAA Champion |
Brittany Donino |
Rye, NY (Harrison) |
55-meter hurdles |
Jami Edwards |
Madison, GA (Morgan County) |
55-meter dash |
All-UAA (Top-three finisher) |
Jami Edwards |
Madison, GA (Morgan County) |
55-meter dash, 200-meter dash |
Melissa Jones |
Zionsville, IN (Zionsville Community) |
3000-meter run, 5000-meter run |
Jordan Beall |
Boulder, CO (Leavitt Area) |
Long Jump |
Brittany Donino |
Rye, NY (Harrison) |
55-meter hurdles |
Lauren Shores |
Manchester, MO (Parkway South) |
3000-meter run |
Tracy Whittaker |
Gig Harbor, WA (Gig Harbor) |
Pole Vault |
Rebecca Willett |
Mobile, AL (UMS Wright Preparatory) |
800-meter run |
The following were the top-marks by Emory athletes during the 2007-08 season:
| 55m Dash |
Jami Edwards |
7.18* |
NCAA Championships |
60m Dash |
Jami Edwards |
7.78* |
Kent State Tune-Up |
200m Dash |
Jami Edwards |
26.08 |
Captains’ Invitational |
400m Dash |
Alisha Reynolds |
1:01.31 |
UAA Championships |
800m Run |
Rebecca Willett |
2:17.21 |
UAA Championships |
3000m Run |
Lauren Shores |
10:26.45 |
UAA Championships |
5000m Run |
Lauren Shores |
17:50.54 |
Clemson Tiger Invitational |
Mile Run |
Lauren Shores |
5:09.11 |
Kent State Tune-Up |
55m Hurdles |
Brittany Donino |
8.57 |
UAA Championships |
60m Hurdles |
Brittany Donino |
9.32 |
Clemson Tiger Invitational |
High Jump |
Katie Sheehan |
1.47m |
Univ. of the South Invitational |
Pole Vault |
Tracy Whittaker |
3.40m* |
Carolina Classic |
Long Jump |
Jordan Beall |
5.18m |
Sewanee Tiger Invitational |
Triple Jump |
Tracy Whittaker |
10.65m |
UAA Championships |
Shot Put |
Kara Cutrona |
11.43m |
UAA Championships |
Pentathlon |
Katie Sheehan |
2575 pts |
Captains’ Invitational |
4x400m Relay |
Reynolds, Willett, Etienne, Sheehan |
4:10.14 |
UAA Championships |
Distance Medley Relay |
Reynolds, Jones, Waryck, Shores |
12:37.50 |
Captains’ Invitational |
*Denotes school record
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