| Emily Harrison |
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PR-800m: 2:18; 1500m: 4:39.10; 3000m: 9:41.46; 5000m: 16:40.74;
ALL-AMERICAN: Cross Country '06
NCAA Qualifier: Cross Country; All-ACC: Cross Country '04, '05, '06
Emily Harrison: Leading from the Front of the Pack
AT VIRGINIA: 2006-07-(XC): Earned her first All-American honor with a 20th place finish at NCAA Nationals in 21:13.8, leading UVa to a 14th place finish ... Her and teammate Kara Scanlin are the first UVa Cross Country All-Americans since Jennifer Owens in 2001 ... Placed sixth overall in 20:34.55 at NCAA Southeast Regionals, where she received her third consecutive All-Region honors and led UVa to a fourth place finish and at-large bid to the National Championships ... Earned her third straight All-ACC Cross Country honor by crossing the line fifth at the ACC Championships at Panorama Farms in 21:17.6, leading Virginia to a third place finish ... Placed 20th at Pre-Nationals in 20:40 and helped Virginia to an 11th place team finish ... Capped off a fantastic start to her season by crossing the line fifth at the Roy Griak Invitational in Minnesota in 21:22, leading a pack of three Cavaliers in the top 21 runners and helping Virginia to a sixth place finish ... Led the Cavaliers to a third straight team title at the Lou Onesty Invitational, where she finished as the runner-up in 17:43.8 ... 2005-06-(Out): Finished 15th at the NCAA East Regional Championships in the 5000 meters in 16:44.72 and did not qualify for NCAA's ... Earned All-East honors at the ECAC Championships with an eighth place finish in the 3000 meters in 9:49.61, a Virginia best for 2006 ... Finished sixth in the 5000 meters at the ACC Championships held at Wake Forest in 16:40.74, a time which qualified her for the NCAA Regional meet ... -(In): Ran a personal best 9:41.46 to take seventh at the ACC Championships in the 3000 meters and became the fifth fastest performer in UVa history ... Finished fourth in the 5000 meters at ACCs, just missing All-ACC honors, in 16:54.12 ... Showed off her versatility by winning the Mile at the Virginia Tech Challenge in 4:56.19, a Virginia season best ... Finished seventh at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational in 16:43.20, an NCAA Provisional mark and moved herself into the Top 5 all time at Virginia in the event ... Opened her indoor season by taking runner-up honors at the Niswonger Invitational in the 3000 meters in 9:54.75 ... -(XC): Led Cavaliers in five of six meets, including ACCs, Regionals, and NCAAs ... missed All-American honors by 1.8 seconds ... earned All-ACC and All-Regional honors ... finished in top-10 at ACCs for second consecutive year ... finished fifth at Regionals ... Captured the Lou Onesty Invitational title after finishing as the runner-up in 2004 in 17:44.23 and helped the Cavaliers repeat as team champions ... 2004-05:-(Out): Ran 4:39.10 in the 1500 meters at the Lou Onesty Invitational where she finished fourth ... Ran 17:04.14 at Raleigh Relays in the 5000 meters ... -(In): Ran 9:58.40 in the 3000 meters at the ACC Championships, a season best in that event ... (XC): Had one of the finest rookie seasons in cross country history, leading the Cavaliers in every meet and qualifying for the NCAA Championships ... earned All-Regional honors with a sixth-place finish at Regionals and was the first rookie across the line ... finished ninth at the ACC Championships, earning All-Conference honors ... Finished second in 18:11.5 at the Lou Onesty Invitational in her first collegiate cross country race, leading the Cavaliers to a team victory ... Finished eighth at the 2005 USA Junior Cross Country Championships and finished third at the North America, Central America, and Caribbean Cross Country Championships where she led the USA to a team title.
High School-Won state championship in cross country (2003) and 3200m (2002 and 2004)...state runner-up in XC (2002) and 3200m (2003)...three-time Winchester Star Track Athlete of the Year...five-time team MVP...holds four school records (800m, 1600m, 3200m, 3200m relay). Personal-Born Feb. 13, 1986 in Woodbridge, Va....daughter of David and Cheryl Harrison.
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