Emily Anderson
Emily Anderson
Height: 5-9
Year: Jr
Hometown: Manchester, Conn.
High School: Manchester
Major: Early Childhood Education

Career Bests:
5K: 19:15.10 (40th overall) NE-10 Championships (10/23/11)
6K: 22:28.2 (17th overall) NCAA East Regional Championships (11/4/12)

2013: Capital One Academic All-District. NE-10 Commisioner's Honor Roll (both semesters). Athletic Director's Honor Roll (both semesters). Competed in six of Stonehill's seven meets during her junior season. Ran to a 25th place finish at the Division II/Division III Challenge on 9/14, completing the 6-kilometer course in 23:34.05, her first action of the season. Followed that up with a 6th place finish at the 5k Codfish Bowl in 19:22 (9/28). Placed 177th out of 283 participants in 19:52 at the 5k New England Championships (10/12). Finished 22nd in 19:17 at the NE-10 Championship, one spot shy of All-Conference honors (10/27). Earned a time of 23:44.6, good for 27th among 181 participants, at the East Region Championship (11/10). Wrapped up her season by competing at the NCAA DII Championships for the second time in her career, where she placed 172nd in 23:20.3 (11/23). Anderson Earns Capital One Academic All-District Honors.

2012: Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award. NE-10 All-Conference third team. NE-10 Commisioner's Honor Roll both semesters. Athletic Director's Honor Roll for both semesters.  Posted a 22:52 time and finished 161st overall at the 6-kilometer NCAA Championships. Recorded a career-best 6-kilometer time of 22:28 and earned 17th place at the NCAA East Regional Championships. Earned an 18th place finish with a 19:27 time at the NE-10 Championships 5k. Earned a 23:11 time and a 200th place finish at the Paul Short Invitiational 6-kilometer race. Placed 29th overall with a 19:32 time at the Minuteman Invitational 5k. Anderson Earns NE-10 All-Conference Third Team Honors.

2011: NE-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll both semesters. Athletic Director's Honor Roll fall semester Finished with a season-best time of 19:15.10 at the NE-10 Championships (5-kilometers, 40th overall). Posted a time of 19:47.2 for a third place finish overall at the Shacklette Invitational. Ran a time fo 20:30 for a 50th place finish on the 5-kilometer layout at the Codfish Bowl.

High School: 2011 graduate of Manchester High School. Four-year varsity athlete for cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field. Served as captain for all three sports in senior year. Earned All-Academic honors in all three sports for four years. Garnered All-State and All-Courant honors in cross country. Manchester High School Most Outstanding Runner in 2009 and 2010. Earned the Coaches Award in senior year. School record holder in Distance Medley Relay and 1600 meters with a time of 5:13.19.

Personal: Born on December 2, 1993 in Manchester, Conn. Daughter of David and Christine Anderson of Manchester, Conn. Has one brother, James (22). Lists greatest sports moment as setting the 1600 meters outdoor record in 5:13.19. Majoring in early childhood education with a minor in sociology. Kappa Delta Pi Education National Honor Society member. Alpha Kappa Delta Sociology International Honor Society member.