Emily Shertzer '02 - New Inductee to the Hall of Fame
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Emily Shertzer ’02, a former cross country and track student-athlete, is being inducted into the Moravian College Athletic Hall of Fame on November 8, 2013 in Johnston Hall beginning at 6:00 p.m.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Emily Shertzer '02, a former cross country and track student-athlete, is being inducted into the Moravian College Athletic Hall of Fame on November 8, 2013 in Johnston Hall beginning at 6:00 p.m.
Emily was a four-year standout on both the women's cross country and track & field teams for the Greyhounds. She helped Moravian to win four Middle Atlantic Conference cross country championships and also helped the 2000 and 2001 squads to a fifth and third place finish respectively at the NCAA Division III Championships.
Emily qualified for the NCAA championship meet in each of her four years finishing 56th and 58th her first two years. She then earned All-American honors with a 26th place finish in 2000 and a 27th place in 2001. Emily also earned All-MAC all four years, finishing as the runner-up in the championship race each year. She was a four-time All-Mideast Region runner after finishes of tenth, third, fourth and third beginning with her freshman year, and helped Moravian win the Mideast Region titles in 2000 and 2001.
On the track, Emily earned All-America honors twice including a seventh place in the 10,000-meter run outdoors in 2000 and a seventh place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 2001, which was the first year the event was held at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She captured 16 MAC titles including 12 individual titles and four relay championships. She won the 10,000-meter run all four years, and she was also a three-time champion in the 5,000-meter run both indoors and outdoors.
Emily currently resides in Jonestown, Pennsylvania and works for the Pennsylvania National Guard at Fort Indiantown Gap. She received the 2011 Air Force Female Athlete of the Year, Air Force Commendation Medal and Army Achievement Medal for her participation on the Air Force and National Guard running teams.
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