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2023-24 Furman Cross Country / Track & Field Roster

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Emily Little

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • High School Marist School
  • Hometown Atlanta, Ga.

Biography

Emily Little's Personal Bests

Honors & Awards

2022-23 College Sports Communicators (CSC) Cross Country/Track & Field Academic All-District Team
2022 All-Southern Conference Cross Country (First Team)
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Cross Country
2020 Southern Conference All-Freshman Cross Country
2020 All-Southern Conference Cross Country (First Team)
2021 All-Southern Conference Outdoor Track (5,000m & 10,000m)
2021 Southern Conference All-Freshman Outdoor Track (5,000m & 10,000m)
2021 All-Southern Conference First Team (Cross Country)
2022 All-Southern Conference Indoor Track (3,000m, 5,000m)
2022 All-Southern Conference Outdoor Track (5,000m, 10,000m)

Junior Year (2022-23):  Named to the All-SoCon first team for cross country after placing third with a time of 17:04.1 to help lead Furman to its 10th-straight league title…finished second with a time of 17:52.7 at the Eye Opener XC Festival…posted a PR of 9:28.43 to take second place in the 3,000m at the Carolina Indoor Challenge…placed ninth in the 5,000m (17:30.60) and tenth in the 3,000m (10:09.92) at the SoCon Indoor Championship…won the 3,000m at the Weems Baskin Relays…took silver with a PR of 35:56.81 in the 10,000m at the SoCon Outdoor Championship…named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll and the SoCon Academic All-Conference Team…honored as a member of the CSC Academic All-District Team.

Sophomore Year (2021-22):  Placed third with a 5K personal-best time of 16:52.3 at the Furman Cross Country Invitational…won the individual title at the Upstate Cross Country Invitational…finished as runner-up at the SoCon Cross Country Championship, earning a spot on the All-SoCon first team…placed 34th with a 6K PR of 21:10.6 at the NCAA Southeast Region Cross Country Championships…posted a PR in the mile (5:07.46) to finish fifth at the Gamecock Opener…finished third in both the 3,000m (9:45.80) and 5,000m (PR-16:47.81) at the SoCon Indoor Championships…won the 10,000m with a PR of 36:16.17 and finished second in the 5,000m at the SoCon Outdoor Championships…named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll and the SoCon Academic All-Conference Team.

Freshman Year (2020-21):  Honored as a member of the All-SoCon first team and the SoCon All-Freshman Team after placing sixth with a time of 18:17.0 at the league cross country championships and helping the Paladins to their eight-straight SoCon title...finished second (9:56.32) in the 3,000m at the Samford Indoor Invitational...placed sixth in the 3,000m (10:04.55) and ninth in the 5,000m (17:28.92) at the SoCon Indoor Championships….competed at the 2020 NCAA Cross Country Championships...finished second in the 10,000m (36:34.37) and third in the 5,000m (17:21.87) at the league outdoor championships to claim a spot on both the All-SoCon team and the SoCon All-Freshman Team...named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll...honored as a member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

High School 
1,600m - 5:05.48
3,200m - 10:54.84
5K XC - 18:11.40

2019 Nike Cross Regionals, All-Southeast Third Team...Atlanta Track Club 2019 Powerade All-Metro Cross Country Team...Marist Most Valuable Cross Country Runner Award, 2019...All-Marist Cross Country Team Distinction for the top seven of the fastest females in Marist cross country history, 2019...Battle of Atlanta Varsity Girls Champion, 2019...Captain of the Marist cross country and track teams, 2019-2020

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    5'4"
  • 2022-23Junior

    5'4"
  • 2023-24Senior

    5'4"