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Furman University

2013-14 Track and Field

Emily Zizzi

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • High School Myers Park
  • Hometown Charlotte, N.C.

Biography

Sophomore Year (2012-13):  Recorded top-10finishes in the Paladins’ first three cross country meets ofthe season…posted a career-best 5K time of 18:19.2 tocapture fifth place at the Gene Mullin Cross CountryInvitational…took ninth place at the Eye Opener meet(19:38.9) and sixth at the Mountaineer Open(19:10.6)…recorded a career-best time of 2:27.3 in the 800mat the Tiger Paw Indoor Invitational…competed on the PaladinDMR team that placed seventh with a time of 12:27.1 at the leagueindoor meet…registered a career-best time of 4:50.59 toplace 18th in the 1,500m at the Southern ConferenceOutdoor Championships…finished ninth in the event (4:50.60)at the Duke Outdoor Invitational and fifth (4:52.72) at the BlueShoes Outdoor Invitational…a member of the SouthernConference Academic Honor Roll and the SoCon AcademicAll-Conference Team.

Freshman Year (2011-12):  Earned SouthernConference All-Freshman Team honors after placing 15thwith a time of 5:00.16 in the 1,500m at the league outdoorchampionships…posted a season-best 5K time of 19:36.28 atthe Charlotte XC Invitational…placed 20th in the800m at the SoCon Indoor Championships, turning in a time of2:29.56…finished 12th in the 1,000m with a timeof 3:11.96 at the Tiger Paw Indoor Invitational…a member ofthe Furman DMR team that placed third with a time of 12:27.24 atthe Dick Taylor Indoor Invitational…recorded a season-besttime of 4:56.80 in the 1,500m at the Duke Outdoor Invitational,taking second place in the developmental race…a member ofthe Furman 4x400m relay team that placed 11th with atime of 4:08.03 at the Duke Invitational and a member of thePaladin 4x1500m relay that took ninth place with a time of 20:10.46at the Raleigh Relays…named to the Southern ConferenceAcademic Honor Roll.

High School:  Was the runner up at the 4ASouthwestern Conference Cross Country Championships her seniorseason…placed ninth at the West Region Cross CountryChampionships as a senior…finished eighth in the 800m at thestate championship meet her junior year…a member of the4x800m relay team that won the state championship and set a staterecord as a freshman and sophomore…a finalist for theWendy’s Heisman Female Award…a member of the NationalHonor Society and the National Art Honor Society.

Personal: Emily Kathleen Zizzi was born onApril 2, 1993 in Charlotte, N.C.…daughter of John andBarbara Ann Zizzi…undecided on major.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2012-13Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2013-14Junior

    5'7"