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2006 Cross Country: Entered four races for Georgia Tech ... Placed 35th at the Belmont Opener (15:17.95) ... Crossed the line in a time of 21:10 in the 5K race at the Tennessee Invitational ... Finished the Greater Louisville Classic 5K race in a time of 19:52 ... Finished 25th in the two mile race at the Front Runner Invitational (12:31).
2005 Cross Country: Only Tech freshman to compete in all races for the Jackets during the season ... Placed 15th overall in her first collegiate race at the Mercer Atlanta Invitational with a time of 14:08 in the 2-mile event ... Finished 38th with a time of 19:29 in the 5K at the Florida State Invitational ... Had a time of 19:10 in the 5K at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Was Tech's fourth finisher at the Chile Pepper Invitational with a time of 23:21 in the 6K race ... Competed in the ACC and NCAA South region Championships, finishing with times of 23:05 and 24:00 in both 6K races, respectively.
2004 Cross Country: Was consistently in the top seven Jackets' finishers in all five races entered... placed 14th overall and fifth on the Tech team at the Georgia State Invite, her time of 19:27 ... Best 5k time of the year was the 18:53 at the Notre Dame invite, placing fifth on the Tech team ... At the 6k Chile Pepper Invitational, finished in the top-100 (79) overall and was fourth on the team with a time of 22:57 ... Was fifth on the team at the ACC Championships ... Finished sixth on the team at the NCAA South Region race.
High School: Five-year letterwinner in track and cross country under coach Ben Hovis ... Helped lead cross country team to a state title that captured state title as a senior ... Won the 3200 meters as a junior ... Garnered all-state honors in junior and senior seasons in track and all four seasons in cross country ... Earned all-conference honors from 1999-2004 ... Was a two-year captain for track and cross country teams ... School record holder in the 800, 1600, 3200, 4x400 and 4x800 relays ... Academic All-American, Beta club, National Honor Society and Sportsmanship Award recipient ... Awarded Whitten W. Scholtz IV Technology Prize.
Personal: Born Emily Maria Yandle on Dec. 14, 1986, in Charlotte, N.C. ... Parents are Jimmy and Kathy Yandle ... Has two younger sisters, Jill (15) and Molly (10) ... Majoring in chemical engineering.
