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2018 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Emily Borchers

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Russia, Ohio
  • Highschool Russia

Biography

Event Personal Record Date
3K 9:36.99 2/8/20
5K 17:16.9 9/28/18
6K 21:28.3 11/10/17

School record holder in the 5k (Cross Country)
#9 All-Time in Dayton History- 6K (Cross Country)

2018 Cross Country (Senior)
• Executive Board Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 
5K
• Broke Dayton's all-time 5k record at the Joe Piane Invitational at Notre Dame with her time of 17:16.9

• Named to University of Dayton Dean's List for Fall 2018


2017 Cross Country (Junior)
• Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 
5K
• Finished fifth with a PR of 17:48.4 at the Queen City Invitational which put her #10 all-time in 5K in cross country at Dayton
• Finished 13th with a time of 18:11.2 at the National Catholic Invite
• Finished 9th with a time of 18:14.9 at the A-10 Championship
6K
• Finished 46th and with a PR of 21:28.3 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional
• Finished sixth with a time of 21:50.0 at the All-Ohio Championship
• Finished 154th with a time of 21:44.2 at the Pre-National Invitational
• Awarded Most Improved Runner at End-Of-Year Banquet
• Spring 2017 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
• Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2016 Cross Country (Sophomore) 
• Finished 25th in the Flyer 5k with a time of 19:54.0 
• Finished 39th out of 301 contestants in the National Catholic Invite with a time of 18:58.7
• Ran personal-best time of 18:37.1 at Atlantic 10 Championship in 5K
• Placed 175th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional with time of 23:14.7

2015 Cross Country (Freshman)
• Recorded the15th-best 6K time and 22nd-best 5K time in program history
• Recorded a PR time of 18:41.5 at the Atlantic 10 Championships in the 5K
• Posted a PR time of 22:29.8 in the 6K at the Bradley Classic
• Finished 22nd at the Friendship Invitational and 32nd at the All-Ohio Championships
• Competed in all six events

High School
• Graduated from Russia High School in 2015
• Member of state champion 4x800m relay team in 2012
• Was a three-time state qualifier in cross country
• Was a four-time state qualifier in track
• Set a personal best in the 5K with a time of 18:37

Personal
• Parents: Jean and Kevin Borchers
• Siblings: Katie and Ashley
• Sister Katie was a three-time All-American runner at Ohio State
• Major: Communications with concentration in management
• Minor: Marketing

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior