Emily Reese
Chamblee High School
Impact Statement
Reese was a 12x State Champion before heading off to Harvard.
Biography
Reese finished off a Dandy Dozen – state titles, that is – in the track and field state meet this month. She took home her fourth Class 3A state championships each in the 1,600 and the 3,200, to go with four state cross-country crowns. As a junior Reese turned in times of 4:47.96 in the 1,600 and a state-record 10:16.05 in the 3,200 – both times the second best in the nation. Last fall her winning cross-country time of 17:14 beat her nearest competitor by 1 minute, 14 seconds.
Recognized as Athletes Only Athlete of the Week for the week of April 23, 2007, Reese won the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics national title last year and was selected the Gatorade Georgia Cross Country Runner of the Year this year. In March Reese finished 30th in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Edinburgh, Scotland, helping the U.S. squad to finish sixth. Also an outstanding student with a 4.15 grade-point average, as well as an accomplished pianist, Reese will attend Harvard University.
At Harvard Reese was named to the USTFCCCA All-Region team her junior year. She also placed third at the Penn Relays in the 10,000m run.
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