The Irish women place fourth for their top finish since 2007.
AS A FRESHMAN (Cross Country): Ran in three cross country during the fall season ... opened the year at the 5K Crusader Invitational by finishing sixth out of 81 runners (18:38.1) ... followed it up with an 11th-place finish out of 105 runners in the 5K race at the National Catholic Championships (17:48) ... also ran in the 6K "B"race at the Wisconsin Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL: Emily Sproson Frydrych graduated from St. Mark's High School in the spring of 2011 ... lettered all four years in cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field ... Won state championships on the track in the 800 and 1,600-meter runs and ran a leg of the 4x800-meter relay as a senior ... holds school records in the 1,600 meters (4:53.47), 800 meters (2:14.41), 3,200 meters (10:53.6) and the 5K in cross country (18:27) ... earned numerous all-county and all-state citations throughout career ... named team captain as a senior in all three sports, and as a junior in outdoor track and field ... selected as secretary for school's National Honors Society ... born on April 8, 1993, to Dan and Wendy Frydrych in Newark, Del. ... has an older sister, Sarah ... sister, Sarah, ran cross country and track and field at St. Francis (Pa.) University ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.
