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2016 Women's Cross Country Roster

Emily Vance

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • High School Overhills
  • Hometown Sanford, N.C.

Biography

ALSO RUNS TRACK & FIELD FOR THE BRAVES

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015): Finished in 86th place at the North Georgia Invitational (6K) with a time of 27:42.8 … Logged a 224th place finish at the Royals Challenge (5K) with a mark of 22:20.7 … Crossed in 69th place at the PBC Championships (6K) with a time of 27:58.6.

AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Redshirted for the Braves.

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Overhills High School under coach Wendy Vance and Zachary Bingham … A four-year letterman in cross country and track and field, two-year letterman in soccer and lettered once in volleyball … Finished 27th in the region individually and helped the team finish fourth at the conference championships as a senior … Ran her fastest 5K time as a junior in a time of 19:25 where she placed 23rd in the region and 24th at the state meet … Named all-conference in her junior year … Ran for Nat Carter on the Sandhills Running Club and placed fifth in the region and 11th at nationals in the steeplechase … Posted a time of 8:17.09 in the steeplechase … Was an indoor state champion in the 1000m run and named MVP for cross country and track and field.

PERSONAL; The daughter of Wendy and Scott Vance … Has one brother, Phillip … A member of the honor roll, HOSA and Senior Committee … A nursing major at UNCP.

PERSONAL BESTS
5K –
22:20.7 at Royals Cross Country Challenge - Oct. 9, 2015 
6K – 27:42.8 at North Georgia Invitational - Sept. 19, 2015

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2016Redshirt Sophomore

    5'8"