2017 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
SPU: One year with the program.
Freshman (2017): Did not compete.
Frontier Academy: Ran twice in the Class 3A Colorado state meet, going from 72nd as a junior in 2015 all the way up to 22nd as a senior in 2016. She improved her time by more than two minutes on the 5-kilometer course at Norris Pemrose Equestrian Center in Colorado Springs, dropping from 22:43.4 in 2015 to 20:29.8 in 2016. ... Placed 6th at regionals in 2016 after an 18th-place finish in 2015. ... Set a 5-kilometer personal best of 19:23.0 to place 10th in the Nike Southwest Regional Team Championships in 2016, a drop of 98 seconds and a jump of 60 places from what she ran in 2015 on the same 5K course in Casa Grande, Ariz.
Personal: Emily Elizabeth Long. ... Born Nov. 26, 1998 in Louisville, Colo. ... Theater education major.
Fun facts: Started running as a sophomore in high school. Her father had been an ultra marathon runner, "and I had always wanted to do that, too." ... If not for cross country, would be playing volleyball. ... Favorite sport to watch is track. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Rubber." ... Book she just couldn't put down was "Redeeming Love." ... Favorite junk food is ice cream. ... Favorite healthy food is cucumbers. ... Favorite TV program is "Parks and Rec." ... Her dream car is a light blue Subaru. ... Loves to shop for running clothes. ... Favorite team is the Denver Broncos. ... Favorite athlete is American middle distance runner Emma Coburn. ... Easiest subject in school is literature. ... Toughest subject is math. ... Her pre-race ritual is eating peanut butter & banana bagels. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be Martin Luther King Jr., "because I would love to listen to him tell stories about his life." She would serve spaghetti "because it's a pretty classy dish." ... If she could be any action heroine, would be Superwoman "because flying would be so fun, and free transportation is always a plus. Saving people's lives would be pretty neat, too." ... Her friends call her Em. ... In 10 years, wants to be running ultra marathons, teaching theater, and perhaps coaching cross country for a high school team. ... Started acting when she was 7 years old, did community theater for a few years, then started doing professional theater at age 10. Was attracted to SPU because of the opportunites to major in theater while still getting to run.
