Allegheny senior Emily Forner (Beaver, Pa./Beaver) has been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Google Cloud Women’s Track/Cross Country Academic All-America First Team.
The Phi Beta Kappa and Chi Alpha Sigma honor society member graduated with a 3.79 GPA while majoring in Global Health Studies and holding double minors in French and Biology. She was Allegheny’s representative as the 2018-19 NCAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and received the College’s Student-Athlete of the Year and Senior Achievement Awards.
Forner becomes the 38th Academic All-American in Allegheny history, and the second to represent the Gator women’s track & field and cross country programs, joining 1995 selection Jennifer Eddy. The recent graduate represents the 13th First Team honoree at Allegheny and the only selection on the women’s side from the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) this year.
Forner was the national champion in the indoor 3,000-meter run this winter and an All-American in cross country during the fall (finishing ninth). In the spring, she was named the Great Lakes Region Women’s Track Athlete of the Year by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). The senior turned in the fastest outdoor 5,000-meter time in Division III this season as she became a national qualifier for the eighth time (four cross country, two indoor, two outdoor). Forner competed in five NCAC events this year and won all of them: cross country, indoor mile and distance-medley relay and outdoor 1,500-meters and 5,000-meters.