Eastern Michigan Athletics
2009 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Courtney Calka
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Livonia, Mich.
- High School:
- Stevenson
EMU: 2011: 2011: Competed in seven races for the Eagles…A second team All-MAC and Academic All-MAC Selection…Placed 13th at the 2011 MAC Cross Country Championships, finishing the course in 21:35.90…Took 74th at the 2011 NCAA Regionals…Raced to a 18:49.30, sixth-place finish at the Toledo Rocket Open…Finished third at the George Dales Invite in 21:52.80 to help the Eagles to a first place team finish…Took 26th at the Bradley Classic behind a 22:10.37 performance...2010: Paced the Eagles in each of her seven races in 2010… Earned All-MAC honors after placing fifth at the MAC Championships in 21:03.9… Finished 21st at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional to land All-Region accolades… Named to the 2010 Academic All-MAC team as well as USTFCCCA All-Academic team and the 2010-11 Capital One Track & Field/Cross Country Academic All-District IV second team… Selected as the MAC Runner of the Week on Oct. 13 after winning the Michigan Intercollegiate with a personal best 17:16.0 finish... Set the Pine View Golf Course 6K record with first-place effort of 20:48.20 at the George Dales Invitational on Sept. 17... 2009: Ran in seven competitions, leading the Eagles in every race…Earned first-team All-MAC honors, All-Region honors and was a USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree in her first collegiate season…Named the team’s Most Valuable Runner…Finished with a time of 18:24.2 at the Michigan Open…Led EMU at the Titan Invitational with a time of 18:15.0…Had a stellar performance at the Notre Dame Invitational, finishing with a time of 17:56…Finished sixth overall at the MAC Championships with a time of 22:35.6…Took 17th at the Great Lakes Regional with a time of 21:33.08…High School: Was a four-year letter-winner in both cross country and track, also earned a varsity letter in soccer as a freshman...As a senior, was the individual city champion and team captain…Helped the Spartans to the city title…Was the team MVP in cross country and track and field…Placed second at the state championship in the 1,600-meter…Finished second at Nationals in seeded mile run…Holds Stevenson’s school record in the mile (4:51)…As a junior, was Stevenson’s team MVP in cross country and track and was the team captain…Placed 17th at the state championship in cross country…As a sophomore, earned first-team All-Area, All-Conference, and All-Region accolades…Was named her team’s MVP in cross country and track…As a freshman, finished fifth overall at the state championships with a time of 17:55…Placed first at the regional meet and was first-team All-Area and All-Region…Personal: Full name: Courtney A. Calka…Daughter of Martin and Karen…Has one brother, Cameron…Born: 6-4-91…Major: Undecided.
