Colgate University Athletics

Senior Year (2011): Eckerstrom had her best performance of the year at the Paul Short Run, finishing fourth on the team with an overall time of 24:01. She finished fifth on the team at the 6k Colgate Invitational with a time of 25:06  She posted a time of 25:30 at the Penn State Invitational, helping the Raiders finish 14th overall out of 29 teams.  She also finished 18th overall at the 4k Harry Lang Invitational, posting a time of 18:43. Eckerstrom finished her season at the Patriot League Championships, posting a time of 24:35.4 to help the Raiders finish 3rd overall.

Junior Year (2010): Did not compete

Sophomore Year (2009): Eckerstrom started the Cross Country season with a bang at the Harry Lang Invitational, dropping 35 seconds from her freshman year split.

Freshman Year (2008): Eckerstrom proved to be an excellent addition to the Cross Country team her freshman year, completing five races for Colgate. She finished the season with a personal record in the 6k at the Patriot League Championship, clocking a time of 24:16. She had a short season due to injury, but still managed to run an impressive first race at the Harry Lang Invitational running an 18.13 for the 4k.

Before Colgate: Eckerstrom was a three-year Varsity letter winner in Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track and a three-season Captain her Senior year. She earned all-Gazette first-team honors in Cross Country in 2005 and 2006 and an all-Met Honorable Mention in 2005. was an eleven-season Varsity letter winner, earning four letters in Cross Country and Outdoor Track, and three letters in Indoor Track. She was a three-season Captain in Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track. Eckerstrom helped lead the Cross Country to the Country, Regional, and Division Championships in 2006 and the Division Title in 2007. Eckerstrom clocked a career-best in Cross Country for the 5k in a time of 18:23 in 2006 ... also holds the honor of JAG Award Recipient as the Northwest High School's Top Athlete and was voted the Most Committed Player for Outdoor Track in 2006 and the Most Tenacious in 2007 ... was a member of the National Honors Society, National Math Honor Society, and an active member in Student Government.

Personal: Emma Eckerstrom was born in Rockville, Maryland, the daughter of Kurt and Pam Eckerstrom ... major is political science.