Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2014 Cross Country at Gardner-Webb: Opened her collegiate career with a two-mile time of 12:41 at the Western Carolina Invitational (Cullowhee, N.C.), finishing 25th ... Ran a personal best 5K time a the Big South Conference Championships (Boiling Springs, N.C.), finishing 19th with a mark of 19:10 ... Recorded a 6K time of 23:01 at the NCAA Southeast Region Championships (Louisville, Ky.).

Prior to Gardner-Webb: Ran cross country and track at Athens Christian School under coaches Sean Zuniga and Tim Cummings…Placed seventh in the state cross country championships...Finished in seventh place in the two mile and eighth in the mile at the GHSA State Track and Field Championships...Graduated Valedictorian of high school class...Finished with highest academic average in spanish 3, US government, anatomy & Physics

Personal: Born September 8, 1995...Has eight siblings Emily, Alicia, Isaiah, Samantha (thors javelin, shot put and discus at Emmanuel College in Georgia), Micah, Jeremiah, Josiah, and Noah...Daughter of Philip and Ellen Cortese… Intends to major in Athletic Training