Emily Giannotti Class: Sophomore Hometown: Coudersport, Pa. High School: Coudersport Position: Distance Experience: SO

2011 Meet-by-Meet Results

On the National Scene ... || 2011 Outdoor || Placed third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships. || 2010 Cross Country || Was the seventh finisher on the Lions' NCAA-qualifying squad ... Placed 48th at the Mid-Atlantic Regional.

At the Big Ten Championships ... || 2011 Outdoor || Finished just shy of scoring at the conference meet, placing 10th in the steeplechase in a near-PR 10:41.32. On the Course ... || 2010 Cross Country || Ran in the Nittany Lion top seven throughout the season ... Highest finish was fourth at the Lock Haven Dolan Duals.

Around the Track ... || 2011 Outdoor || Turned in a personal-best 10:40.77 to finish 13th in the steeplechase at Penn Relays ... Placed second in the steeple at both the George Mason Spring Classic and Jesse Owens Track Classic. || 2011 Indoor || Top indoor finish was fourth in the 5,000-meters at the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup, where she ran a PR 17:41.87 ... Finished ninth in the mile at the Akron Invitational was a collegiate personal-best 5:12.33 .

Before Penn State ... || High School || A four-time PIAA qualifier in outdoor track, and two-time entrant at the state cross country meet ... Four-time District 9 Champion in the 3200-meters ... Ran a personal-best 10:43.87 to win the AA 3200-meters at the PIAA Outdoor Championships as a senior ... Placed fourth in the 3,000-meters at the indoor state meet, running 10:11.71 ... Also won the 3K at the Kevin Dare High School Invitational at Penn State as a senior ... Placed sixth at the PIAA AA Cross Country Championships as a senior. || Personal || Daughter of Brad and Patty Giannotti ... Birthday is July 12, 1992 ... Studying Rehabilitation and Human Services.