Emily Manfra
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Hometown:
- Stoneham, Mass.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Stoneham
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- Major:
- Biology
Bio
• Also a member of Suffolk’s indoor and outdoor track & field teams.
• First-ever Suffolk cross country runner to compete at NCAA DIII Nationals.
SENIOR • 2019
USTFCCCA All-New England ... GNAC Champion ... GNAC Runner of the Year ... All-GNAC First-Team ... Captain ... Won Keene State's Early Bird Invitationl behind a two-mile time of 11:03.2 to top the 110-runner field (Aug. 31) ... Named GNAC Runner of the Week (Sept. 3) ... Topped the 263-runner field at the 47th annual UMass Dartmouth Invitational behind a 5k time of 17:51.72 (Sept. 21) ... Picked up GNAC Runner of the Week (Sept. 23) ... Won the Battle for Boston Common and Suffolk Invitational with a 5K time of 18:39.0 at Franklin Park (Oct. 19) ... Named GNAC Runner of the Week (Oct. 21) ... Captured the GNAC Individual Title in the first-ever 6K race after crossing the SJC Course finish line in 23:11 (Nov. 2) ... Garnered a 14th-place finish at the NCAA Division III New Engalnd Regionals with a 6K time of 21:47.3 (Nov. 16) ... Tabbed GNAC Runner of the Week (Nov. 18) ... Took 54th out of 277 runners at NCAA Division III National Championships, clocking in a 6K time of 22:23.1 in Louisville, Kentucky (Nov. 23).
JUNIOR • 2018
USTFCCCA All-New England ... All-GNAC First-Team ... GNAC All-Sportsmanship ... Captain ... Cruised through the Robert Dowd 5k Course at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational with a time of 18:28.75 to finish in seventh in the field of 318 runners (Sept. 15) ... Named GNAC Runner of the Week (Sept. 17) ... Ran against some of the nation's best at the Purple Valley Classic, finishing 40th overall in the field of 129 with a 6K time of 21:12.4 (Sept. 22) ... Finished third out of 148 runners at the Suffolk Invite with a 5k time of 19:48 at Franklin Park (Oct. 12) ... Contributed to Suffolk's second-place team finish at the GNAC Championships with an individual 5k time of 19:40 to finish as the runner-up in the 89-runner field (Oct. 28) ... Put together the best time of her GNAC counterparts at the NCAA DIII Regionals at Bowdoin with a 17th-place showing behind a 6k time of 22:26.54 (Nov. 10) ... Earned a spot at the NCAA DIII National Championships ... Placed 83rd on the 6-meter course at the NCAA DIII National Championships in Winneconne, Wisconsin (Nov. 17).
SOPHOMORE • 2017
Took the individual winner honor on the Roger Williams Invitational two-mile course, coming through the finisher’s shoot in 12:38 (Sept. 2) … Named GNAC Corvias Runner of the Week (Sept. 5) … Finished just outside the top 20 at the GNAC Championships after coming through the finisher’s chute in 21:15 (Oct. 28) … Placed 195th in the field of 393 at the NCAA Division III Regionals with a time of 24:35.9 (Nov. 11).
FRESHMAN • 2016
GNAC Rookie of the Year … All-GNAC First-Team … Made her collegiate debut at the UNE Invitational where she was the first through the finisher’s chute with a time of 20:47.0 to take eighth overall (Sept. 10) … Named GNAC Corvias Rookie of the Week (Sept. 12) … Buoyed a Suffolk squad to the Raiders Invitational title with a meet top time of 20:13.8 (Sept. 16) … Put in her best collegiate time to date with a sub-20:00.0 mark of 19:57 to claim 14th at the Codfish Bowl (Sept. 24) … Swept GNAC Weekly awards, garnering both GNAC Corvias Runner and Rookie of the Week (Sept. 26) … Finished take second overall in the field of 167 runners at the Saints Invitational thanks to her time of 19:55 (Oct. 14) … Placed second at the GNAC Championships with a time of 20:02 (Oct. 29) … One of the first members of Suffolk cross country to compete at NCAA DIII Regionals in recent history and turned in a 136th-place performance with a time of 23:50.89 (Nov. 12).
ACDAEMIC ACCOLADES
CoSIDA Academic All-Ameircan, First-Team (2019-20) ... Google Cloud Academic All-American, fourth-team (2018-19) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District (2019-20) ... Google Cloud Academic All-District (2018-19) ... Four-time USTFCCCA All-Academic selection (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020) ... Three-time GNAC All-Academic Team honoree (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20) … Six-time member of Suffolk’s 4.0 Club (Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020) … Eight-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020).
BEFORE SUFFOLK • STONEHAM
Three-sport letterwinner at Stoneham; lacrosse, soccer and track & field.
News mentions
Recent Suffolk University graduate Emily Manfra has been tabbed as a co-recipient as the 2019-20 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Woman of the Year, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. Manfra shares the honor with Emmanuel’s two-sport standout Yuleksa Ramirez-Tejeda. The pair is the conference’s nominees for the 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award.
Emily Manfra of the Suffolk women’s cross country and track & field teams has been named a 2019-20 GNAC Woman of the Year Finalist, the conference office unveiled Thursday afternoon.
Emily Manfra, who has already graduated as the most decorated runner in Suffolk’s women’s cross country and track & field’s history, has added more clout to her extensive resume with a spot on the 2019-20 Academic All-American Division III Track & Field/Cross Country first-team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
For the second straight year Suffolk women’s cross country and track & field’s Emily Manfra was acknowledged for her efforts on the course and in the classroom as the senior was dubbed CoSIDA Academic All-District as selected by the College of Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA).
Senior captain Emily Manfra and the Suffolk women’s cross country squad were recognized for their academic achievements with 2019 All-Academic Awards, given out by the U.S. track & Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCCA).
Emily Manfra put an exclamation point on her Suffolk cross country career as the senior cruised to a 54th-place finish at the 2019 NCAA Division III National Championships Saturday morning at the E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park.
Suffolk cross country’s Matyas Csiki-Fejer and Emily Manfra are Louisville, Kentucky bound as the sophomore and senior are set to represent the Rams at the 2019 NCAA Division III National Championships Saturday, Nov. 23.
Suffolk cross country’s Matyas Csiki-Fejer and Emily Manfra each collected NCAA Division III All-New England honors recognized by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Suffolk women's cross country's Emily Manfra collected her fourth GNAC Runner of the Week status after her standout NCAA Division III New England Regional performance, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
Emily Manfra and Matyas Csiki-Fejer were among the student-athletes to hear their names announced by the NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Track & Field and Cross Country Committee as the Suffolk cross country members qualified individually for the 2019 NCAA Division III Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Championships, per a release Sunday afternoon.
Emily Manfra continued to have an impressive senior season to help Suffolk women’s cross country to its best-ever showing at the 2019 NCAA DIII New England Regionals Saturday afternoon at Bowdoin.
Suffolk cross country will compete against the best-of-the-best in the regional Saturday, Nov. 16 as the Rams trek to Brunswick, Maine for the 2019 NCAA Division III New England Regionals hosted by Bowdoin. Members of Ram Nation can watch the race via a live stream here.
For the second straight season the Great Northeast Athletic Conference’s best runner and coach hailed from Suffolk University as Emily Manfra took home GNAC Runner of the Year and Will Feldman repeated as GNAC Coach of the Year to anchor the Rams’ five league honorees.
In the first-ever 6K GNAC Championship, Suffolk women’s cross country shined with a second-place overall showing highlighted by Emily Manfra’s individual crown Saturday afternoon at the Saint Joseph’s (Maine) course.
Suffolk’s cross country teams and their conference foes trek up to Standish, Maine Saturday, Nov. 2 as conference crowns are up for grabs at the 2019 GNAC Championships at the SJC Course. The women’s 5k heat is set for an 1 p.m. start with the men’s 8K set to take off at 2 p.m.
Emily Manfra of the Suffolk women’s cross country picked up her third GNAC Runner of the Week nod after winning the Suffolk Invitational Saturday, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
Emily Manfra once again paved the path for Suffolk women’s cross country as the senior sailed to an individual title to help the Rams finish fifth at the Suffolk Invitational Saturday afternoon at Franklin Park.
Suffolk women’s cross country won the Battle for Boston Common Saturday afternoon, defeating Emerson in a dual race by a convincing 19-36 margin at Franklin Park.
Suffolk cross country takes on hosting responsibilities for the second straight season with the Suffolk Invitational scheduled for this Saturday, Oct. 19 at Franklin Park. The outing will not only serve as final prep for the upcoming 2019 GNAC Championships, but will also pit the Rams against their Beantown foes Emerson in the Battle for Boston Commons. The Alli Curran women’s 5K begins the event at 2:30 p.m., with the Boston Air Men’s 8K wrapping things up an hour later.
Suffolk cross country takes on hosting responsibilities for the second straight season with the Suffolk Invitational scheduled for this Saturday, Oct. 19 at Franklin Park. The outing will not only serve as final prep for the upcoming 2019 GNAC Championships, but will also pit the Rams against their Beantown foes Emerson in the Battle for Boston Commons. The Alli Curran women’s 5K begins the event at 2:30 p.m., with the Boston Air Men’s 8K wrapping things up an hour later.
On a beautiful morning on the Corsairs course, Emily Manfra powered the Suffolk women’s cross country team to a 12th-place performance behind an individual first-place finish at the 47th annual UMass Dartmouth Invitational Saturday.
After two weeks rest, the Suffolk cross country teams readies for the 47th UMass Dartmouth Invitational Saturday, Sept. 21. The Rams converge on Dartmouth, Massachusetts, with the men’s five-mile run set for an 11:15 a.m. start and the women’s 5k wrapping things up at 12 p.m.
Suffolk’s cross country programs captured all four GNAC weekly awards for the first seven-day stretch of 2019, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon. Emily Manfra and Matyas Csiki-Fejer were each tabbed GNAC Runners of the Week for their respective genders, while Marin Stamer and Cole Bolduc took home GNAC Rookie of the Week status.
Emily Manfra set the pace for the 2019 Suffolk women’s cross country season as the senior cruised to individual victory at Keene State’s Early Bird Invitational Saturday afternoon, helping the Rams take fourth as a team.
The Suffolk men’s and women’s cross country teams lift the lid on their 2019 campaign on Saturday, Aug. 31, as the Rams head to Keene, New Hampshire for the Early Bird Invitational The women will race the 5k at the Owl Athletic Complex at 10:00 a.m. with the men’s 8k gun being fired at 10:30 a.m.
For the second straight season, Will Feldman has given leadership roles to Emily Manfra and Emma Weisse as the third-year head coach named the senior pair co-captains for the 2019 Suffolk women’s cross country campaign.
The Suffolk women’s cross country team has announced five additions to the roster for the 2019 season, according to head coach Will Feldman.
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