Emma Astrike-Davis

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Durham, N.C.
High School:
Cary Academy

Personal Records

XC 4k - 14:41.95 XC 5k – 18:11.58 • XC 6K - 22:22 • 10,000m – 36:40.18 • 5,000m – 17:38.31 • 3,000m – 9:59.99 • Mile – 5:10.78

2017 XC: Finished 134th at the NCAA Southeast Regional • Took 97th at the ACC Cross Country Championships • Ran a personal best XC 5k at the Mountains to Sea Open • Was one of three Tar Heels to be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

2016-17: Did not compete in 2016-17 for medical reasons • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2015-16: Took second in the 3000m at the Dick Taylor Carolina Cup • Ran the 10000m at the Raleigh Relays • Finished 10th at the Hokie Invite • Finished 11th overall at the Three Stripe Invitational • Placed 112th at the ACC Cross Country Championships • Finished 88th at the Princeton Inter-Regional. Earned a 4.0 in the spring semester • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2014-15: Competed in the mile, 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 during the track and field seasons • Won the 3,000 in the Kent Taylor Invite at 10:08.15 • Competed in four meets for the Tar Heels in cross country, including the ACC Championships • Had her best time at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational • Finished 12th at the adidas Three Stripe Invitational • Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

Prep: Captained her cross country team her senior year • Runner-up in state cross country championships • Earned All-Conference all four years of high school • Owns four school records between track and field and cross country • Named to the All-State team her junior and senior year • Participated in the state championship 4x800 relay team • Earned the Bill Carver Outstanding Senior Award • Lettered all four years in cross country and track and field and one in swimming • Featured in the Wall Street Journal and North Carolina's state Philanthropy Journal • Named one of America's Top Ten Teen Volunteers by Justine Magazine • Recognized as an Amazing Teen by Cary Magazine • Received the Presidential Gold Service Award (250 hours of community service) • Recipient of the PTAA community scholarship at Cary Academy.

Personal: Emma Astrike-Davis is the daughter of UNC-CH alums Joan Davis and Nancy Astrike • Born February 10 • She is a Morehead-Cain Scholar • Recipient of the Bryan Fellowship • Founder of the non-profit Art For Hospice which donates student-made artwork to nursing home residents and hospice patients • Co-founder of Feelin’ DNA (feelinDNA.org) • Recipient of the Tom and Elizabeth Long Research Award for her honors thesis on the determination of ACSL4 mRNA Transcript Half-Life • Prudential Spirit of Community National and State Honoree • Named Tar Heel of the Week by the News & Observer • Featured in the Wall Street Journal • Winner of the Raleigh Rock N’ Roll Marathon 2016 and Niagra on the Lake Marathon 2014 • Also ran in the 2014 Boston Marathon. Her marathon personal best is 2:59.18 • Her aunt has completed over 89 marathons including at least one in every state.