Francis Marion University Athletics

FMU:  2-year returning letterwinner.....2016 PBC All-Academic Team....Was redshirted during the 2015 season as she studied abroad in England....Ran in 5 of 6 meets as a sophomore....Placed 101st at the 2014 PBC Championships....2014 PBC All-Academic Team....Ran in all seven meets as a freshman....Placed 97th at the Peach Belt Conference Championship Meet and 211th at the NCAA II Southeast Regional Championships....Top time (24:23.9) at the Queens/Charlotte Royals XC Challenge and top finish (20th) at the 2013 FMU Invitational....At the 2017 FMU Awards Day ceremony, recieved the History Award....A 2013, 2017 Patriot Scholar....CHE Palmetto Fellows scholarship recipient....Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) 2013-14, 2014-15.....Honors Student....Ultimate Frisbee....Chi Alpha Sigma national college athlete honor society....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2013 (fall), 2014 (spring, fall), 2015 (spring), 2016 (spring, fall), 2017 (spring)....Phi Alpha Theta national honor society....Psi Chi honor society....Phi Kappa Phi honor society.....D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award 2015, 2016.

PERSONAL:  Born Emmeline Ashley Wheeler in Portales, N.M....A graduate of Emerald High School, where she ran for coach David Payne....Also lettered in track.

PERSONAL FAVORITES: Favorite Sports Team: Leicester City Football Club....Favorite Movie: Gone With The Wind....Favorite Food: Macaroni and cheese....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: Soccer....Favorite Website: Buzzfeed....Favorite Thing About FMU: The beautiful flowers in the spring....Hobbies: Reading, drawing, and hiking....Interesting Notes: I share a birthday with John Lennon. My dad’s family also owns the home that Napoleon and Kip (from the movie Napoleon Dynamite) lived in that’s seen in the movie. It’s located out in Idaho....Brush With Greatness: I have met and own a painting by the famous South Carolina folk artist Ernest Lee. He’s also known as “The Chicken Man” because most of his paintings feature chickens.