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2017 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Emily Roberts

  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Fredericktown, OH
  • Highschool
    Fredericktown
  • Major
    Exercise Science (Pre-Occupational Therapy)

Biography

Career Results

OVERALL
Earned four All-America awards as well as five All-Midwest Region awards and six All-GLVC accolades...was a third-team Academic All-American, GLVC Scholar Athlete of the Year, GLVC Runner of the Year and GLVC Freshman of the Year during her career at USI.

2017-18
CROSS COUNTRY:
Did not compete. INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Earned Academic All-GLVC honors after competing in the mile, 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters during the indoor season...competed in the 5,000 meters at the GLVC Championships, but was unable to finish. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Did not compete.

2016-17
CROSS COUNTRY:
Earned All-America honors, placing fifth for the second-straight year at the NCAA II National Championships, tying for the best finish in USI history…runner-up and All-Region at the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships…GLVC Runner of the Year after finishing first at the GLVC Championships...also earned an Academic All-GLVC nod…was the top Eagle finisher on six occasions as a junior…also recorded a first-place finish at the Gabby Reuvent Early Bird…GLVC Runner of the Week on two occasions. INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Did not compete. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Did not compete.

2015-16
OVERALL:
Racked up three All-America awards, four All-Midwest Region accolades, and three All-GLVC honors...was named CoSIDA Academic All-District IV for her efforts in cross country and track & field. CROSS COUNTRY: Collected All-America and All-Midwest Region honors with her fifth-place finishes at both the NCAA II Midwest Region and NCAA II National Championships...her fifth-place finish at the national meet matched Mary Ballinger for the best finish in program history...also was named the GLVC Scholar Athlete of the Year as well as All-GLVC and Academic All-GLVC after finishing second at the GLVC Championships...recorded first-place finishes at the Stegemoller Classic, Indiana Intercollegiate (Little State), and UE Invitational...broke Heather Cooksey's school record in the 6k with her time of 20:13.30 at the NCAA II National Championships...became the first person in program history to be named the USTFCCCA National Runner of the Week honors following her effort at the UE Invitational...was twice named GLVC Runner of the Week. INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Earned second-team All-America honors after finishing 11th in the 5,000 meters at the NCAA II Indoor Championships...earned All-Midwest Region honors in the 5,000 meters after posting NCAA II provisional marks at the GVSU Big Meet and the Vanderbilt Invitational...won the 5,000 meters at the Vanderbilt Invitational...earned second-team All-GLVC accolades in the 3,000 meters after finishing second in the event at the GLVC Indoor Championships...posted a pair of NCAA II provisional times in the 3,000 meters...helped USI's distance medley relay team to a fourth-place finish and an NCAA II provisional time at the GLVC Indoor Championships...also helped USI's 4x400-meter relay team to a 10th-place finish at the league meet...also competed in the mile during the indoor campaign. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Earned first-team All-America honors in the 10,000 meters after finishing second in the event at the NCAA II Outdoor Championships...had the lead in the 10,000 meters at the national meet for the first 22-plus laps of the 25-lap race...returned to the track two days after the 10,000 meters to finish 14th in the 5,000 meters at the national meet...once again had a lead for the first 3,000 meters of the race before fatigue caught up to her in the final 2,000 meters...earned All-Midwest Region honors in both the 5,000 meters and the 10,000 meters after posting NCAA II automatic qualifying times in both events...ranked third, nationally, in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters after shattering the program records in both events...earned second-team All-GLVC honors after finishing second in the 5,000 meters and third in the 1,500 meters at the GLVC Outdoor Championships...also posted an NCAA II provisional qualifying time in the 1,500 meters...was twice named the GLVC Track Athlete of the Week...won all four of the races she competed in during the regular-season, including the 5,000 meters at the Hillsdale "Gina" Relays and the Open A competition of the 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays...earned Academic All-GLVC honors.

2014-15
CROSS COUNTRY:
Earned GLVC Freshman of the Year and All-GLVC honors after finishing seventh at the GLVC Championships...also garnered Academic All-GLVC honors...was USI's No. 3 finisher or better in all six of USI's meets and was the Eagles' No. 2 finisher at the UK Bluegrass Invitational...finished 27th at the NCAA II Midwest Region Championships, missing out on All-Region honors by two spots and less than five seconds...had a third-place finish at the season-opening Stegemoller Classic as well as a 10th-place effort at the Southern Indiana Regional Preview. INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Garnered second-team All-GLVC honors after finishing second in the 5,000 meters at the GLVC Championships...posted an NCAA II provisional qualifying time in the 5,000 meters with her effort at the league meet...also competed in the mile and the 3,000 meters during the indoor season...posted a first-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the UIndy Challenge. OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD: Earned All-Midwest Region honors in the 10,000 meters after posting the 11th-fastest time and a USI freshman record in the nation in the event...finished 16th in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA II Championships and was third in the 5,000 meters at the GLVC Championships...posted a NCAA II provisional qualifying time in the 5,000 meters at the Hillsdale "Gina" Relays...also competed in the 1,500 meters during the regular season...earned Academic All-GLVC honors for track & field.

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Fredericktown High School in Fredericktown, Ohio, where she earned varsity letters in cross country and track & field...earned Academic All-Ohio Cross Country and Track...helped lead FHS to a pair of Mid-Buckeye Conference Championships as well as a district title...was a two-time All-Ohio honoree on the cross country course and the MBC Runner of the Year as a freshman in 2010...finished second at the OHSAA Cross Country Championships in 2010 and fourth in 2011...on the track, Roberts earned All-Ohio honors in the 1,600 meters as a freshman...garnered multiple All-Region, All-District, and All-Conference accolades during her cross country and track & field career.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

  • 2015Sophomore

  • 2016Junior

  • 2017Senior