
Emma Curry Season 2022-23
Class
Sophomore
Event
Middle Distance
High School
Waxahachie
Hometown
Waxahachie, Texas
Major
Undeclared
As a Sophomore (2022-23)
Cross Country
- Finished 118th overall and recorded a personal best (22:23.7) at the 6k SEC championships (Oct. 28)
- Finished 58th overall (19:01.6) in the open 5k at the Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 30)
Track & Field
- Competed in the mile and the 3,000 meters at the SEC indoor championships (Feb. 24–25)
- Recorded a personal best in the mile (4:56.08) at the indoor Music City Challenge (Feb. 10–11)
- Finished 11th in the indoor 3,000 meters (9:47.76) and 16th in the 1,000 meters (2:56.75) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 20–21), recording personal bests in both events
- Finished 10th in the 1,000 meters (2:58.76) at the Commodore Challenge (Jan. 13–14)
As a Freshman (2021-22)
Cross Country
- Finished 24th overall (19:38.2) at the 3.1M Belmont Opener (Sept. 3)
Track & Field
- Competed in six meets during the season, three indoor and three outdoor
- Finished 22nd overall in the 800 meters (2:18.79) at the outdoor Music City Challenge (April 29–30)
- Recorded a personal best in the 3,000 meters (10:29.22) at the indoor Music City Challenge (Feb. 11–12)
- Recorded a personal best in the mile (5:17.15) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 21–22)
- Finished 19th in the 1,000 meters (3:06.14) at the Commodore Challenge (Jan. 14–15)
The Curry File
- Prepped at Waxahachie High School under head coach Edward DeLa Cruz
- Lettered in soccer, cross country and track and field
- School record holder in 800, 1600, 3200 and 5K
- Four-time individual and team district champion in cross country
- First in school history to qualify for the state championship in cross country (2018)
- Three-time cross country state qualifier (2018, 2019, 2020)
- Track state qualifier in the 1,600 meters and finished fourth (2021)
- Two-time county cross country Runner of the Year honors (2018, 2019)
- Multiple all-state and all-region honors
- Three-time team captain
- Best times include 17:15 (5k xc), 11:12 (2-mile xc), 4:53 (1600), 10:50 (3200), 2:18 (800)
- Finished in top 2 percent of class academically
- Academic all-state in track and field and cross country
- Daughter of Kerry and Matthew Curry
- Has an older brother, Jaron
- Twitter: @emmacurry03
- Instagram: @_.emmacurry
- Left foot is a size bigger than her right, enjoys ceramics/pottery
“Vanderbilt has the perfect combination of academics and athletics, as well as the SEC experience. I clicked well with the team and truly felt at home.”