Emma Curry Season 2023-24
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Student-Athlete Highlights
• SEC bronze medalist (DMR)
• Second-team All-SEC (2024)
• Three program all-time top 10 marks
Academic Honors
• 2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic
• 2023-24 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2022-23 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2021-22 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
In the Record Books
• Second in Vanderbilt history as a member of the distance medley relay (11:15.13)
• Fourth in Vanderbilt history in the mile (4:46.08)
• Ninth in Vanderbilt history in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:26.57)
As a Senior (2024-25)
Cross Country
• Competed at five meets, including the SEC and NCAA South Region Championships
• Ran a season-best 6k (20:59.2) at the SEC Championships
• Recorded a season-best 5k time (17:59.8) and placed 71st overall at the Southern Showcase
As a Junior (2023-24)
Track & Field
• Third as a member of the distance medley relay (1,200m split – 3:30.07) at the SEC Indoor Championships
• Recorded a 14-second PR in the 3,000 meters (9:33.06, seeded) at the Music City Challenge
• Personal best in the mile (4:46.08) a the Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White
• Third in the 3,000 meters (9:50.62), fifth in the mile (4:53.56) at the Commodore Challenge
Cross Country
• Competed in six meets, scored at three
• 79th overall (20:38.6) and a personal best at the 6K NCAA South Region Championships
• 84th overall (22:02.7) at the 6K SEC Championships
• 68th overall (17:53.7) and a personal best in the Blue 5K at the Joe Piane Invitational
• Sixth overall (17:24.4) at the 3M Mountain Dew Invitational
As a Sophomore (2022-23)
Track & Field
• Competed in 11 meets, including the indoor and outdoor SEC Championships
• 24th and a personal best in the 1,500 meters (4:26.68) at the Virginia Challenge
• Seventh in the 1,500 meters (4:28.34) at the Joe Walker Invitational
• Sixth in the 5,000 meters (17:37.13) at the Pepsi Florida Relays
• Finished 10th in the 1,000 meters (2:58.76) at the Commodore Challenge
Cross Country
• Competed in three meets
• 118th overall (22:23.7) at the 6K SEC Championships
• 58th overall in the Open 5K (19:01.6) the Joe Piane Invitational
As a Freshman (2021-22)
Track & Field
• Competed in three indoor and three outdoor meets
• 15th in the 1,500 meters (4:48.39) at the outdoor Music City Challenge
• 23rd in the 1,500 meters (4:42.55) at the Black and Gold invite
• 19th in the 1,000 meters (3:06.14) at the Commodore Challenge
Cross Country
• Competed in one meet
• 24th overall (19:38.2) at the 3.1M Belmont Opener
The Curry File
• Letterwinner in cross country, track and field and soccer at Waxahachie High School under head coach Edward De La Cruz
• Four-time school record holder
• Three-time team captain
• Prep bests: 4:53 in the 1,600m, 10:50 in the 3,200m, 11:12 in the two miles (XC) and 17:15 in the 5K (XC)
• Four-time individual and team district cross country champion
• First in school history to individually qualify for the cross country state championships in 2018
• Multi-year all-state and all-region honoree
• 20198, 2019 cross country runner of the year twice
• Graduated in the top 2 percent of her class academically
• Academic all-state in track and field and cross country
Personal
• Emma’s parents’ names are Kerry and Matthew
• She has an older brother named Jaron
Twitter: @emmacurry03 | Instagram: @_.emmacurry
