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Ohio Northern University
Emily Richards
Emily Richards
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Delaware
  • High School:
    Hayes
  • Major:
    Chemistry
  • Letters Won:
    ***

Bio

Overview: Emily has competed in 19 career races and owns a personal best time of 18:22 in the 5k which she completed at the Bluffton 5k Invitational on 09/2/16 ... Her time is the fourth fastest time in school history in the event ... She ran career-best 6k time of 21:56 at the OAC Championships on 10/31/15 ... Has 13 top-7 finishes in her career ... Was named First Team All-OAC and was the individual OAC Champion during the 2015 season and was named First Team All-OAC in 2016 ... Emily is a 2-time Academic All-OAC Honoree ... She earned USTFCCCA All-Academic honors during the 2015 season and was named All-Great Lakes Region in 2015 and 2016 ... She owns the second fastest 5k time in Ohio Northern history and the fourth fastest time in the 6k ... Is a six-time All-American and a 5-time National Champion in track & field for ONU.

Junior Year (2016): Competed in three races due to an injury ... Finished first on the team in each of her three races ... Earned Runner's Up honors at the OAC Championships to garner First Team All-OAC honors ... Finished fourth in the Bluffton 5k Invitational title in a career-fastest 5k time of 18:22 ... Posted a season-best time of 22:09 at the OAC Championships on 10/29/16 ... Was named Academic All-OAC for the second consecutive season and earned OAC Runner of the Week honors once. 

Sophomore Year (2015): Posted a season-best time of 18:35 in the 5k which she completed at the Calvin (Mich.) Invitational on 09/12/15 ... Ran career-best time of 21:56 at the OAC Championships on 10/31/15 ... Had eight top-7 finishes ... Was named First Team All-OAC and was the individual OAC Champion ... Earned OAC Runner of the Week honors for the weeks of 09/08/15 and 09/14/15 ... Posted the second fastest 5k time in Ohio Northern history and the sixth fastest time in the 6k ... Earned All-Great Lakes Region honors during the 2015 season ... Was named Academic All-OAC and USTFCCCA All-Academic during the 2015 season ... Earned All-Great Lakes Region honors after finishing eighth at the NCAA III Regional meet and was named Academic All-OAC and USTFCCCA All-Academic during the 2015 season.

Freshman Year (2014): Competed in eight races ... Posted a season-best time of 20:41 in the 5k at the Calvin (Mich.) Invitational on 09/13/14 and ran a season-best time of 23:19 in the 6k at the NCAA III Regional meet at Wilmington on 11/15/14 ... Finished in the top seven for ONU in two races.

Personal Bests

Year5k Time6k Time
201618:2222:09
201518:3521:56 
201420:4123:19