Emily Covert

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Height:
5-6
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minn.
High School:
Washburn
Major:
Strategic Communication (Business Minor)

NCAA APPEARANCES (7)
2020 NCAA 6K (xc) (96th)
2021 NCAA Preliminary 10,000 (o) (17th)
2021 NCAA 6K (xc) (31st)
2022 NCAA 5,000 (i) (10th)
2022 NCAA 5,000 (o) (14th)
2022 NCAA 10,000 (o) (4th)
2022 NCAA 6K (xc) (105th)

ALL-AMERICAN HONORS (4)
2021 All-American Cross Country (31st)
2022 All-American (Indoor 5,000) (10th)
2022 All-American (Outdoor 5,000) (14th)
2022 All-American (Outdoor 10,000) (4th)

Emily Covert TFRRS

2022-23

XC: Ran the 6K five times for the Buffs ... set a personal best in the 6K at the Pac-12 Championships with a 19:23.8 third-place finish ... competed in both the NCAA Regionals and NCAA Championships
Indoor: Ran in one meet ... finished fourth in the 3,000 with a time of 9:44.52 at the Colorado Invitational
Outdoor: Did not compete

2021-22

XC: Had four top-five finishes in six races for the Buffs ... placed second in the 6K at the Pac-12 Championships ... placed 10th in the 6K at the NCAA Regional Championships ... placed 31st in the 6K at the NCAA Championships
Indoor: Competed in four meets ... set a personal best in the 5,000 with a 15:35.40 second-place finish at the Husky Classic ... set a personal best in the 3,000 with a 9:04.20 fourth-place finish at the Pac-12 Invitational ... finished 10th in the 5,000 at the NCAA Championships
Outdoor: Ran in eight races at four meets ... finished third and set a personal record of 32:30.82 in the 10,000 at the Pac-12 Championships ... also finished second in the 5,000 at the same meet ... ran the 5,000 and 10,000 in both the NCAA West Preliminary Round and NCAA Championships

2020-21

XC: Season canceled due to COVID-19
Winter XC: Scored in all four events as a redshirt freshman … debuted at the FSU Winter Classic and placed 17th as CU’s No. 3 … was 28th at the Battle Born Collegiate Challenge … rounded out CU’s scoring at the Pac-12 Championships with a 16^th-place finish … CU finished third as a team with 50 points … was 96^th at the NCAA Championships
Outdoor: Had five top-five finishes in seven races for the Buffs ... set a personal best of 4:31.91 in the 1,500 at the Jack Christiansen Invitational and Glenn Morris Multi ... placed fourth in the 10,000 at the Pac-12 Championships ... placed 17th in the 10,000 in the NCAA West Preliminary Round

HIGH SCHOOL

Two-time Minnesota State High School League Class AA State Cross Country Champion
Won the MSHSL Section 6AA and Minneapolis City Conference Championships
Won her first of three Roy Griak Invitational High School Division titles in seventh grade
- Also won in 2017 and ’18 after recording a second-place finish at the NXR Heartland Regional Championships in 2017 (where she clocked a state record of 16:55.8), she would go on to win the title the following season
Won the 2018 Foot Locker Midwest Regionals after placing second in 2017
Earned a pair of top-10 finishes and All-American honors at Foot Locker Nationals, placing ninth in 2017 and fifth in 2018
Placed fourth at Nike Cross Nationals in 2018
Won the 2018 MSHSL 3,200-meter run championship in state record time (10:06.19)
In the 1,600 and 3,200, she recorded six top-five finishes, including her state title
Placed second in the 2-mile run at the 2018 New Balance Outdoor Nationals, finishing in 10:05.19
Earned numerous all-conference, all-state and all-academic honors throughout her career
Also recruited by Oregon, Washington, Minnesota and New Mexico