Bio

Awards/Honors

• All-SLIAC Second Team - Cross Country (Fall 2023)

Career Records and Milestones

• Ranks 9th in program history in the 6k (26:30)
• Hold indoor program record in the 4x400 (4:56.81)

Junior (2023-24): In her first cross country season as a Red Devil, she competed in all seven meets and helped the women’s team to a fourth place finish at the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship … Recorded a PR in the 6k of 26:30 (7:06) on Oct. 28 at the SLIAC Championship meet … Received the team’s 2023-24 Newcomer of the Year Award.

In the winter, she competed in all six indoor meets, representing the Red Devils in the 800 and the mile … Recorded a PR in both the 800 with a time of 2:47.73 and the mile with a time of 6:10.38 on Feb. 24 at the SLIAC Indoor Championship.

In the spring, she competed in all five outdoor meets, representing the Red Devils in the 800, the 1,500, the 5,000, and the 10,000 … Recorded a PR of 22:26.86 in the 5,000 on Apr. 6 at the Illinois College True Blue Invite … Recorded a PR in both the 800 with a time of 2:57.08 and the 1,500 with a time of 5:44.71 on Apr. 13 at the Greenville Select meet … Recorded a PR of 47:34.62 in the 10,000 on Apr. 20 at the Culver-Stockton Wildcat Open.

Washington High School: Helped the Panthers placed fifth in the state cross country meet in 2018 … Recorded a three-mile time of 19:12 … Posted a 4.0 GPA in high school and college.

Personal: The daughter of Darren and Jennifer Baker, Emily was born on Jan. 23, 2004 in Peoria, Illinois … Has two siblings, Alexander and Crista … Majoring in Elementary Education.