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Emily Baker
Emily Baker

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wildwood, Mo.
High School:
Lafayette

PERSONAL BESTS

as of Monday, August 25, 2008

Cross Country
cc5k 18:38.70 VandyXC '07
cc6k 21:47.00 BradleyXC '07
Indoor
800m 2:17.97 Edmonds '07
1000m 3:00.16 B12-MWC '07
Mile 4:50.66 B12 Ind '08
3000m 10:19.27 B12 Ind '07
4x400 3:58.88 ISUCl '07
DMR 11:39.22 B12 Ind '07
Outdoor
800m 2:14.44 AzStInv '07
1500m 4:32.08 McDInv '07
3000m 10:03.94 MoRel '08
4x800 9:19.81 MoRel '07
4x1600 19:44.13 DrakeR '07

POST-SEASON HISTORY

NCAA Midwest Region XC Championships
6k CC Run
2006 FR 23:23.00 100
2007 SO 21:51.00 64
Big 12 Championships
1500m Run
2007 FR 4:37.50 13
2008 SO 4:40.37 10
Big 12 Cross Country Championships
6k CC Run
2006 FR 24:00.00 79
2007 SO 22:33.10 50
Big 12 Indoor Championships
Mile Run
2008 SO 4:54.82 8
2008 SO 4:50.66 q
3000m Run
2007 FR 10:19.27 27
Distance Medley Relay
2007 FR 11:39.22 5

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • Academic All-Big 12
  • Two-time All-Big 12

YEAR-BY-YEAR

2008:
Cross Country: Ran in all six meets during her junior season ... Capped of the season with an average finish of third among Tiger finishers in her last three meets ... That average was up from an average place of seventh during her first three meets ... Finished 66th overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional, good enough for third among Tiger finishers.
Outdoor: Was 10th at the Big 12 Championships at 1500 meters (4:40.37) ... ran season's best at the distance at the Arkansas Twilight with a 4:32.98 clocking ... placed sixth at the Drake Relays in the 1500, and was second at the Jefferson Cup dual at Virginia. Indoor: Finished in the top ten in five of the six events she ran in, including an eighth-place finish in the mile at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (4:54.82) to earn All-Big 12 honors ... qualified for the conference final after completing the Mile in the heats with a time of 4:50.66, a personal record ... claimed first place in the Big 12- Mountain West Challenge after running a 4:54.60 mile ... finished in second in the mile in both the Missouri Invitational and the Sykes-Sabok Challenge Cup.

2007:
Cross Country: Started the season strong for the Tigers and has carried that momentum all the way through the season ... set personal records in two races, first at the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic, running the 5K in 18:38.61, then at Bradley, running the 6K in 21:47 ... finished 14th overall at Bradley and 10th at Vanderbilt ... also finished in the top half at the Roy Griak Invitational and at Big 12's where she finished 50th overall with a time of 22:33.10 ... ran a 21:51 at the Midwest Regional placing her 64th overall. Outdoor: Placed 13th at the Big 12 Championships in the 1500-meter run (4:37.50) ... was on Tigers' third-place 4x1600-meter relay squad at the Drake Relays ... ran a personal best 2:14.44 in the 800m at the Arizona State Invitational ... set a personal best in the 1500m at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 4:32.08 ... Ran with the 4x800m relay team that took first at the Missouri Relays.

Indoor: Earned All-Big 12 honors as part of fifth-place Distance Medley Relay squad at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Recorded season bests of 5:02.00 in the mile and 3:00.16 in the 1000-meter run.

2006:
Cross Country: Ran in four races throughout her freshman year ... Finished 18th at the Bradley Classic on Oct. 13 (23:10, 6K) ... Finished the Big 12 Championship meet in 79th place and finished 100th of 171 at the Midwest Regionals in Minnesota Nov. 11.

High School:
Three-time All-State performer in cross country at Lafayette High School in Wildwood, Mo. ... finished seventh at the MSHSAA Cross Country Championships her senior year ... 12-time All-State on the track ... Finished as high as fourth in the mile, fourth in the 800-meter run, and third as part of a 4x800-meter relay ... high school PRs - 800m, 2:16.2; 1600m, 5:00.05 ... high school coach - Scott Brandon.

Personal:
Daughter of Tom & Lisa Baker ... majoring in education ... born October 29, 1987 in St. Louis, Mo.