Emma Tucker

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/ Track & Field

STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.05.01 - Maroon and White Invite

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.03.26 - Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.03.27 - Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays

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Position:
Distance
Height:
5-8
Class:
Sophomore
High School/Previous School:
Lawton Chiles HS
Hometown:
Tallahassee, Fla.

2021 Outdoor Season

At the Bulldog Relays she competed in the 1500m, finishing in 22nd at 4:51.36 (3/27) ... Ran to a sixth-place finish in the 1500m at the Maroon & White Invite, finishing in a season-best 4:37.86 (5/1).

2021 Indoor Season

Competed in the mile at the Carolina Challenge, finishing in 11th (1/23).

2020 Cross Country Season

Finished the SEC Preview 5K in 19:00.2 ... Completed the UAB Blazer Classic (10/16) 6K in 22:40.57 ... Concluded the season at the SEC Championship (10/30), covering the 6K course in 22:19.3.

2020 Outdoor Season

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season

Ran in the mile run at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) with a 5:19.82 … Placed seventh in the Distance Medley Relay at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … Also ran in the 800m at Vanderbilt ... Ran in the Mile at the Music City Challenge (2/15).

2019 Cross Country Season

Did not compete.

2019 Outdoor Season

Ran on the winning 4x800m relay at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/23) that crossed the line in 9:07.20 for the fifth-fastest time in school history … Also placed 12^th in the 1500m, running 4:45.13 … Placed sixth in the 1500m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/11) with a season-best 4:39.34 … Ran the 800m in 2:16.51 at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) …Competed on State’s fifth-place 4x800m relay team at the National Relays (4/26) where she also ran the 1500m in 4:39.75 to place 11^th.

2019 Indoor Season

Did not compete.

2018 Cross Country Season

Ran the 5K at the Memphis Twilight Classic (9/1), posting a 19:23.98 mark … Finished the 5K at the Falcon Classic (9/15) in 19:30.03 … Set a personal-best 5K mark of 18:25.9 at the Greater Louisville Classic (9/29) and was the third Bulldog to cross the line … Posted a personal-best 6K time of 21:11.98 at the SEC Championships (10/26), finished 83^rd … Finished the NCAA South Region Championships 6K (11/9) in 22:30.5.

2018 Outdoor Season

Did not compete.

2018 Indoor Season

Did not compete.

2017 Cross Country Season

Finished the Golden Eagle Duals (9/2) 5K in 19:52.0 … Took eighth in the 6K at the Falcon Classic (9/16) … Ran a personal-best 21:38.4 at the Paul Short Gold (9/29) 6K … Ran the 6K in 21:59.5 at the Crimson Classic (10/13) … Ran the 6K at the SEC Championships (10/27) … Finished the 6K at the South Region Championships (11/10) in 22:04.2.

2017 Outdoor Season

Took sixth in the 1500m at the Bulldog Relays (3/17) and ran the on 4x400m relay … Also ran on the second-fastest 4x800m relay in school history that won the event in her outdoor debut … Ran the 1500m at the Florida Relays (3/30) … Ran a personal-best 1500m at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/13) with a time of 4:34.58 … Placed fourth in the 1500m at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/22) … Ran on the school-record 4x800m relay that took second with a time of 8:39.06 at the SEC Relays (4/28) and finished 15^th in the 1500m … Finished the 1500m at the SEC Championships (5/11) in 4:40.78.

2017 Indoor Season

Ran a leg of the second-place distance medley relay at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/13) … Clocked in at 5:02.30 in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) … Ran a personal-best mile in 4:56.43 at the Music City Challenge (2/10) … Posted a time of 5:00.26 in the mile at the SEC Championships (2/24).

2016 Cross Country Season

Made her debut for the Bulldogs with a 51^st-place finish in the 5K at the Memphis Twilight Classic (9/3) … Ran a personal-best 5K in 18:29.6 at the Commodore Classic (9/17) … Ran the 6K at the Roy Griak Invitational (9/24) in 24:42.9 … Placed 28^th at the ISU adidas Pre-Nationals (10/15) with a time of 22:58.6 in the 6K … Finished the 6K at the SEC Championships (10/28) in 23:11.0.

Before the Bulldogs

Competed at Lawton Chiles High School where her cross country team won a state title in 2015 … Finished fifth in the 1600m at the state championships as a senior ... Placed third individually at the state cross country championships to earn a first-team all-state selection her senior year … Was the state runner-up in the 1600m and fifth in the 3200m as a junior … Won an individual cross country state title as a junior … Named first-team all-state in track as a sophomore … Named the Tallahassee Democrat’s Female Runner of the Year in both 2014 and 2015.

Personal

Born Emma Madison Tucker on June 5, 1998 to Christopher and Melissa Tucker … Has two brothers, Alexander and Findley … Majoring in geoscience with a concentration in professional geoscience.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

800m – 2:19.33 (Vanderbilt Invitational – 1/18/2020)
Mile – 4:56.43 (Music City Challenge – 2/10/2017)

Outdoor

800m - 2:16.51 (LSU Alumni Gold - 4/20/2019)
1500m – 4:35.58 (Florida Relays – 3/30/2017)

Cross Country

5K – 18:25.9 (Greater Louisville Classic – 9/29/2018)
6K – 21:11.98 (SEC Championships – 10/26/2018)

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