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2024-25 Track and Field Roster

Emily Whorton

  • Position Multis
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Highschool McPherson HS
  • Hometown McPherson, Kan.

Biography

Career and Season Results
Academic Honors
2x American Conference All-Academic Team - 2023, '24
3x AD Honor Roll - Fall 2022, Spring '23, Fall '23
2024-25 (Redshirt-Sophomore): Cross Country – Raced in the JK Gold Classic as training for multi-event competition. Indoor – Competed in seven meets, completing two pentathlons…Took second in the pentathlon at the Coach Wilson Invitational with 2,988 points, running the third-best 800-meter time of the competition, 2:34.56. Outdoor – Competed in three meets before suffering a season-ending injury…Took ninth in the heptathlon at the ESU Relays with 4,191 points…Threw 38.41m/126’0” in the javelin at the KT Woodman Classic.

2023-24 (Redshirt-Freshman): Cross Country - Raced in the JK Gold Classic as training for multi-event competition. Indoor – Did not compete in a Shocker uniform. Outdoor – Did not compete in a Shocker uniform.

2022-23 (Freshman): Cross Country – Raced in the JK Gold Classic as training for multi-event competition. Indoor – Did not compete in a Shocker uniform…Competed unattached in three meets, completing one pentathlon at the Herm Wilson Invitational. Outdoor – Did not compete in a Shocker uniform…Competed unattached in three meets, placing fifth in the heptathlon at the Shocker Spring Invitation with 4,024 points.
High School: Competed in the 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters and high jump…All-State as a junior…Second Team All-State as a freshman…Three-time all-league honors…Also played basketball…Was on the State runner up team as a junior…HS personal bests: 200 meters – 27.7, 400 meters – 1:00.9, 800 meters – 2:34, high jump – 1.52m/5’0”
 
Personal: Daughter of Traci and Gunner…Has two sisters, Jalyn and Reesa…Jalyn competed in track and field for the Shockers during the 2020-21 season…Mom competed in track and field and played basketball at Sterling College…Dad played football at Sterling College…Plans to major in exercise science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Multis
  • 2023-24Redshirt Freshman

    Multis
  • 2024-25Redshirt Sophomore

    Multis