2024-25 Cross Country Roster

Emily Covert Cross Country Roster

Class Graduate Student/Senior

Hometown Edina, MN

High School Washburn/Tennessee

Bio

HONORS AND AWARDS

AT TENNESSEE

Outdoor

Placed third in the 10,000m with a time of 34:03.03 at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11)
Finished in the top-five in the 5000m at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11) with a time of 15:52.26
Placed sixth in the 5000m with a time of 15:48.29 at the Wake Forest Invitational (4/19)
Ran the 10,000m at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (3/30) with a time of 33:34.94

Indoor

Competed in the SEC Indoor Championships (2/24), placing fifth in the 5000-meter with a time of 16:05.43 and placing sixth in the 3000-meter with a time of 9:18.84
Made Tennessee debut at the David Hemery Invitational (2/9), clocking a time of 15:52.89 in the 5000-meter

AT COLORADO

Competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships for the Colorado Buffaloes in the 6k
Set a PB in the 5k at the Virginia Invitational, securing fifth with a time of 16:25.9
Broke a personal best in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships, with a time of 19:23.8 to capture a bronze finish
Competed in the 5,000m and 10,000m at the outdoor Track and Field NCAA Championships for Colorado
Set a personal record in the outdoor 10,000m with a time of 32:30.82 at the Pac-12 Championships, with a bronze finish
Finished second in the outdoor 5,000m at the Pac-12 Championships
Finished 10th at the Indoor NCAA Championships in the 5,000m
Set a PB in the indoor 5,000m with a second place finish and a time of 15:35.40 at the Husky Classic
Broke a PB in the indoor 3,000m at the Pac-12 Championships, clocking a time of 9:04.20
Competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championship for the Buffaloes in the 6k
Took home silver in the Cross Country Pac-12 Championships in the 6k
Set a PB in the outdoor 1,500 at the Jack Christiansen Invitational, recording a time of 4:31.91
Competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championship for the Buffaloes in the 6k as a Freshman
Made Collegiate debut at the FSU Winter Classic for the Colorado Buffaloes

PREP AND PERSONAL

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
Daughter of Sheila and Joe Covert, and has one brother, Chris