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2017-18 Track & Field Roster

Emma Hatch

  • Class Senior
  • High School Mother of Mercy
  • Hometown Cleves, Ohio

Biography

2017-18: Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors during both the indoor and outdoor seasons ... Moved to ninth all-time at Loyola in the 3,000m run following a time of 9:46.89 (13th) at the Meyo Invitational ... Rolled to victory in the mile run at the GVSU Big Meet, crossing in 4:59.90 ... Put points on the board in both the 5,000m run (3rd; 17:24.57) and 3,000m run (4th; 9:56.03) at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Opened the outdoor season with a sixth-place finish (4:45.10) in the 1,500m run at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Used an impressive run of 34:41.02 to take second in the 10,000m run at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays ... Defended her conference title in the event at the MVC Outdoor Championships, finishing in 36:06.30, and added a third-place finish (17:22.51) in the 5,000m run ... Made postseason debut at the NCAA West Regional, where she clocked a 10,000m personal-best of 34:24.07 (37th) ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team honoree. 

2016-17: Opened indoor season with a 5,000m personal best of 16:52.66 (11th), the fouth-fastest time in program history, at the GVSU Holiday Open ... Clocked season-best mile time (5:12.02; 13th) at the Black & Gold Premier ... Competed in both the 3,000m run (10:10.62; 14th) and the 5,000m run (17:35.95; 10th) at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Took fifth (4:43.81) in the 1,500m run at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Recorded a massive 10,000m personal best of 35:17.25 (10th) at the Mt. SAC Relays that saw her jump to fourth all-time at Loyola ... Captured 10,000m run title at the MVC Oudoor Championships following a run of 36:23.39 ... Also put points on the board in the 5,000m run at the outdoor league meet, finishing fourth (17:40.15) ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection. 

2015-16: Enjoyed a breakout sophomore campaign ... Posted indoor personal-best times in the mile (5:01.95; 3rd) and 3,000m (9:47.63; 7th) runs at the GVSU Big Meet ... Contributed to the team score at the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships in both the 3,000m (7th; 9:48.37) and 5,000m (8th; 17:12.20), setting a new personal best in the latter ... Earned a top-ten finish in each race she competed in during the outdoor campaign ... Opened the outdoor slate with a victory in the 5,000m run (17:04.39) at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational ... Earned a runner-up finish (17:09.40) in the same event at the Redbird Invitational ... Accounted for 10 points in the team score at the 2016 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, scoring for the Maroon & Gold in both the 5,000m (5th; 16:56.66) and 10,000m (3rd; 36:23.92) runs ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection.

2014-15: Placed eighth in the 3,000m at the Gladstein Invitational...Also competed in the 3,000m at the MVC Indoor Championships and finished 17th with a personal-best time of 10:14.75...Placed fifth in the 5,000m at the Beach Invitational...Finished 11th in the 10,000m at the MVC Outdoor Championships.

High School: Three-time state qualifier in cross country...State qualifier in track...Division I District A Champion in cross country... Three-time runner-up at the Division I District A Cross Country Championships ...Three-time runner-up in the 3,200m at the Division I District A Championships...Four-time Girls Greater Catholic All-League in cross country...Holds the Mother of Mercy High School records in the 5K, 1,600m and 3,200m...Member of the 2014 Girls Greater Catholic League Championship team... National Merit Commended Scholar... National Honor Society member...Three-time Academic All-State... Girls Greater Catholic League Scholar Athlete Award recipient.

Hatch's Collegiate Bests

Event Time Meet Year
Mile (I) 4:59.90 GVSU Big Meet 2018
3,000m (I) 9:46.89 Meyo Invitational 2018
5,000m (I) 16:52.26 GVSU Holiday Open 2016
1,500m (O) 4:39.62 Illinois Twilight 2016
5,000m (O) 16:56.66 MVC Championship 2016
10,000m (O) 34:24.07 NCAA West Regional 2018

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Junior

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  • 2017-18Senior

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