Emma Potter

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mentor
Hometown:
Mentor, Ohio

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Earned Academic All-MAC (2023).

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets ... ran a collegiate best time of 12.66 in the 100-meter dash at the Margaret Simmons Invite (Mar. 22) ... was part of the third place 4x400-meter relay team at both, the Outdoor Music City Challenge (Apr. 27) and the Mid-American Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 11).

2024 INDOOR: Competed in six meets ... competed in first 60-meter dash, finishing ninth with a time of 7.93 and was part of the second place 4x400-meter relay team at the BGSU Tom Wright Opener (Dec. 9) ... finished third in the 400-meter dash at the Bob Parks Memorial meet (Jan. 20) with a time of 57.58 ... finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.73 and was part of the first place 4x400-meter relay team at the IUPUI Invitational (Jan. 27) ... finished eighth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.58 and was part of the fourth place 4x400-meter relay team at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2) ... ran in the 4x400-meter relay at the Mid-American Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 24), finishing third.

2023 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets … placed first in the 200m at the Blizzard Buster (Mar. 17) with a time of 25.65 … placed sixth in the 400m at the Margaret Simmons Invite (Mar. 25) … placed eighth in the 400m at the Joe Walker Invitational (Apr. 7) with a time of 56.78 … placed fourth in the 400m with a time of 56.93 and helped the team place third in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:50.46 at the BSU We Fly Challenge (Apr. 15) … placed 10th in the 400m with a time of 55.84 and helped the team place second in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:44.93 at the Music City Challenge (Apr. 29) … placed fourth in the 400m final with a college-best time of 55.17 and helped the team place fourth in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:43.28 at the Mid-American Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

2022-23 INDOOR: Competed in six meets … placed third in the 200m at the Tom Wright Open (Dec. 10) with a time of 25.87 … ran a college-best in the 200m at the Hawkeye Invite (Jan. 14) with a time of 25.86 … placed fifth in the 400m at the Indiana University Relays (Jan. 27) with a time of 57.50 … helped the team place seventh in the 4x400m relay at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 4) with a time of 3:50.23 … helped the team place fourth in the 4x400m relay at the Mid-American Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 3:51.58.

2022 OUTDOOR: Competed in eight meets … placed ninth at the MAC Outdoor Championships (May 14) in the 400-meter dash with a time of 56.19 … ran a season-best time of 55.92 in the prelims of the 400 at the same meet … helped guide 4x400-meter relay team to fifth at the MAC Championships (May 14) with a time of 3:42.92 … guided 4x100-meter relay to second at the Blizzard Buster (March 18) after crossing the line in 47.14 … took second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.02 at the We Fly Challenge (April 16) and 55.93 at the Jack Shaw Invite (April 30) … ran season-best time of 25.94 in the 200-meter dash at the Jesse Ow-ens Classic (April 23).

2022 INDOOR: Competed in three meets … helped distance medley relay team take sixth at the MAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 26) with a time of 12:12.86 … guided 4x400-meter relay squad to second-place finish in a time of 3:48.30 at the Hoosier Open (Dec. 10) … ran season-best 200-meter dash (26.39) and 400-meter dash (58.33) times at the Doug Raymond National Qualifier (Feb. 12).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Mentor High School … competed for head coach Bob Berwald … named first-team all-state as a senior and sophomore … also earned second-team all-state honors as a freshman … tabbed three-time first-team all-conference selection … served as team captain as a senior … qualified for state 19 times through the various events as a sprinter … part of state championship 4x800-meter relay team … helped guide team to 2021 state title … earned state runner-up finish as a sophomore … part of 4x400-meter relay state runner-up team … also was a four-year letterwinner in soccer, earning first-team all-conference as a senior, and lettered once in basketball … graduated summa cum laude.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Tim and Ronda Potter … has three brothers: Caleb, Micah and Noah … father, Tim, played basketball at Bob Jones University … brother, Caleb, played baseball at West Virginia … brother, Micah, played basketball at Wisconsin and in the NBA with the Miami Heat … brother, Noah, played football at Ohio State … grandfather, Robert, played basketball and ran track at Kent State … plans to pursue a degree in telecommunications … chose Ball State because of the welcoming team environment, the media program, the proximity to home and her mother, Ronda, graduated from Ball State.