Emma Upp

Position:
Long Jump
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Walnut Hills High School
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets ... finished third in the long jump with a mark of 5.33 meters at the Margaret Simmons Invite (Mar. 23) ... finished tenth in the triple jump at the Jesse Owens Track and Field Classic (Apr. 20) with a mark of 10.65 meters ... jumped a personal best in the long jump at the Outdoor Music City Challenge (Apr. 27), achieving a mark of 5.44 meters.

2024 INDOOR: Competed in seven meets ... opened collegiate career at the BGSU Tom Wright Open (Dec. 9) with a second-place 5.36-meter mark in the long jump ... finished ninth in the long jump at the IUPUI Invitational (Jan. 26) with a mark of 5.32 meters.

HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letter winner at Walnut Hills High School … earned all-city and first-team all-conference as a sophomore. Other: Four-year letter winner in soccer … earned second-team all-conference in soccer as a junior and senior … was soccer team captain as a senior.

TRAVEL/CLUB TEAM: Competed for Truspeed Athletics … qualified for New Balance Indoor Nationals … placed 15th in the rising star division.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Eric and Erin Upp … plans to major in dietetics … enjoys writing, art, baking and walking … favorite athlete is Simone Biles … chose Ball State for the campus, the team members and because her parents attended Ball State.