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2022-23 Track and Field Roster

Profile

  • Junior
    Class
  • Menan, Idaho
    Hometown
  • Rigby HS
    High School
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Emma Shippen
Emma Shippen
Junior
Class
Menan, Idaho
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2021); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2021, 2022, 2023).

INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks eighth all-time at USU in the pole vault with a mark of 3.76 meters (12-4.00), set in 2023.

OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks eighth all-time at USU in the pole vault with a mark of 3.78 meters (12-4.75), set in 2023.

2023 (JR)
Indoor: Placed 11th in the pole vault at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a mark of 3.63 meters (11-10.75)…  Placed second at the New Mexico-hosted Don Kirby Invitational with a career-best mark of 3.76 meters (12-4.00), ranking eighth all-time at USU.
Outdoor: Placed eighth in the pole vault at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with a mark of 3.58 meters (11-9.00)… Placed third at the Fresno State-hosted West Coast Relays with a career-best mark of 3.78 meters (12-4.75), ranking eighth all-time at USU… Named a MW Scholar-Athlete.

2022 (SO)
Indoor: Competed in just one meet, the Idaho State-hosted Mountain State Games, where she placed seventh in the pole vault with a career-best mark of 3.25 meters (10-8.00).
Outdoor: Placed 12th in the pole vault with a mark of 3.55 meters (11-7.75) at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships… Opened the season by placing sixth at the Utah Valley Invitational, clearing a height of 3.20 meters (10-6.00)… Placed fifth in the pole vault with a mark of 3.35 meters (10-11.75) at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational… Finished 12th at the Long Beach Invitational after clearing 3.46 meters (11-4.25)… Recorded a mark of 3.47 meters (11-4.50) to place ninth in the pole vault at the BYU Invitational… Placed 17th in the pole vault with a height of 3.50 meters (11-5.75) at the Fresno State Invitational... Named a MW Scholar-Athlete.

2021 (FR)
Indoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outdoor: Competed in the pole vault at six different meets, recording a career-best mark of 3.56 meters (11-8) to place 11th at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational… Best finish of the season came at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational, where she placed sixth with a height of 3.35 meters (10-11.75)… Earned academic all-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time letterwinner in track & field at Rigby (Idaho) High School… Captured the district pole vault title in 2019… Holds the Tiger/Grizz meet pole vault record, which was set in 2018… A two-time 4x200-meter relay district champion… Qualified for state all four years of high school… Placed third in the pole vault with a career-best mark of 3.50 meters (11-6) at the state championships… Also ran career-best times of 12.99 in the 100 meters and 27.72 in the 200 meters as a senior in 2019… Helped the Trojans capture district championships in 2016, 2018 and 2019, and a runner-up finish at state in 2016… Also played basketball, soccer and ran cross country at Rigby HS, and was a member of the cheer squad… Helped lead the basketball team to back-to-back district titles in 2018 and 2019… Garnered all-area first-team and all-District 5-6 honors in basketball, to go along with being named the Defensive Player of the Year in 2019… Named to the High Country Conference first team in 2019 and second team in 2018… The Trojans went 17-9 overall en route to capturing the district basketball championship in 2019… Played varsity all four years of high school… Given the Officials Sportsmanship Scholarship Award in 2019… Graduated first in her class with a 4.0 GPA… Earned a USU Waiver Scholarship.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Troy and Janet Shippen… Has five siblings… Her uncle, Ty Shippen, played basketball at BYU… Majoring in mathematics education.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:
EVENT INDOOR OUTDOOR
Pole Vault 3.76 meters (12-4.00) 3.78 meters (12-4.75)

POSTSEASON RESULTS
MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR EVENT PLACE MARK
2022 Pole Vault 12th 3.55 meters (11-7.75)
2023 Pole Vault 11th 3.63 meters (11-10.75)

MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR EVENT PLACE MARK
2023 Pole Vault 11th 3.63 meters (11-10.75)
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