Emily Van Valkenburg Season 2024

Emily Van Valkenburg - Season/Career Statistics

November 20, 2024

Collegiate Bests
5k (XC)^: 17:31.6 (Sept. 30, 2022, at Joe Piane Invitational – South Bend, Ind.)
6k (XC)^: 20:22.9 (Nov. 11, 2022, at NCAA West Region Championships – Sacramento, Calif.)
3,000m (Outdoor)^: 9:54.76 (Mar. 16, 2024, at OSU PNW Invitational – Corvallis, Ore.)
5,000m (Outdoor)^: 16:57.43 (Mar. 29, 2024, at Stanford Invitational – Stanford, Calif.)
^competing for Oregon State

NCAA Cross Country Championships (6k)
2022^: 219th (out of 253) – 21:33.6 (Nov. 19 at Greiner Family OSU Course – Stillwater, Okla.)
^Competing for Oregon State

NCAA Cross Country Regionals (6k)
2024: 99th (out of 262) – 21:26.8 (Nov. 15 at Colfax Golf Course – Colfax, Wash.)
2022^: 55th (out of 249) – 20:22.9 (Nov. 11 at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex – Sacramento, Calif.)
^Competing for Oregon State

2024-25 Season: 
Cross Country: Competed in five races with the Aztecs… Took 6th place out of 173 runners at the Mark Covert Classic 5k with a time of 17:58.9… Hit her season-best time in the 6k at the Highlander Invitational at 20:44.6 putting her in 3rd place… Also ran the 6k at the Ray Griak Invitational with a time of 22:39.6 and at the Bill Dellinger Invitational with a time of 21:28.2…Competed in the NCAA West Regionals 6k where she placed 99th out of 262 with a time of 21:26.8

2023 Season
Cross Country: Did not compete during the cross country season.

Indoor: Did not compete during indoor season.

Outdoor: Competed in three meets, running the 5,000m race twice and the 3,000m once … Posted a collegiate best 9:54.75 in the 3,000m for a third place finish at the OSU PNW Invitational … Ran a 16:57.43 in the 5,000m at the Stanford Invitational.

2022 Season
Cross Country: Competed in five meets, including the NCAA Championships as a true freshman … Scored points at the NCAA Championships, NCAA Regionals and PAC-12 Championships … Ran a 21:33.6 in the championship meet … Posted a collegiate best 6k of 20:22.9 at the NCAA West Regionals, finishing 55th overall … Finished 46th at the PAC-12 Championships … Ran a collegiate best 5k of 17:31.6 at the Joe Piane Invitational … Raced to a third place finish at the Ash Creek Invitational, helping the Beavers to a team victory.

Track and Field: Did not compete in either indoor or outdoor seasons.

High School
Led her Eastlake High School team to the 4A State Championship in 2021 … Won the 2020 Desert Twilight Festival with a time of 17:15.5 (5K) … On the track, won the 3,200m KingCo District title with a PR of 10:32.52 … Finished fourth in the KingCo-WesCo Bi-District meet to qualify for the state championships … Named team MVP in both cross country and track in 2021.

Personal
Daughter of Amy and Eric van Valkenburg … Has two younger sisters, Katie and Abbey … Majoring in Kinesiology.