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Emily Venters
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lawrence, Kan.
- High School:
- Lawrence Free State HS
- Prev School:
- Boise State / Colorado
- Major:
- Post Baccalaureate
Bio
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Personal Bests:
5K (XC): 17:11.9
6K (XC): 19:16.7
3000 (Indoor): 8:58.50
5000 (Indoor): 15:20.37
1500 (Outdoor): 4:24.33
5000 (Outdoor): 15:26.30
10000 (Outdoor): 31:48.35
Academic Honors:
2023 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the YearÂ
2022 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022Â USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2019 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic
2018 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
2018 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic
2017 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
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Athletic Honors:
2023 USTFCCCAÂ Outdoor First-Team All-American (5000m)
2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor First-Team All-American (10000m)
2023 Pac-12 Champion (10000m)
2023 USTFCCCAÂ Indoor First-Team All-American (5000m)
2022 USTFCCCA All-American (XC)
2022 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (Mountain)
2022 Pac-12 First-Team (XC)
2021 Pac-12 First-Team (XC)
2018 USTFCCCA All-American (XC)
2018 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (West)
2018 First-Team All-Mountain West (XC)
2017Â USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (West)
2017 First-Team All-Mountain West (XC)
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School Records:
1st all-time in 10000m outdoors (31:48.35)
1st all-time in 5000m indoors (15:20.37)
2nd all-time in 3000m indoors (8:58.50)
2nd all-time in 5000m outdoors (15:26.30)
2023 Outdoor Track:
• Ran the sixth-fastest time by any collegian in the 10k and also broke the school record with a time of 31:48.35 at the Stanford Invite – which is the fastest time in the NCAA in 2023
• Followed up with the second fastest 5000m time in school history at the Payton Jordan Invitational with a time of 15:25.30 – which is the fifth fastest time in the NCAA in 2023
• Became Utah’s first-ever individual Pac-12 Champion after capturing the 10000m title with a time of 32:32.98
• Just the third Women of Utah to qualify for NCAA Championships in both the 5000m and 10000m after placing second and third, respectively, in the 5k (15:34.60) and 10k (32:20.81)
• Best finish by any Ute at NCAA Championships with national runner-up finish in 10000m race with time of 32:47.70 - best finish and time ever by a Ute at the championships
• Took third in 5000m race at NCAA Championships with time of 15:42.40 - fastest time by a Ute at the championships
• Is just the second Ute to ever earn two First-Two All-America awards in the same championships
• Was the third Woman of Utah to earn multiple All-America honors at the same championships and the seventh Ute to do so in her career (outdoors)
• Joined teammate Simone Plourde as just the second Utah duo to earn multiple All-America honors at the championships
• Became the only Woman of Utah to be a three-time First-Team All-American and do it in one season (indoor and outdoor)
• Joined teammate Simone Plourde as the only other Ute to earn three All-America awards in the same season (indoor and outdoor)
• Finished 7th-overall in the 10k at the USATF Outdoor Championships with a time of 32:45.57
2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Won the 3000m with a time of 9:00.95 at the UW Invite in just her second race of the season
• Broke the school 5000m record with a run of 15:20.37 at the Husky Classic to take second
• Ran the second-fastest 3000m race at Utah with a time of 8:58.50 – which was good for sixth
• Finished fifth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 15:59.22 (aa) in the 5000m
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2022 Cross Country:
• Opened her senior season capturing the Roy Griak Invitational individual crown (20:33.2) to help Utah secure the team sweep as well
• Her mark of 20:33.2 was the fifth-fastest time since the race lengthened to 6k in 2000 and was the fastest time since 2011
• Led the Utes once again with a sixth-place finish at the stacked Nuttycombe Invitational with a time of 20:02.9
• Set a new 6k PR with a 19:16.7 performance at the Pac-12 Championships while taking second
• Was a runner-up at the NCAA Mountain Regionals (20:10.8) to help give Utah an automatic bid to the championships
• Guided Utah to its best finish at NCAA Championships (12th) with a run of 19:54.1 – which was a course record along with the other top-19 finishers
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Set a new PR in the 5000m race at the Stanford Invitational with a ninth-place finish time of 15:47.79 and moved her into fourth all-time at Utah
• Ran the second-fastest 10k time at Utah with a mark of 33:07.74 at the Mt. SAC Relays – which was the 14th fastest time in the regular-season for Division I
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Made her indoor debut with the Utes running the third-fastest 3000m time in program history at the UW Invitational and finished eighth-overall with a mark of 9:12.22
• Followed up with the second-fastest 5000m time in Utah history at the Husky Classic to take seventh (15:48.02)
2021 Cross Country:
• Made her Utah debut with a fifth-place finish in her first race since 2019 and clocked in at 20:15.5 to help Utah capture the Dellinger Invitational title
• Helped Utah to a second-place finish against a loaded field at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet and was the second Ute to cross the finish line at 20:11.9 for 13th-overall
• Recorded the best individual finish in Utah history at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 20:40.7 for third place and led the Utes to a second-place finish
2021 Outdoor Track (Colorado):
• Did not compete
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2020-21 Indoor Track (Colorado):
• Did not compete
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2020 Cross Country (Colorado):
• Did not compete
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2020 Outdoor Track (Colorado):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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2019-20 Indoor Track (Colorado):
• Redshirted
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2019 Cross Country (Colorado):
• Redshirted
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2019 Outdoor Track (Boise State):
• Did not compete
2018-19 Indoor Track (Boise State):
• Had a great start to her indoor career, claiming three top-15 finishes – including a top-5 finish
• Started her outdoor track career with a 14th-place finish in the 5k (15:53.47)
• Ran a PR mark of 9:08.66 in the 3000m race at the UW Invitational for eighth-place
• Followed up with a PR in the 5000m  (15:45.09) the following week with a seventh-place run at the Husky Classic
• Placed fifth at the Mountain West Championships in the 3000m with a time of 9:23.00
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2018 Cross Country (Boise State):
• Competed in five meets with three top-10 finishes and one top-15 finish
• Started her sophomore campaign with a third-place finish at the Sundodger Invitational in the 6k
• Improved her time in the 6k at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational with a time of 19:58.2, which was good for ninth
• Took sixth at the Mountain West Championships in the 6k
• Ran a new PR mark of 19:53.9 in the 6k at the NCAA West Regionals and took 11th-place
• Posted a 39th-place finish at her second NCAA Championships with a mark of 20:35.8 and was the second Bronco to cross
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2018 Outdoor Track (Boise State):
• Saw action in five outdoor races in addition to running in the IAAF World U20 Championships
• Started the season with a fifth-place finish in the 5k at the Stanford Invitational
• Posted a PR in the 1500m race (4:24.33) at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Took fourth at the Payton Jordan Invitational in the 5k
• Claimed fifth at the Mountain West Championships after running a PR time of 34:16.66 in the 10k
• Was 15th at the NCAA West Regionals in the 5k with a time of 15:54.19
• Competed for the US at the IAAF World U20 Championships in the 5k and placed ninth overall
• Represented the United States at the 2018 Great Edinburgh Cross Country Challenge in Scotland
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2017-18 Indoor Track (Boise State):
• Did not compete
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2017 Cross Country (Boise State):
• Ran in five meets her freshman year with the Broncos and picked up a pair of top-25 finishes
• Opened her collegiate career with a PR time in the 5k at the Louisville Classic with a time of 17:11.9
• Took seventh at the Mountain West Championships with a mark of 20:55.6 in the 6k
• Posted a time of 20:11.8 in the 6k at the NCAA West Regional race for 22nd
• Placed 53rd overall in her first NCAA Championships race with a mark of 20:22.1 in the 6k
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High School:
• Had a stellar prep career, owning five state titles with her most recent wins coming in the 1,600m and 3200m at the 2017 Kansas 6A Track and Field State Championships
• Was a runner-up finisher in both the 1600m and 3200m the previous season as a junior
• Took second at the Nike Heartland Regional and went on to place 32nd at the Nike Cross Nationals
• Best times in high school: 800m (2:19.02), 1600m (4:49.36) and 3200m (10:16.61)
• Named the 2013 Kansas Gatorade Runner of the Year (XC)
• Two-time Kansas 6A State Cross Country Champion (2013-14)
• Earned First-Team Kansas All-State honors in cross country all four years (2013-16)
• Three-time First-Team Kansas All-State honoree in track & field (2014-16)
• Earned Kansas Honor Scholar accolades and a Kansas Honor Society member back-to-back years (2015-17)
• Garnered Kansas Class 6A Cross Country Academic All-State honors (2015)
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Personal:
• Parents are Trey and Tricia Venters
• Has a younger brother, Zach
• Grandfather, Duane Callahan, was pole-vaulter at Pittsburg State and was a two-time all-conference honoree
• Held the school record for some time after graduation
• Is a 20-year cancer survivor after being diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 3
• Graduated from Colorado with a degree in integrative physiology
• Working on her post baccalaureate degree in 2022-23
Personal Bests:
5K (XC): 17:11.9
6K (XC): 19:16.7
3000 (Indoor): 8:58.50
5000 (Indoor): 15:20.37
1500 (Outdoor): 4:24.33
5000 (Outdoor): 15:26.30
10000 (Outdoor): 31:48.35
Academic Honors:
2023 USTFCCCA Track All-Academic
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the YearÂ
2022 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
2022 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
2022Â USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2019 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic
2018 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
2018 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic
2017 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic
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Athletic Honors:
2023 USTFCCCAÂ Outdoor First-Team All-American (5000m)
2023 USTFCCCA Outdoor First-Team All-American (10000m)
2023 Pac-12 Champion (10000m)
2023 USTFCCCAÂ Indoor First-Team All-American (5000m)
2022 USTFCCCA All-American (XC)
2022 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (Mountain)
2022 Pac-12 First-Team (XC)
2021 Pac-12 First-Team (XC)
2018 USTFCCCA All-American (XC)
2018 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (West)
2018 First-Team All-Mountain West (XC)
2017Â USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Region (West)
2017 First-Team All-Mountain West (XC)
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School Records:
1st all-time in 10000m outdoors (31:48.35)
1st all-time in 5000m indoors (15:20.37)
2nd all-time in 3000m indoors (8:58.50)
2nd all-time in 5000m outdoors (15:26.30)
2023 Outdoor Track:
• Ran the sixth-fastest time by any collegian in the 10k and also broke the school record with a time of 31:48.35 at the Stanford Invite – which is the fastest time in the NCAA in 2023
• Followed up with the second fastest 5000m time in school history at the Payton Jordan Invitational with a time of 15:25.30 – which is the fifth fastest time in the NCAA in 2023
• Became Utah’s first-ever individual Pac-12 Champion after capturing the 10000m title with a time of 32:32.98
• Just the third Women of Utah to qualify for NCAA Championships in both the 5000m and 10000m after placing second and third, respectively, in the 5k (15:34.60) and 10k (32:20.81)
• Best finish by any Ute at NCAA Championships with national runner-up finish in 10000m race with time of 32:47.70 - best finish and time ever by a Ute at the championships
• Took third in 5000m race at NCAA Championships with time of 15:42.40 - fastest time by a Ute at the championships
• Is just the second Ute to ever earn two First-Two All-America awards in the same championships
• Was the third Woman of Utah to earn multiple All-America honors at the same championships and the seventh Ute to do so in her career (outdoors)
• Joined teammate Simone Plourde as just the second Utah duo to earn multiple All-America honors at the championships
• Became the only Woman of Utah to be a three-time First-Team All-American and do it in one season (indoor and outdoor)
• Joined teammate Simone Plourde as the only other Ute to earn three All-America awards in the same season (indoor and outdoor)
• Finished 7th-overall in the 10k at the USATF Outdoor Championships with a time of 32:45.57
2022-23 Indoor Track:
• Won the 3000m with a time of 9:00.95 at the UW Invite in just her second race of the season
• Broke the school 5000m record with a run of 15:20.37 at the Husky Classic to take second
• Ran the second-fastest 3000m race at Utah with a time of 8:58.50 – which was good for sixth
• Finished fifth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 15:59.22 (aa) in the 5000m
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2022 Cross Country:
• Opened her senior season capturing the Roy Griak Invitational individual crown (20:33.2) to help Utah secure the team sweep as well
• Her mark of 20:33.2 was the fifth-fastest time since the race lengthened to 6k in 2000 and was the fastest time since 2011
• Led the Utes once again with a sixth-place finish at the stacked Nuttycombe Invitational with a time of 20:02.9
• Set a new 6k PR with a 19:16.7 performance at the Pac-12 Championships while taking second
• Was a runner-up at the NCAA Mountain Regionals (20:10.8) to help give Utah an automatic bid to the championships
• Guided Utah to its best finish at NCAA Championships (12th) with a run of 19:54.1 – which was a course record along with the other top-19 finishers
2022 Outdoor Track:
• Set a new PR in the 5000m race at the Stanford Invitational with a ninth-place finish time of 15:47.79 and moved her into fourth all-time at Utah
• Ran the second-fastest 10k time at Utah with a mark of 33:07.74 at the Mt. SAC Relays – which was the 14th fastest time in the regular-season for Division I
2021-22 Indoor Track:
• Made her indoor debut with the Utes running the third-fastest 3000m time in program history at the UW Invitational and finished eighth-overall with a mark of 9:12.22
• Followed up with the second-fastest 5000m time in Utah history at the Husky Classic to take seventh (15:48.02)
2021 Cross Country:
• Made her Utah debut with a fifth-place finish in her first race since 2019 and clocked in at 20:15.5 to help Utah capture the Dellinger Invitational title
• Helped Utah to a second-place finish against a loaded field at the FSU Invite/Pre-Nationals meet and was the second Ute to cross the finish line at 20:11.9 for 13th-overall
• Recorded the best individual finish in Utah history at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 20:40.7 for third place and led the Utes to a second-place finish
2021 Outdoor Track (Colorado):
• Did not compete
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2020-21 Indoor Track (Colorado):
• Did not compete
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2020 Cross Country (Colorado):
• Did not compete
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2020 Outdoor Track (Colorado):
• Season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
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2019-20 Indoor Track (Colorado):
• Redshirted
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2019 Cross Country (Colorado):
• Redshirted
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2019 Outdoor Track (Boise State):
• Did not compete
2018-19 Indoor Track (Boise State):
• Had a great start to her indoor career, claiming three top-15 finishes – including a top-5 finish
• Started her outdoor track career with a 14th-place finish in the 5k (15:53.47)
• Ran a PR mark of 9:08.66 in the 3000m race at the UW Invitational for eighth-place
• Followed up with a PR in the 5000m  (15:45.09) the following week with a seventh-place run at the Husky Classic
• Placed fifth at the Mountain West Championships in the 3000m with a time of 9:23.00
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2018 Cross Country (Boise State):
• Competed in five meets with three top-10 finishes and one top-15 finish
• Started her sophomore campaign with a third-place finish at the Sundodger Invitational in the 6k
• Improved her time in the 6k at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational with a time of 19:58.2, which was good for ninth
• Took sixth at the Mountain West Championships in the 6k
• Ran a new PR mark of 19:53.9 in the 6k at the NCAA West Regionals and took 11th-place
• Posted a 39th-place finish at her second NCAA Championships with a mark of 20:35.8 and was the second Bronco to cross
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2018 Outdoor Track (Boise State):
• Saw action in five outdoor races in addition to running in the IAAF World U20 Championships
• Started the season with a fifth-place finish in the 5k at the Stanford Invitational
• Posted a PR in the 1500m race (4:24.33) at the Bryan Clay Invitational
• Took fourth at the Payton Jordan Invitational in the 5k
• Claimed fifth at the Mountain West Championships after running a PR time of 34:16.66 in the 10k
• Was 15th at the NCAA West Regionals in the 5k with a time of 15:54.19
• Competed for the US at the IAAF World U20 Championships in the 5k and placed ninth overall
• Represented the United States at the 2018 Great Edinburgh Cross Country Challenge in Scotland
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2017-18 Indoor Track (Boise State):
• Did not compete
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2017 Cross Country (Boise State):
• Ran in five meets her freshman year with the Broncos and picked up a pair of top-25 finishes
• Opened her collegiate career with a PR time in the 5k at the Louisville Classic with a time of 17:11.9
• Took seventh at the Mountain West Championships with a mark of 20:55.6 in the 6k
• Posted a time of 20:11.8 in the 6k at the NCAA West Regional race for 22nd
• Placed 53rd overall in her first NCAA Championships race with a mark of 20:22.1 in the 6k
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High School:
• Had a stellar prep career, owning five state titles with her most recent wins coming in the 1,600m and 3200m at the 2017 Kansas 6A Track and Field State Championships
• Was a runner-up finisher in both the 1600m and 3200m the previous season as a junior
• Took second at the Nike Heartland Regional and went on to place 32nd at the Nike Cross Nationals
• Best times in high school: 800m (2:19.02), 1600m (4:49.36) and 3200m (10:16.61)
• Named the 2013 Kansas Gatorade Runner of the Year (XC)
• Two-time Kansas 6A State Cross Country Champion (2013-14)
• Earned First-Team Kansas All-State honors in cross country all four years (2013-16)
• Three-time First-Team Kansas All-State honoree in track & field (2014-16)
• Earned Kansas Honor Scholar accolades and a Kansas Honor Society member back-to-back years (2015-17)
• Garnered Kansas Class 6A Cross Country Academic All-State honors (2015)
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Personal:
• Parents are Trey and Tricia Venters
• Has a younger brother, Zach
• Grandfather, Duane Callahan, was pole-vaulter at Pittsburg State and was a two-time all-conference honoree
• Held the school record for some time after graduation
• Is a 20-year cancer survivor after being diagnosed with leukemia at the age of 3
• Graduated from Colorado with a degree in integrative physiology
• Working on her post baccalaureate degree in 2022-23
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