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Emme Bates
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- South Hill, Wash.
- Prev School:
- CSU-Pueblo
Personal Bests:
60m: 7.92s at the Green and Gold Invite
100m: 12.24s at the Southern Miss Invitational
Long Jump: 6.03m at the Vanderbilt Invitational Finishing 4th overall
2025-26 | Junior: In corss country, was the lead runner for the team in the 2025 season...earned a 7th place finish and her 4k career-best time of 13:54.2 at the Bottle for NOLA meet on Aug.29...placed 6th with her career-high 5k time of 17:21.9 at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships, earning herself first-team all conference...notched a personal best in the 6k at the NCAA South Regional with a time of 21:31.4.
2024-25 | Sophomore: Competed in cross country, indoor, and outdoor seasons...in corss country, placed 6th in the Azalea City Classic with a 5k time of 19:15.7...placed 27th in the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships with a time of 18:40.8...in indoor, naotched a 2nd place finish at the UAB Vulcan Invitational in the 800 with a time of 2:5.49...finished 3rd in the DMR with a 11:58.45 time as well as posting her career-high mile time of 4:53.66 at the Music City Challenge on Feb 14-15...competed in the mile and the DMR in the Sun Belt Indoor Championships...in outdoor, kicked off the season by earning her career-best 800 time of 2:11.09 at the Bulldog Alumni Relays against SEC opponents on March 20-22...claimed the 1500 title at the Southern Miss Invitational with a time of 4:31.86, as well as the 800 title at the Joe Walker Inivtational with a time of 2:23.83 on Apr. 4-5...earned her collegiate-high 1500 time of 4:26.62 in the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships to earn her 4th place, as well as competing in the 800 on May 8-10.
2023-24 | Freshman: Competed in indoor and outdoor seasons... in indoor, earned 5th place in the DMR at the Vanderbilt Invitational meet on Jan 19-20...placed 5th in both the Mile and DMR at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships on Feb 19-20...in outdoor, finished first in the 1500 at the Southern Miss Invitational with a time of 4:35.31...won the 800 event in the Golden Eagel invitational with a time of 2:14.94 on Apr. 26-27...placed 5th in the 1500 wit a time of 4:36.88 and 7th in the 800 with a time of 2:23.94 in the Sun Belt Outdoor Championship Meet on May 9-11.
High School: Ran at Emerald Ridge High School under coaches Jay Bates and Bob Frey...holds the Emerald Ridge school record in the 800m with a time of 2:12.60 and the 1600m with a time of 4:57.36...earned State Runner-Up in the 800m and 4th place in the 1600m at the State Championships in 2023.
Personal: Born on Oct. 19, 2004 in South Hill, Washington...daughter of Christina and Cody Bates...studying biological sciences.
60m: 7.92s at the Green and Gold Invite
100m: 12.24s at the Southern Miss Invitational
Long Jump: 6.03m at the Vanderbilt Invitational Finishing 4th overall
2025-26 | Junior: In corss country, was the lead runner for the team in the 2025 season...earned a 7th place finish and her 4k career-best time of 13:54.2 at the Bottle for NOLA meet on Aug.29...placed 6th with her career-high 5k time of 17:21.9 at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships, earning herself first-team all conference...notched a personal best in the 6k at the NCAA South Regional with a time of 21:31.4.
2024-25 | Sophomore: Competed in cross country, indoor, and outdoor seasons...in corss country, placed 6th in the Azalea City Classic with a 5k time of 19:15.7...placed 27th in the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships with a time of 18:40.8...in indoor, naotched a 2nd place finish at the UAB Vulcan Invitational in the 800 with a time of 2:5.49...finished 3rd in the DMR with a 11:58.45 time as well as posting her career-high mile time of 4:53.66 at the Music City Challenge on Feb 14-15...competed in the mile and the DMR in the Sun Belt Indoor Championships...in outdoor, kicked off the season by earning her career-best 800 time of 2:11.09 at the Bulldog Alumni Relays against SEC opponents on March 20-22...claimed the 1500 title at the Southern Miss Invitational with a time of 4:31.86, as well as the 800 title at the Joe Walker Inivtational with a time of 2:23.83 on Apr. 4-5...earned her collegiate-high 1500 time of 4:26.62 in the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships to earn her 4th place, as well as competing in the 800 on May 8-10.
2023-24 | Freshman: Competed in indoor and outdoor seasons... in indoor, earned 5th place in the DMR at the Vanderbilt Invitational meet on Jan 19-20...placed 5th in both the Mile and DMR at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships on Feb 19-20...in outdoor, finished first in the 1500 at the Southern Miss Invitational with a time of 4:35.31...won the 800 event in the Golden Eagel invitational with a time of 2:14.94 on Apr. 26-27...placed 5th in the 1500 wit a time of 4:36.88 and 7th in the 800 with a time of 2:23.94 in the Sun Belt Outdoor Championship Meet on May 9-11.
High School: Ran at Emerald Ridge High School under coaches Jay Bates and Bob Frey...holds the Emerald Ridge school record in the 800m with a time of 2:12.60 and the 1600m with a time of 4:57.36...earned State Runner-Up in the 800m and 4th place in the 1600m at the State Championships in 2023.
Personal: Born on Oct. 19, 2004 in South Hill, Washington...daughter of Christina and Cody Bates...studying biological sciences.
Southern Miss vs. Louisiana - Full Game Hightlights
Friday, December 19
Blake Anderson Introductory Press Conference
Monday, December 15
2025 Bowl Practice Press Conference
Wednesday, December 10
Full Highlights - Southern Miss vs. Grambling State
Tuesday, December 09
