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2025-26 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster
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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.
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
Game Highlights - Southern Miss vs. UAB
Monday, December 08
