2017-18 Track and Field Roster
Gunderson, Emily
Emily Gunderson
- Position:
- Pole Vault
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Barbers Hill
- Hometown:
- Mont Belvieu, Texas
Bio
Career Bests:
Pole Vault: 13-9 ¼ (4.20), equal No. 2 performer & performance on Aggie all-time list
Pole Vault (indoors): 14-2 ½ (4.33), School record, first Aggie female to clear 14 feet
2017: 13th at the NCAA Indoor Championships, clearing 13-3½ (4.05)… Set career best with a 14-2½ (4.33) vault to place fifth at the SEC Indoor Championships, breaking her own A&M indoor record… First career 14-footer came at the Aggie Twilight, where she went over 14-¾ (4.29) to win and set a school record… Outdoors - Placed 14th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, moving to equal second on the A&M all-time outdoor list at 13-9¼ (4.20) … Had indoor wins at the Aggie Invitational and Reveille Invitational.
2016: Placed 12th at the SEC Championships… Best outdoor height was 13-3¾ (4.06) at the LSU Invitational… Cleared 12-11 (3.94) at the Charlie Thomas Invitational in her best indoor performance.
2015: Season best of 13-7 (4.14) came at the NCAA West Preliminary Round… 13th at the SEC Championships… First collegiate win came at the TCU Horned Frog Invitational… Indoor best was 12-9 (3.89) at the Tyson Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, in 2014… Competed in pole vault, 100 and 4x100… Coached by Stacy Tucker… Member of National Honor Society and Key Club … Texas 4A state champion in 2014 with a 13-0 vault… Set personal best of 13-3 to win the Region III-4A title… Also won district and area crowns as a senior… Third at state in 2013, and seventh in 2012.
PERSONAL: Emily Margaret Lea Gunderson was born in Houston, Texas, on August 16, 1996… Hometown is Mont Belvieu, Texas… Daughter of Peter & Kristen Gunderson… Sibling is Jakob… Uncle, Sam, and aunt, Charlise, graduated from Texas A&M… Father played soccer at Texas Lutheran… Community service and extracurricular activities include urban planning with an A&M professor, Boys and Girls Club, SAAC and Sunday school teacher… Majoring in recreation, Parks and Tourism.
Career goal(s): Camp ministry and then into sustainable development
Top three things on my bucket list: visit Ireland, buy a van and travel the United States, go to Banff National Park in Canada
City I most want to visit: Place I most want to visit is Yosemite NP
Favorite Track & Field venue: Hayward Field
My spirit animal is: raccoon
Favorite meal or restaurant: cheeseburger and sweet potato fries
Reality show I could be on: The Amazing Race
Favorite Movie: The Passion of the Christ
Favorite TV Show: Friends
Favorite Song: Pieces by Steffany Gretzinger
Favorite Book: The Kite Runner or Redeeming Love
Pole Vault: 13-9 ¼ (4.20), equal No. 2 performer & performance on Aggie all-time list
Pole Vault (indoors): 14-2 ½ (4.33), School record, first Aggie female to clear 14 feet
2017: 13th at the NCAA Indoor Championships, clearing 13-3½ (4.05)… Set career best with a 14-2½ (4.33) vault to place fifth at the SEC Indoor Championships, breaking her own A&M indoor record… First career 14-footer came at the Aggie Twilight, where she went over 14-¾ (4.29) to win and set a school record… Outdoors - Placed 14th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, moving to equal second on the A&M all-time outdoor list at 13-9¼ (4.20) … Had indoor wins at the Aggie Invitational and Reveille Invitational.
2016: Placed 12th at the SEC Championships… Best outdoor height was 13-3¾ (4.06) at the LSU Invitational… Cleared 12-11 (3.94) at the Charlie Thomas Invitational in her best indoor performance.
2015: Season best of 13-7 (4.14) came at the NCAA West Preliminary Round… 13th at the SEC Championships… First collegiate win came at the TCU Horned Frog Invitational… Indoor best was 12-9 (3.89) at the Tyson Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Barbers Hill High School in Mont Belvieu, Texas, in 2014… Competed in pole vault, 100 and 4x100… Coached by Stacy Tucker… Member of National Honor Society and Key Club … Texas 4A state champion in 2014 with a 13-0 vault… Set personal best of 13-3 to win the Region III-4A title… Also won district and area crowns as a senior… Third at state in 2013, and seventh in 2012.
PERSONAL: Emily Margaret Lea Gunderson was born in Houston, Texas, on August 16, 1996… Hometown is Mont Belvieu, Texas… Daughter of Peter & Kristen Gunderson… Sibling is Jakob… Uncle, Sam, and aunt, Charlise, graduated from Texas A&M… Father played soccer at Texas Lutheran… Community service and extracurricular activities include urban planning with an A&M professor, Boys and Girls Club, SAAC and Sunday school teacher… Majoring in recreation, Parks and Tourism.
Career goal(s): Camp ministry and then into sustainable development
Top three things on my bucket list: visit Ireland, buy a van and travel the United States, go to Banff National Park in Canada
City I most want to visit: Place I most want to visit is Yosemite NP
Favorite Track & Field venue: Hayward Field
My spirit animal is: raccoon
Favorite meal or restaurant: cheeseburger and sweet potato fries
Reality show I could be on: The Amazing Race
Favorite Movie: The Passion of the Christ
Favorite TV Show: Friends
Favorite Song: Pieces by Steffany Gretzinger
Favorite Book: The Kite Runner or Redeeming Love
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