EmmiScales
- position Sprints
- class Junior
- Hometown Des Plaines, Illinois
- High school Saint Viator
- Major Journalism
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Personal Bests
Indoor:
60 – 7.53
60H – 8.18
200 – 24.57
300 – 39.54
Outdoor:
100H – 12.93
400H – 57.63
In The Record Book:
- Ranks tied for 8th all-time in the indoor 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.18, set in 2024
- Ranks tied for 5th all-time in the outdoor 100m hurdles with a time of 12.93, set in 2025
- Ranks 7th all-time in the outdoor 400m hurdles with a time of 57.63, set in 2025
Career Accolades
- 2025 NCAA Second Team All-American
Academic Accolades
- USTFCCCA Academic All-American – 2025
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2025
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete – 2024
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll – 2024
2024-25 (Sophomore)
Outdoor
- Finished 11th, one spot off the cut line, in the 100m hurdles semifinal at the NCAA Championships
- Posted personal-best times in the 100m hurdles (12.93), tied for 5th in UK history, and 400m hurdles (57.63) at the NCAA East Regionals
- Placed fourth in the 100m hurdles final at the SEC Championships with a time of 13.00
- Won the SHR and finished second in the 100m hurdles and third in the SMR at the Drake Relays
- Won the 100m hurdles event at the Jim Click Shootout, along with placing sixth in both the 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay
- Placed seventh in the 100m hurdles at the Texas Relays with a 13.29 mark
- Made her outdoor debut at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge, placing third in the 400m hurdles with a time of 59.64
Indoor
- Finished 16th in the women’s 60m hurdles prelims with a time of 8.37 at the SEC Championships
- Placed 22nd in the 4x400m relay event at the Tiger Paw Invitational
- Finished fourth in the 60m hurdles final with a time of 8.27 at the Corky Classic
- Placed sixth in the 60m hurdles at the McCravy Memorial in a time of 8.37 and placed 19th in the 300m in a personal best time of 39.54
- Made season debut at Louisville Opener, placing second in the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.34
2023-24 (Freshman)
Outdoor
- Placed 2nd in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.12 at the EKU Spring Meet
Indoor
- Won the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.29 at the Indiana Early Bird meet
- Won the 200m with a time of 24.94 at the Indiana Early Bird meet
- Member of 4×400 relay team that placed 4th with a time of 3:52.23 at the Indiana Early Bird meet
- Set a personal best time of 7.53 in the 60-meter dash prelims at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet
- Placed 4th in the 60-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 8.18 at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet
- Placed 8th in the 200m with a personal best time of 24.57 at the Rod McCravy Memorial meet
- Placed 4th in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.19 at the Corky Classic
- Member of 4×400 team that placed 14th with a time of 3:51.87
High School
- Earned four letters in track & field at St. Viator HS
- Finished fourth at Illinois State Championships in 2022
- Won a national championship, five outdoor state titles and two indoor state titles
- Named Illinois Cross Country/Track & Field Coaches Association Athlete of the Year
- Four year honor roll member