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2024 Women's Outdoor Track & Field Roster

Emily Opfer

  • Event Multi
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Howard, Ohio
  • High School East Knox

Biography

Career Highlights
• One-Time PSAC Championship Qualifier

Personal: Daughter of Denise and Dean Opfer ... Majoring in Exercise Science. 

2024 (Outdoor):
Competed at three meets … Opened season by totaling 2,824 points and placing 15th in the heptathlon at the Tim Weaver Invitational … Took part in the 100-meter hurdles (17.94 seconds), the long jump (4.56 meters) and the shot put (9.34 meters) at the Dave Labor Invite … Closed year by posting a 9.31 meter mark in the shot put at the John Papa Invite … A PSAC Scholar-Athlete.

2024 (Indoor): Competed at four meets … Opened year by tallying a season-high 2,284 points to finish ninth in the pentathlon at the Green and Red Multi-Meet … Also took part in the pentathlon at the YSU Mid-Major Invite, placing 20th with 2,258 points … Recorded a top-20 finish in the high jump at the YSU Invitational by placing 19th following a clearance of 1.32 meters.

2023 (Outdoor): Competed at three meets … Opened season by competing in four events – the shot put (9.39 meters / 21st), the long jump (4.60 meters / 34th), the 100-meter hurdles (18.47 seconds / 31st) and the 200-meters (30.12 seconds / 33rd) at the Dave Labor Invitational … Placed sixth in the high jump (1.42 meters) at the Westminster Invitational … Closed year by tallying 2,975 points to finish 16th in the heptathlon at the Bison Classic.

2023 (Indoor): Competed at three meets … Totaled 2,258 points to finish 20th in the pentathlon at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational … Opened year by placing 19th in the high jump with a mark of 1.32 meters … Also took part in the 200-meters (29.56 seconds / 39th) and the 60-meter hurdles (11.19 seconds / 21st) at the Jim Wuske Open ... A PSAC Scholar-Athlete. 

2022 (Outdoor): Competed at eight events … Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the heptathlon, placing 16th with a season-high 2,834 points … Also placed 17th in the heptathlon at the Bison Classic with 2,641 points … Took part in the javelin at the SRU Open, placing eighth at 25.06 meters ... PSAC Scholar Athlete. 
 
2022 (Indoor): Competed in the pentathlon at two meets … Posted season-high point total of 2,213 to place 11th at the Mike Kowal Multi … Also compiled 1,603 points at the YSU Mid-Major Invitational to finish 23rd.

High School: Lettered four years in track and field in addition to participating in volleyball and basketball at East Knox High School ... Earned first team all-conference honors in the 300-meter hurdles, as well as second team all-conference recognition in the high jump and shot put ... Participated in club track and field with Kokosing Athletic Club ... A member of the National Honor Society ... Earned Academic All-Ohio honors ... Was a member of the Dean's list ... Was named a Columbus Dispatch Scholar Athlete finalist two years ... An OHSAA Scholar Athlete. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    Multi
  • 2023Sophomore

    Multi
  • 2024Junior

    Multi