Emily Van Valkenburg '22 Recruiting Profile

I  am a High School distance runner who loves to run.

In 2020, despite track and XC canceling in my State, I ran/trained and even PR'd while running solo. Milesplit noticed my improvement despite my lack of racing opportunities due to Covid shutdowns. Please read the following:

https://www.milesplit.com/articles/293227/this-washington-distance-standout-has-turned-it-up-a-notch

My stats are:

5K:  16:57 solo TT on October 22, 2020. Video and Strava data available. Virtual race Run for Days. 

 5K:  17:15 on October 2, 2020  Desert Twilight in AZ .   1st place in Girls Unattached Sweeps race

3 mile: 16:17. Woodbridge Classic Virtual Meet September 24, 2020. 1st place female.

3200  in  10:43 on June 20, 2020. 10:56 on April 2020.  Solo runs. Have video and Strava data of both 

4000 in 13:46 on June 2020. Solo run. Have Strava data.  

In winter 2020 I dropped a kettlebell on my foot and broke a bone. It was not fun.  I spent the first part of 2021 healing my foot and was unable to run. 

Now, it’s Spring 2021 and my foot has healed. The District I am a part of within the State of Washington has an abbreviated season (due to Covid) that begins on May 15.  So. check  back soon for some 2021 track times!

I am looking to find a team in college of like-minded athletes who are serious about training and eating healthy. I hope to study exercise science.