2022 Women's Track and Field Roster
Biography
SPU: One-year letterwinner; three years with the program. ... GNAC All-Academic (2020, 2021).
Junior (2021): INDOOR – Season canceled. OUTDOOR – Placed 15th in the pole vault at GNAC, clearing 9 feet, 6 1/4 inches. ... Particpated in all 10 regular-season meets ... Set an outdoor PR of 9-10 at the Doris Heritage Track Festival on March 20.
Sophomore (2020): INDOOR – Participated in one meet. … Placed 10th in the pole vault at GNAC, clearing 10 feet, 1¼ inches. That was her first collegiate 10-foot bar indoors or outdoors. OUTDOOR – Placed 8th in the pole vault at the season-opening Ed Boitano / Puget Sound Invitational, clearing 9 feet, 0¼ inches. … Rest of the season canceled because of the coronavirus.
Freshman (2018): INDOOR – Competed in two meets, doing pole vault in both. ... Cleared 8-8 at the UW Indoor Open on Feb. 11. OUTDOOR – Competed in nine meets, exclusively in the pole vault. ... Cleared a career-best 9-7 at SPU's Doris Heritage Track Festival on March 24. ... Did not clear a bar at GNAC.
King's High School: Capped her career with her first appearance at the Class 1A (small school) Washington state meet, placing 11th in the pole vault with a clearance of 9-0. ... The previous week, won her first district title, also by clearing 9-0.
Personal: Emily Joy Northey. ... Born June 2, 1999. ... Biopsychology major.
Fun facts: Started track & field in 7th grade, but didn't start pole vaulting until her freshman year of high school. ... Also played soccer for 13 years, and did summer swimming. ... Favorite track moment was competing at state in the pole vault as a senior. Her other top moment was setting a PR by 1 1/2 feet -- and clearing 10 feet for the first time -- during her junior year. ... Dumbest movie she ever saw was "Hot Rod." ... Books she just couldn't put down were any from the "Harry Potter" series. ... Favorite sport to watch is football. ... Favorite junk food is hot tamales. ... Favorite healthy foods are salmon and strawberries. ... Favorite TV programs are "Friends" and "Parks and Rec." ... Favorite sports teams are the Seattle Seahawks and Team USA track. ... Favorite athlete is Seahawks star Tyler Lockett. ... Her dream vehicle is a blue pickup truck. ... Favorite kind of shopping is getting candy. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, would invite Michael Jackson "because I'm a huge fan of his music," and also would invite her yellow lab Zoey. She would serve mashed potatoes, steak, green beans, and vanilla ice cream. ... If she could be any action hero, would be ... well, she wouldn't be an action hero. Instead, would be a Disney princess -- either Morana or Ariel -- "because they both live by (or in) the ocean, and they are both brave and adventurous." ... Her friends call her Em or Ems. ... In 10 years, plans to be training service dogs, therapy dogs, seeing-eye dogs, or police dogs. ... Has gone on two mission trips to Africa while at King's., visiting Uganda, Rwanda, and Mozambique.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Pole vault: 10-1 1/4 / 3.08m (2/11/2018)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
Pole vault: 9-10 / 3.00m (3/20/2021)
CAREER RESULTS
