2017-18 Track and Field Roster

Emma Newton
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Hollis Brookline
- Hometown:
- Hollis, N.H.
Newton's Career Best Performances | |
Event | Time (Date) |
Outdoor | |
1,500 Meter | 4:40.35 (3/15/19) |
5,000 Meter | 17:23.45 (4/28/18) |
Indoor | |
Mile | 5:00.86 (2/22/19) |
3000 | 9:52.41 (2/29/16) |
5000 | 17:19.81 (2/4/17) |
Cross Country | |
5K | 17:26.2 (9/27/14) |
6K | 20:57.2 (11/13/15) |
As a redshirt senior (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Competed in three regular season meets
- Took home 3rd place in the 1500m at the Louisiana Classics (3/15) with a personal best of 4:40.35
- Had two impressive finishes at the Cole-Lancon Conference Challenge (4/13), where she came in 2nd place in the 1500 at 4:56.62 and 1st place in the 3000m at 10:42.55
Indoor Track & Field
- Raced in four regular-season meets and the American Indoor Championships
- At the AAC Championships (2/22), ran a personal best in the mile with a time of 5:00.86
- Had two top-10 finishes in the mile and DMR at the Texas Tech Classic (1/24)
- Began the season with a third-place finish in the 3000 with a time of 9:58.05
As a senior (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Competed in seven regular-season meets and the American Outdoor Championships
- Scored for Tulane at the AAC Championship (5/11) in the 1500, racing to a finish in 4:40.86 for eighth place and a new personal best
- Ran the 5K at the AAC Championship as well, placing 10th in 17:51.44
- Won the 1500 at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/21) in 4:42.79 and won the event at the Southeastern Strawberry Relays (4/13) in 4:49.02
- Opened the year with a win in the 1500 at the Tulane Early Bird Invitational (3/2) and a third-place finish in the 800
- Had 10 top-10 finishes on the year
Indoor Track & Field
- Raced in five regular-season meets and the American Indoor Championship
- Took sixth place with the Green Wave DMR team at the AAC Championship (2/24); ran the 3K in 10:10.24 for 25th place at that meet
- Began the year by winning the mile at the LSU Purple Tiger (1/5) in 5:11.90
- Won the mile at the LSU Twilight meet (2/10) in 5:06.09 in a season-best time
- Participated in four regular-season meets, The American Cross Country Championships and the NCAA South Central Regional
- Competed in the Temple University Cross Country Invitational at Belmont Plateau (6K), earning a 6th place finish (22:30.5, 9/1)
- Ran in LSU XC Invitational (5K), placing 1st (17:43.4, 9/16)
- Finished 86th at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (5K) (17:50.2, 9/29)
- Finished 151st at Pre-Nationals (6K) (21:42.7, 10/14)
- Competed in The American Championships (6K) with a 19th place finish (22:13.5, 10/28)
- Competed in NCAA South Central Regional (6K) with a 34th place finish (20:58.5, 11/10)
As a junior (2016-17)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Placed 12th in the 10K and 23rd in the 5K at the AAC Outdoor Championship (5/12)
- Had a personal best in the 10K at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/13) with a time of 35:56.91
- Came in third in the 1500 at the Louisiana Classic (3/17) in 4:47.02
- Began the year with a win in the 3K at the Tulane Early Bird Invitational (3/3) with a time of 10:07.71
- Member of Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club spring 2017
Indoor Track & Field
- Raced in four regular-season meets and the American Indoor Championship
- Came in 19th in the 5K and 23rd in the 3K at the AAC Championship (2/24)
- Won the 3K at the LSU Twilight (2/17) in 10:15.74
- Had top-six finishes in the 5K at the Armory (2/3), in the 3K at the Indiana Relays (1/27) and in the 3K at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/14)
- First Team All-Louisiana, third consecutive year receiving LSWA honors
- Competed in three regular-season meets, the American Athletic Conference Championships and the NCAA South Central Regional
- Title finish at the LSU Cross Country Invitational (17:54.29, 9/17)
- Placed 16th at the Stanford XC Invitational, running the 6K in 21:22.50 for the eighth-fastest time in school history
- Finished the 6K in 21:35.8 and 21:28.9 at the American Championships (10/29) and the NCAA South Central Regional (11/11), respectively
- Was named to the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Member of Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2016
- Named to Tulane University's Spring 2017 Dean's List
As a sophomore (2015-16)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Competed in five regular-season meets and the American Outdoor Championships
- Posted results in the 1,500 meter and 5,000 meter
- Event title and personal best 4:41.51 in the 1,500 meter at the Tulane Twilight Invitational (3/4)
- Personal-best 17:29.19 in the 5,000 meter at the Victor Lopez Relays (3/25)
- Was named to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
Indoor Track & Field
- Competed in seven regular-season meets and the American Indoor Championships
- Posted results in the 800 meter run, one mile run, 3,000 meter run, 5,000 meter run and the distance medley
- Personal-best 2:20.41 in the 800 meter run at the LSU Twilight (2/19) for a fifth-place finish
- Personal-best 5:13.56 in the one mile run at the Stanford Invitational (2/12)
- Event title in the one mile at the LSU Purple Tiger (5:10.13, 1/8) and third place the Vulcan Invitational (5:13.56, 1/16)
- Personal-best in the 3,000 meter at the American Indoor Championships (9:52.41, 2/29)
- Earned a time of 11:59.98 in the distance medley at the American Indoor Championships alongside Jessica Adamson, Jessica Duckett and Lauren Bartels
- Louisiana Sports Writer’s Association All-Louisiana Team member for the second consecutive year
- Competed in all four regular-season meets as well as the American Athletic Conference Championships and the NCAA South Regional
- Opened the season with a second-place finish in the 4k at the Jaguar Opener (21:35.14, 9/14)
- Followed that performance with a personal-best time in the 6k at the Sundodger Invite for a 21st-place finish (21:35.14, 9/19)
- Nabbed a no. 8 finish in the 6k at the Paul Short Run (21:37, 10/2)
- Broke her previous lifetime best in the 6k at conference championships, leading the team with a 17th-place finish (21:14.84, 10/31)
- NCAA South Regional, once again led the team finishing in 33rd place and lifetime-best time (20:57.2, 11/13)
- Was named to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
As a freshman (2014-15)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Did not compete in the outdoor season
- Was named to the 2014-15 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Did not compete in the indoor season
- Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-Louisiana Team member
- Competed in four regular-season meets on the season as well as the NCAA South Central Regional
- Posted three top-10 finishes and an additional top-20 finish before missing the Alabama Crimson Classic (10/17) and the American Athletic Championship (10/31) due to an injury
- Led the Green Wave in all four meets in which she competed prior to her injury
- Placed first at the Mississippi College XC Opener 4K to help the Green Wave team place first (14:36.66, 8/30)
- Notched a personal-best 5K time at the McNeese Cowboy Stampede, placing third overall and second overall out of all collegiate runners (17:26.2, 9/27)
- Posted Tulane's seventh-best 5K finish in school history at the Paul Short Run, personal-best time, placing sixth at the meet (21:45, 10/4)
- Notched an 18th-place finish at the Furman XC Classic 6K (22:14.09, 9/13)
- NCAA South Central Regional (23:17.4, 11/14)
- Was named to the 2014-15 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
Prior to Tulane: A seven-time letterwinner in track and field (four in indoor and three in outdoor) as well as a four-time letterwinner in cross country for Hollis Brookline High School in Hollis, New Hampshire...competed in the 1,000, 1,500, 1,600, 3,000 and 3,200 meter races during the track and field season as well as the 5K during the cross country season...helped lead the Cavaliers to a fifth-place finish in the New Hampshire State Championships...won the 3,000 meter New Hampshire State Championship during her senior year...earned first-team all-state honors in cross country and track and field during her sophomore, junior and senior campaigns...owns six school records in middle and long distance events, including the 2 mile run mark of 10:58.33...named the Nashua Telegraph Runner of the Year in 2012 and 2013...captured the New Hampshire Division II Cross Country Champion during her senior year.
Personal: Has one younger brother.