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2023 Outdoor Track Roster

Emily Birch

  • Class Fifth Year
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  • Hometown Coeur D'Alene, Idaho
  • High School Lake City HS
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Biography

Career Records

Junior (2022): Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season, primarily in throws… Opened the season with a fifth-place finish at the Willie Williams Classic (March 18th), recording a toss of 52.25m… Posted a mark of 55.73m at the Aztec Invitational (March 24th), taking second-place to fellow Aggie Phethisang Makhethe… Took second in her flight and tenth overall at the Pacific Coast Invitational (April 14th) with a toss of 56.77m… Managed fifth-place in her flight and 12th overall at the Beach Invitational (April 15th) after recording a final distance of 56.90m… Took second in the hammer throw at the Don Kirby Tailwind Open (April 21st), setting a personal best with a toss of 57.52m and landing her fourth in the NM State All-Time Record Book.

Sophomore (2021): Competed in the hammer throw in seven meets for the Aggies... Never finished worse than 10th... Threw a personal best mark of 53.25m at the Jo Meaker Classic and Multi to finish fifth... Tied for her best finish at the WAC Championships where she finished fourth.

Sophomore (2020): Season canceled due to the Coronavirus.

Freshman (2019): Competed at eight meets… Recorded a personal-best mark of 49.69m (163-0) when she finished fifth in the hammer throw at the Fearless Champion Open… Posted a mark of 12.45m (40-10.25) in the shot put at the Fearless Champion Open…

Prior to NM State: Won the shot put at the 2017 IHSAA 5A State Championships… Finished in first place in 2018 Sandpoint EIL Discus Competition… Placed third in 2017 Strandberg Invitational Hammer Competition… Posted a mark of 13.16m (43-2) in the shot put…
 
Personal: Daughter of Jose and Michele Hernandez…

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

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  • 2020Sophomore

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  • 2021Sophomore

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  • 2022Junior

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  • 2023Fifth Year

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