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2016-17 Women's Track and Field

Emily Dyke

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Manchester
  • Hometown Midlothian, Va.

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS
1500-meter run: 4:28.47
3000-meter run: 9:54.36

2017: OUTDOOR

  • Placed first in the 3,000-meter run at the VCU Rams Invitational. 
  • Placed 15th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Atlantic 10 Championship.

2017: INDOOR

  • Placed first in the 3,000-meter run at the ETSU Invitational.
  • Placed first as a member of the 4x800-meter relay at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
  • Placed 14th in the mile at the Atlantic 10 Championship.

2016: OUTDOOR

  • Part of the winning 4x800-meter relay at the Coastal Carolina University Invitational. 
  • Posted a winning time of 18:00.07 in the 5000-meter run at the VCU Ram Invite. 
  • Her relay teams secured top-10 finishes in the 4x1500-meter relay and 4x800-meter relay at the Colonial Relays. 
  • Placed fourth with her team in the 4x800-meter relay at the Atlantic 10 Championships. 

2016: INDOOR

  • Held off the competition to secure a victory in the 3000-meter run at the Hampton University Indoor Invitational with a time of 10:36.97. 
  • Helped to her team victory in the distance medley relay at the Patriot Games. 
  • Aided the 4x800-meter relay and distance medley relay teams to fourth-place finishes at the Atlantic 10 Championships. 

2015: OUTDOOR 

  • Finished first in the 800-meter run at the VCU Ram Invite with a time of 2:15.55. 
  • Ran the 800-meter event with a fourth-place time of 2:15.07 at the Fred Hardy Invitational. 
  • Set a personal record in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:28.47 at the Virginia Challenge. 
  • Claimed fifth-place finishes in both the 4x800-meter relay and the 1500-meter run (4:31.48) at the Atlantic 10 Championships.

2015: INDOOR

  • Claimed first place in the mile run at the Liberty Open with a time of 4:59.19.
  • Helped lead her team to victory in the distance medley relay at the Hokie Invitational.
  • Came in first with a personal record-setting time of 9:54.36 in the 3000-meter run at the Penn State National Invitational.
  • Secured second place in the mile run at the Akron Invitational and Atlantic 10 Championships with times of 4:55.20 and 4:59.76, respectively.

2013: OUTDOOR

  • Finished 13th at the A10 Outdoor Championship in the 3K Steeplechase and 17th in the 1500m
  • Was 3rd at the MSU Legacy meet in the steeplechase with a time of 11:33.07
  • Runner-up in the 3K steeplechase at the Ram Invite

2013: INDOOR

  • Helped team to an 8th place finish in the DMR at teh Penn State National Invite and a 6th place finish at the Hokie Invite
  • Led team to a 1st place finish in the DMR with a season best time of 12:11.55 at the Hampton Invite
PRIOR TO VCU:
  • Was part of the fastest 4x800m her coach every coached
  • Made it to Districts four years in a row and advanced to Regionals in the 100 and 800m
  • A member of National Honor Society and Spanish Immersion Specialty Center
PERSONAL:
  • Daughter of John and Susan Dyke
  • Born: Jan. 25, 1995
  • Sibling(s): Adam Dyke
  • Major: Forensic Science and Spanish
  • Also runs for VCU's cross country team.

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

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  • 2014-15Sophomore

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  • 2015-16Junior

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  • 2016-17Senior

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