Emma Heckel

Photo by: Mallory Peak | Louisville Athletics

Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Nuremberg, Germany
High School:
Sigmund-Schuckert Gymnasium
Prev School:
New Mexico

Emma Heckel TFRRS Profile

CAREER HONORS (Louisville)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2025)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2025)

CAREER HONORS (New Mexico)
• USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team, 5000m (2022)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Second Team, 10000m (2022)
• USTFCCCA Cross Country All-America (2021, 2022)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention, 5000m (2022)
• Mountain West Cross Country Silver Medalist (2021)
• Mountain West Outdoor Silver Medalist, 5000m (2022)
• Mountain West Cross Country Bronze Medalist (2022)
• Mountain West Outdoor Bronze Medalist, 10000m (2022)
• All-Mountain Region Cross Country (2021, 2022)
• NCAA West Regional Qualifier, 5000m (2022)
• NCAA West Regional Qualifier, 10000m (2022)

2024-25
Cross Country:
• Did not compete in any cross country events

Indoor:
• Did not compete in any indoor events

Outdoor:
• Competed at three meets in the 5000m and 10000m
• Made her Louisville debut at the Bryan Clay Invitational with a season-best 5000m time of 16:54.28
• Competed in the 10000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships, crossing the line in 35:50.70

New Mexico Honors:
• Tabbed as an All-American three times on the track, including a pair of Second Team honors in the indoor 5000m and outdoor 10000m during the 2022 season
• Two-time All-American in cross country, finishing as high as 18th nationally in 2021
• Finished as the Mountain West cross country runner-up in 2021 before placing third in the conference in 2022
• Collected two podium finishes at the 2022 Mountain West Outdoor Championships, finishing second in the 5000m and third in the 10000m
• Earned All-Region honors at both the 2021 and 2022 Mountain Regional Cross Country Championships, placing ninth in 2021 and 11th in 2021