2016-17 Track Roster
Emmonnie Henderson
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Edwardsville
- Hometown:
- Edwardsville, Ill.
2015-16: Competed in the weight throw, shot put and discus throw during the indoor and outdoor seasons …was the indoor and outdoor ACC Shot Put Champion ... won 11 events throughout the season ... Earned second team All-American honors after finishing 13th in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championship ... earned first team All-ACC Outdoor honors and ACC Outdoor Women’s Field MVP after winning the shot put and finishing second in the discus ... Advanced to the NCAA Championships in both the shot put and discus for the second straight year ... Earned second team All-American honors in the shot put with a 13th place finish and honorable mention All-American honors in the discus.
2014-15: Competed in the shot put and discus throw during the outdoor season …took first place in seven events during the season…set a career-best and school record in the discus throw at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 58.34m, finishing third in the event to earn first team All-America honors…set another career-best in the shot put at 17.09m at the ACC Outdoor Championships…Won both the shot put and discus throw at the ACC Outdoor Championships…earned first team All-ACC Outdoor honors and ACC Outdoor Women’s Field MVP... finished 16th in the shot put at the NCAA Championships, helping her secure second team All-America honors...finished the season ranked 12th in the United States in the discus and 23rd in the shot put.
2013-14: Competed in the shot put and discus during her freshman outdoor season … opened the outdoor season with a first-place finish in the discus throw at the Border Battle meet, throwing a mark of 50.21m … finished in second place in the shot put at the Kentucky Relays with a career-high mark of 15.71m … placed second in the discus throw at the AAC Outdoor Championships, throwing a mark of 49.61m … threw a career-best mark of 50.51m in the discus throw at the Louisville Twilight Classic, finishing in third place … competed in the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds for both shot put and discus … finished in 31st place in the shot put competition, throwing a mark of 15.07m … finished in 19th place in the discus throw, finishing with a mark of 50.36m.
Prep: Was a three-time Class 3A state champion in the shot put, winning the discus state title twice ... set the state record in the shot put of 50-9.5 ... had a personal best of 156-7 in the discus ... led squad to a second-place finish at the state championships ... season-best shot put ranked as nation’s No. 6 performance among prep competitors in 2013 ... season-best mark in discus (167-8) ranked as seventh best ... maintained a 3.58 GPA.
Personal: Daughter of Emmitt Henderson and Lacia Jones ... birthday is Nov. 5 ... majoring in civil engineering.
