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2024-25 MIT Women's Track and Field Roster

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Emily Ball

  • Height 5-7
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Des Moines, Iowa
  • High School Dowling Catholic
  • Event Throws
  • Major Chemistry

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFRRS)

Accolades (Indoor): 
- NCAA Qualifier - Shot Put (2023-24) 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - Shot Put, Weight Throw (2023-24)
 
Accolades (Outdoor): 
- NEWMAC Champion - Discus, Hammer, Javelin (2023-24) 
- NEWMAC All-Conference First Team - Discus, Hammer, Javelin (2023-24) 
- NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team - Shot Put (2023-24) 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - Shot Put, Discus, Hammer Throw, Javelin (2023-24) 
- NCAA Qualifier - Discus, Javelin (2023-24) 
- All-America First Team - Discus (2023-24)
 
Accolades: 
- NEWMAC Field Athlete of the Year (2023-24)  
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2023-24) 
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2023-24)

2023-24:
- Competed in 20 meets  
- Finished seventh in the discus and 18th in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor National Championship 
- Placed second in the discus and hammer throw at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship  
- Won the discus, hammer, and javelin throw at the NEWMAC Championship  
- Placed 19th in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor National Championship 
- Finished second in the weight throw at the New England D3 Indoor Championship 

2022-23:  
- Competed in 18 meets  
- Placed seventh in the discuss at the NCAA Outdoor National Championship 
- Finished sixth in the discus at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championship 
- Placed second in the discus and third in the hammer throw at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship  
- Won the discus and javelin throw at the NEWMAC Championship 
- Placed fourth in the weight throw at the New England D3 Indoor Championship

2021-22:
- Competed in 17 meets
- Finished third in the hammer throw at the NEWMAC Championship
- Placed third in the discus at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship

Favorite Sports Memory:
- Earning All-American honors in the discus and a fourth-place podium team finish at the 2023 NCAA D3 Outdoor Championships! Roll Tech!

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Throokies (thrower cookies) before meet days. Fun team bonding and competition fuel.

Off the Track at MIT:
- Majoring in chemistry with a concentration in music
- Research: Organic Chemistry selective catalysis in the Wendlandt laboratory
- Music Director for Centrifugues A Capella
- Burton-Conner MedLinks Residential Director
- MIT Concert Choir Member
- First Year Associate Advisor

High School:
- First place in discus at the USATF 2019 IA State Meet
- No. 23 high school discus thrower nationally in the 2020 season
- Third place in discus in Class 4A at the 2021 IA State Meet
- Fifth place in discus at the 2021 HS Drake Relays
- PR of 145 feet, 11 inches in the discus
- Three-time varsity letter winner
- Also played softball and volleyball
- Class valedictorian
- Member of the National Honor Society
- National Merit Scholarship Finalist
- Mock Trial Club Member and Team Co President
- Member of the Band and Choir
- Math Club Co-President as a Junior and Senior
- Student Ambassador
- 2021 Governor's Scholar Award
- Presidential Honor Roll all semesters
- Seal of Biliteracy

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22First Year

    Throws
    5'7"
  • 2022-23Sophomore

    Throws
    5'7"
  • 2023-24Junior

    Throws
    5'7"
  • 2024-25Senior

    Throws
    5'7"