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Marquette Men's & Women's XC headshots at Al McGuire Center on Friday August 25, 2023 in Milwaukee, WI.

Emily Capper

Class:
Junior
High School:
Divine Savior Holy Angels
Hometown:
Wauwatosa, Wis.

TFRRS Profile

2024-25:
Outdoor (Jr.): Competed in six events … Ran a 1500m PR of 4:45.43 at the Uncaged Eagle Open (May 9) … Competed in the BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Indoor (Jr.): Competed in five events … Ran a mile PR of 5:09.00 at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14) … Competed at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships.
Cross Country (Jr): Ran in five meets for the Golden Eagles ... ran a 6k PR of 22:55.6 at the Great Lakes Regional ... ran a 5k PR of 19:59.3 at the National Catholic Invitational ... ran a 4k PR of 15:15.0 at the Vic Godfrey Open.

2023-24:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Cross Country (So.): Ran in four meets for the Golden Eagles … Ran a 3M at Bradley Intercollegiate in 20:11.6 to place 52nd.
Indoor (So.): Ran in one meet ... Set a PR in the 3000m with a time of 11:06.69 at the Blue Demon Holiday Classic (Dec. 8).
Outdoor (So.): Ran in five meets ... Set a PR in the 5000m at Gibson Invitational (Apri 18) with a time of 19:04.23 ... Ran a PR 1500m at Badger Challenge (May 3) a 4:56.03.

2022-23:
BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Outdoor (So.): Participated in four meets in 2023 … Recorded a personal best time in the 5k of 20:00.01 at the Marquette Invitational (Apr. 22), finishing ninth … Clocked another personal best at the UW-Whitewater Drake Alternative (Apr. 28) of 5:14.11 in the 1500m … Ran a PR of 2:32.38 in the 800m at the Wisconsin Classic (May 5).
Indoor (Fr.): Appeared in three meets during her freshman season … Took third in the 800 meters at the Blue Demon Holiday Invitational on Dec. 9 with a PR of 2:28.73 … Recorded a mile PR of 5:38.58 at the Bill Clinger Classic on Jan. 27.
Cross Country (Fr.): Saw action in four meets in her freshman season … Ran a 5k PR of 20:37.3 at the Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 30) and finished 78th … Recorded a 6k personal best at the Bradley ‘pink’ Classic (Oct. 14) with a time of 24:45.4 to place 85th overall.

Prior to Marquette: A four-year letterwinner in basketball and a onetime letterwinner in her one year of track & field at Divine Savior Holy Angels … Named team chaplin of her track & field team in her senior year … She helped lead the dashers to a regional championship … Qualified for the state championships in the 4x800m with a time of 9:54.61 … In basketball, she was a two-time team captain team … Helped her basketball team win three regional championships and one sectional title … she was a two-time All-Conference selection, a two-time conference scholar athlete and was named academic All-State as a senior in basketball … Was named Sportswoman of the Year at her high school, awarded to the best athlete of the graduating class … PR’s: 1:05 (400m) and 2:29 (800m).

Personal: Capper was born March 12, 2003 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Paul and Margaret Capper … She has one older sibling, Sam … Majoring in digital media and journalism.