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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Emily DeGroot

Emily DeGroot

  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Orange City, Iowa
  • Major:
    Sport Management
  • High School:
    MOC-Floyd Valley

Summary

Biography

Career Bests:
5k: 18:22.6 (2022 NAIA Championships)
6k: 22:48.9 (2023 GPAC Championships)

2023: NAIA National Meet qualifier ... posted a personal best mark and top-20 finish in the 6K at the GPAC Championships (22:48.9).

2022: NAIA National Meet qualifier ... GPAC All-Conference ... won her first-career race on Sept. 10 at the Herb Blakely Invitational, hosted by Dakota State University (19:17) ... she was a two-time GPAC Women's Cross Country runner of the week honoree (9.6, 9.13).

Signing Release | Career Results

Personal: daughter of Marlon and Cora Haverdink; sister to Andrew and Rachel
Favorite Bible Verse: Hebrews 12:1-2

Season Results: 
2023: NAIA Championships (6K) - 119th: 23:46.3 (199 runners)
          GPAC Championships (6K) - 20th: 22:48.9 (104 runners)
          Blazing Tiger NAIA Classic (6K) - 36th: 22:59.6 (288 runners)
          Briar Cliff Invite (6K) - 30th: 22:59.8 (224 runners)
          Dordt Sunflower Opener (5K) - 6th: 18:52.2 (111 runners)
          Augustana Twilight (5K) - 67th: 19:21.8 (358 runners)

2022: NAIA Championships (5K) - 51st: 18:22.6 (326 runners)
          GPAC Championships (5K) - 2nd: 18:41.9 (95 runners)
          Mount Marty Invite (5K) - 5th: 18:46.4 (148 runners)
          Defender Classic (5K) - 7th: 18:29.2 (153 runners)
          Roy Griak Invitational (6K) - 24th: 23:26.3 (429 runners)
          Herb Blakely Invitational (5K) - 1st: 19:17.0 (28 runners)
          Augustana Twilight (5K) - 26th: 18:50.0 (313 runners)

Bold denotes personal best
Italics denotes top 25 finish 
Bold/italics denotes personal best and top 25 finish

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

    5'5"

  • 2025Junior

    5'5"