Marshall University Athletics
2006-07 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Emily Edmonson
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Girls Prep School
- Hometown:
- Chattanooga, Tenn.
2005-06 (Junior): Was victorious in her first event of her junior campaign, recording a time of 25.05 en route to a win in the 50-yard freestyle at Radford...Notched a second victory in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.96 at Xavier...Also won the 100-yard freestyle at Xavier with a time of 54.34...Added her third victory in the 50-yard freestyle at Youngstown State...Helped guide the 400-yard freestyle relay team finish sixth at the Conference USA Championships with a season-best time of 3:36.32...Member of 200-yard medley relay team that recorded a season-best time of 1:46.10, improving its previous best time by nearly three seconds...Member of 200-yard freestyle relay team that recorded a season-best time of 1:37/86 at the Miami Invitational.
2004-05 (Sophomore): Was member of 800-yard freestyle relay team that finished third at the MAC Championships...Also swam in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle as well as the 200-yard IM at MAC Championships...Member of three first-place 400-yard freestyle relay teams...Helped post a Fitch Natatorium-best time of 3:36.25 in the 400-yard freestyle relay against Radford/YSU...Member of 800-yard freestyle relay team that set the new school record with a time of 7:35.39 at the Miami Invitational...The team later set it again at the MAC Championships...Won the 50-yard freestyle against Radford/Youngstown State...Finished third in here only appearance in the 100-yard breaststroke...Member of 200-yard medley relay team that placed first against WVU/Xavier with a time of 1:49.65.
2003-04 (Freshman): Member of school-record holding relay teams in four events - 200-yard free style (1:36.09), 800-yard free style, 200-yard medley (1:46.92) and 400-yard medley (3:57.98)...Posted 18 first-place finishes during freshman campaign, including 100-yard free (54.35) against Youngstown State; 400-yard medley (3:59.98) and 200-yard free relay (1:39.01) against Toledo; 200-yard medley relay (1:50.43), 100-yard free (55.15) and 100-yard butterfly (59.98) against Eastern Michigan...200-yard medley (1:49.41), 50-yard free (24.85) and 100-yard free (54.40) against Buffalo; 400-yard medley (3:59.10) against Akron); 200-yard free (1:57.85) against Wingate/Georgia Southern; 100-yard free (54.56) and 400-yard free relay (3:45.42) against West Virginia Wesleyan/Baldwin Wallace; 200-yard medley (1:52.36), 200-yard free (1:56.98) and 200-yard free relay (1:40.24) against Xavier; 400-yard medley (4:03.75) and 200-yard free relay (1:40.24) against Ball State...Placed sixth in the 200-yard medley relay and seventh in 200-yard free relay at MAC Championships.
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner for head coach John Woods at Girls Preparatory School...Was a three-time State champion in the 200-yard free relay (2001, 2002, 2003)...Was a six-time All-State honoree in relays...Named Most Dedicated and Most Improved at Girls Prep while also receiving Coaches Award.
Personal: Full name is Emily McDaris Edmonson...Born on January 15, 1985...Daughter of Paul and Bette Edmonson...Father played football at Tennessee-Chattanooga...Has two older sisters, Cindy Brandenburg (35) and Katie Jennings (32)...Member of Gamma Beta Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, Golden Key Honor Society and APS (criminal justice honor society)...Earned the Herd[apos]s team academic award for 2004-05...Majoring in criminal justice with a minor in Spanish.
