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2025-26 Swimming Roster

Abby Emrich

  • Position Free/IM
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • High School Northwood

Biography

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Honors & Awards
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (Fall ‘25)
William & Mary Provost Award Winner (2025-26)

2025-26 (Freshman)
Competed in nine meets… Had a fourth-place finish in the 200 free at UNCW (11/1/25)... Leadoff for the second-place 800 free relay team that registered a top-16 performance at the WVU Invitational (11/22/25)... Came in fourth in the 200 IM at the Tribe Quad Meet (1/9/26)... Posted a pair of top-three finishes in the 200 free and 500 free in a dual-meet win over Davidson (1/17/26)... Registered her first event victories at Johns Hopkins in the 200 fly and 200 IM (1/30/26)... Three-event finalist at the CAA Championships where she posted the fastest time in the 400 IM prelims at 4:23.22 for a personal record and top-16 performance (2/28/26)... Also notched a top-16 performance in the 200 back at 2:01.25.

High School
Lettered four years at Northwood High School… Three-time state champion, winning twice in the 200 free and again in the 100 back… Four-time all-conference selection… Finished runner-up at states in the 200 free and 100 back… Named MVP of the swim team in 2024 and 2025… Won the coaches award in 2023… Team captain for one year.

Personal
Born on May 20, 2007 to parents Steve and Lisa Emrich… Won the Superintendent's Award in 2025… Earned department awards in English, science, social studies, and Spanish… Graduated summa cum laude… High school valedictorian… Member of National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society… Participated in Swim Across America, Days for Girls, and White Oaks Swim Camp… Mother played tennis at Ball State for four years… Cousin Courtney Bang was a four-year soccer player at Notre Dame… Intends to major in biology.