Emma Bates

Former Elk River standout, NCAA Champion and pro runner Emma Bates finishes 5th in Boston!

Former Elk River standout Emma Bates excels at the World Championships!

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Ethan Powell's winning mile time of 4:39.96 from last Sunday seems kind of pedestrian until you consider the venue.

This year's conditions for the USA Cross Country Championships promise to be a lot warmer and a little drier than last year. Colorado Track XC file photo by Alan Versaw.

Emma Bates thought she would run at a Division II school. Now, she has the potential to win multiple Division I national championships at Boise State. “I came out here and absolutely fell in love with Boise,” Bates said. “I thought, ‘I have to come here.’ I wasn’t really thinking about coming to a Division I school. (Former BSU distance coach Brad Wick) believed in me a lot, that I could do big things here. This is where I was meant to be.” (via www.idahostatesman.com)

Red-shirt junior cross country star Emma Bates is perhaps the best athlete on campus. (via arbiteronline.com)

Boise State's Emma Bates became the first Bronco to win an NCAA West Region Cross Country title Friday (Nov. 15) winning her fourth of five meets this season. Her 6-kilometer win at Haggin Oaks Golf Course advances her to the NCAA National Championships, Nov. 23 in Terre Haute, Ind., where she will be joined by teammate Jeff Howard who placed seventh in the men's 10-kilometer race. (via www.broncosports.com)

From 2K forward, Emma Bates didn't so much as have anyone cluttering up the vision in her rear-view mirror. Photo by Alan Versaw.

Isaiah Bragg is enjoying a solid season at the Air Force Academy and is key to the Falcons' hopes for a conference title. Photo by Ray McCoy, USAFA/DenMar Photo Services. 

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Boise State junior Emma Bates captured the prestigious 2013 ISU Pre-National Invitational women’s 6-kilometer blue race title, Saturday morning, leading the Bronco women to an 11th-place finish (443-points).