Emma Torbert

position Distance
class Sophomore
Hometown Orlando, Fla.
High school Edgewater HS

position Distance
class Sophomore
Hometown Orlando, Fla.
High school Edgewater HS

Career Honors and Recognition
2024 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
2024 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results

2024-25

Indoor

Competed in four meets during the indoor season, running three 3K events and one mile race … Opened the season with a fifth-place finish in the 3K at the Gamecock Challenge, running 9:45.10 … The following week, she ran the seventh fastest indoor 3K in program history at the Scarlet & White Invitational, clocking a personal best time of 9:36.81 … Also ran the 3K at the SEC Indoor Championship, finishing with a time of 9:40.58 … Her lone mile race was the USC Invite where she placed sixth overall with a personal best mark of 4:50.23, ranking 10^th best indoor mile in Gamecock history.

Cross Country

Ran all six meets during the season, opening with a sixth place finish in the Covered Bridge Open 5K with a time of 18:04.85 … Clocked a new personal best in the 5K at the Live in Lou Classic, crossing the finish line at 17:50.5 … Best 6K finish was 17^th at the Furman Invitational, running 22:00.8 … Posted a personal best 6K at the SEC Championship, recording the 11^th best time in program history with a mark of 20:52.0 … Also ran at the NCAA Southeast Regional 6K, recording a time of 22:13.8.

2023-24
Indoor
Appeared in five meets during her first indoor campaign, running the mile and the 3000m … Made her collegiate debut in the Gamecock Opener 3K, running a personal best time of 10:22.28 to finish eighth overall … Her best mile performance came at the SC Invite, finishing eighth overall with a time of 5:09.07 … Also recorded a Top-10 finish in the USC Indoor Open mile, running 5:09.92 to finish ninth overall.

Outdoor
Appeared in four meets during the outdoor season, running the 1500m and the 5K … Made her outdoor debut in the Weems Baskin Invitational 5000m race, running 18:07.69 to place 10^th overall … Ran a 1500m PR at the USC Outdoor Open, finishing ninth with a final time of 4:50.88 … Ended her season with a runner-up finish in the 5K at the Charlotte Invitational, clocking 18:02.20.

Cross Country
Competed in four meets during her true freshman campaign, running four different 5K events … Made her season and collegiate debut at the Eye Opener on Sept. 1, clocking 19:49.9 … Set a collegiate best time of 18:33.0 at the Gamecock Challenge, finishing 28^th overall … Her second best individual finish on the season was at the Royals Challenge when she ran 19:14.71 to finish 62^nd overall.

Pre- South Carolina
High School
Lettered in soccer, cross country and track & field at Edgewater High School in Orlando, Fla. … Ran cross country, the 1600m and the 3200m while with the Eagles … Holds her school record in both the 1600m and the 3200m, earning “Best Distance Runner” MVP as a senior … Member of the first state qualifying cross country team in Edgewater High School history … Was a 2023 Florida State finalist in both the 1600m and the 3200m.

Personal
Born to her parents David and Terry Torbert on Feb. 1, 2005 … Has two siblings who both attend South Carolina, Jackson and Katie … Plans to major in Biology with plans to become a doctor … Was a member of the Honors College and recipient of the Academic Scholar Superlative Award … AP Scholar with Distinction Award as a junior and senior … AP Capstone Diploma … Member of the National Arts Honors Society and was named to the Academic Honor Roll each year in high school.

Personal Records

Indoor