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2016-17 Women's Swimming & Diving Roster
Yang, Emily
Emily Yang
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-3
- Position:
- Medley/Butterfly
- High School:
- Northview
- Hometown:
- Johns Creek, Ga.
Bio
2018-19 (Senior): Competed primarily in freestyle and individual medley events • Leaves Davidson in the top 10 on the all-time performers list in the three events • Ranks seventh in the 400 IM and eighth in the 200 IM and 200 butterfly • Swam on the 200 free relay that placed 15th at the Bucknell Invitational.
2017-18 (Junior): Competed in the first four meets of the season before missing the rest of the year due to injury… won the 200 IM at the Georgetown and GW duals… turned in two Top 10 finishes at the TPI Invite.
2016-17 (Sophomore): Swam in seven meets, mostly in butterfly or IM events… won the 200 IM and the 200 fly at the Georgetown Duals and took second in both the 200 IM and the 200 fly at the William & Mary dual.
2015-16 (Freshman): Scored in two events at her first A-10 Championship, placing 16th in the 200 IM (2:06.42) and 200 butterfly (2:04.99) - (Feb. 17-20) • Finished second in the 200 IM (2:09.69) and placed third in both the 100 butterfly (58.82) and 200 butterfly (2:08.09), while helping the 400 medley relay team to gold at UNCW - (Jan. 30) • Placed second in the 400 IM with a time of 4:33.51 at William & Mary - (Jan. 16) • Swam in six events at the Total Performance Invitational and placed ninth in the 200 butterfly (2:06.16) and 15th in the 200 IM (2:08.74) with career-best times - (Dec. 3-5) • Placed third in the 200 IM (2:10.59) and took fourth in both the 100 butterfly (58.82) and the 400 IM (4:35.53) against Old Dominion and Marshall - (Oct. 30-31) • Against Georgetown, won the 200 butterfly (2:07.91) and took second in the 100 IM (1:01.38) - (Oct. 24) • Won her first collegiate event, swimming a time of 4:35.82 in the 400 IM, while placing third in the 200 IM (2:11.67) and the 200 butterfly (2:08.47) at the Richmond Duals - (Oct. 16-17) • Scored in all three events at the season-opening All-NC Invitational, placing 10th inthe 100 IM (1:01.67), 16th in the 400 IM (4:41.11) and 17th in the 200 butterfly (2:11.44) - (Oct. 2-3).
Prep Years: Swam for Colin Maloney at Northview High School • Four-year letterwinner • MVP Award • Most Outstanding Swimmer • Coach’s Award • Life Teammate Award • Member of the National Honors Society • Scholastic All-American • Junior Marshall • Georgia Merit Scholar.
Personal: Born June 7, 1997 in Atlanta, Ga. • Daughter of Yan and Quanhe Yang • Has an older sister Alice.
2017-18 (Junior): Competed in the first four meets of the season before missing the rest of the year due to injury… won the 200 IM at the Georgetown and GW duals… turned in two Top 10 finishes at the TPI Invite.
2016-17 (Sophomore): Swam in seven meets, mostly in butterfly or IM events… won the 200 IM and the 200 fly at the Georgetown Duals and took second in both the 200 IM and the 200 fly at the William & Mary dual.
2015-16 (Freshman): Scored in two events at her first A-10 Championship, placing 16th in the 200 IM (2:06.42) and 200 butterfly (2:04.99) - (Feb. 17-20) • Finished second in the 200 IM (2:09.69) and placed third in both the 100 butterfly (58.82) and 200 butterfly (2:08.09), while helping the 400 medley relay team to gold at UNCW - (Jan. 30) • Placed second in the 400 IM with a time of 4:33.51 at William & Mary - (Jan. 16) • Swam in six events at the Total Performance Invitational and placed ninth in the 200 butterfly (2:06.16) and 15th in the 200 IM (2:08.74) with career-best times - (Dec. 3-5) • Placed third in the 200 IM (2:10.59) and took fourth in both the 100 butterfly (58.82) and the 400 IM (4:35.53) against Old Dominion and Marshall - (Oct. 30-31) • Against Georgetown, won the 200 butterfly (2:07.91) and took second in the 100 IM (1:01.38) - (Oct. 24) • Won her first collegiate event, swimming a time of 4:35.82 in the 400 IM, while placing third in the 200 IM (2:11.67) and the 200 butterfly (2:08.47) at the Richmond Duals - (Oct. 16-17) • Scored in all three events at the season-opening All-NC Invitational, placing 10th inthe 100 IM (1:01.67), 16th in the 400 IM (4:41.11) and 17th in the 200 butterfly (2:11.44) - (Oct. 2-3).
Prep Years: Swam for Colin Maloney at Northview High School • Four-year letterwinner • MVP Award • Most Outstanding Swimmer • Coach’s Award • Life Teammate Award • Member of the National Honors Society • Scholastic All-American • Junior Marshall • Georgia Merit Scholar.
Personal: Born June 7, 1997 in Atlanta, Ga. • Daughter of Yan and Quanhe Yang • Has an older sister Alice.
Swimming & Diving: Georgetown Time Lapse
Thursday, October 29
Swimming & Diving: Sights & Sounds - Swim
Thursday, October 01
Swimming & Diving: Sights & Sounds - Lift
Thursday, October 01
Davidson moves to the Atlantic 10
Sunday, August 18
