Washington State University Athletics

WSU CAREER: As a JUNIOR (2016-17), spent the year balancing time between the varsity eight and second varsity eight…seated as stroke helped the varsity eight to a fourth place finish at the San Diego Crew Classic, finishing behind No.6 Texas, No.13 USC, and No.12 Wisconsin…as a member of the second varsity eight, her crew finished 1st in the ‘B’ Final at the Clemson Invite, with team finishing fourth overall…assisted the second varsity crew to a top four finish at the Pac-12 Championships, team finished in the top four for the third-straight year…capped off the season with the second varsity crew bringing them to a second place finish in the ‘C’ Final, to land 14th place overall, with the team finishing 14th…selected as an honorable mention for the Pac-12 Rowing All-Academic Teams…as a SOPHOMORE (2015-16), opened the season with the second varsity eight in a victory at No. 19 Gonzaga…moved to the varsity eight for the San Diego Crew Classic…helped crew advance to grand final with a second-place finish behind No. 14 USC on day one…placed fifth at the grand final on day two…competed with the varsity eight at No. 8 Washington…at the Clemson Invite, raced past five other crews to finish second in heat three the first session...later finished second in heat two of the second session…crew finished second one more time on day two, in heat one, just behind No. 4 Ohio State…helped power varsity eight to a victory over Oregon State to win the Crawford Perpetual Plate…Cougars went on to sweep all races and win a seventh-straight Winchell Cup…at the Pac-12 Championships, rowed varsity eight to a fifth-place finish, while team earned a top-four finish for the second-straight year…helped the Cougars’ varsity eight advance to the ‘C’ Final at the 2016 NCAA Championships…the eight won the heat and placed 13th at the Championships…the team finished 12th.
PRIOR TO WSU: Rowed one season at Tennessee…as a FRESHMAN (2014-15), rowed with the varsity eight boat and women’s college pair…won a gold medal with women's coxless pair clocking in at 21:20.9…rowed in varsity eight boat earning another gold medal with a time of 18:04.7 at the Secret City Head Race…at the Big 12 Rowing Championships, part of the varsity eight that finished fourth in the grand finals with a time of 6:57.53…rowed to a third place finish with a time of 6:46.5 against Iowa and UCF…at the 42nd Annual San Diego Crew Classic, narrowly finished in fourth with a time of 6:56.38 in the grand final…rowed at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational and placed third in three races.

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in rowing, basketball, soccer and cross country at Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School at Hamilton, Ontario…placed first at the Canadian Secondary School Rowing Association Regatta in the senior women's four...rowed with the South Niagara Rowing Club in Welland, Ontario, under coach Swede Burak…named player of the year for high school basketball in 2014…competed in soccer and cross country…recipient of Grant C. & Ann H. Hansen Rowing Scholarship Endowment.
 
PERSONAL: Born Emily Hope Thomson, July of 1996...father Ken Thomson and mother Penny Palmer...sisters Kennedy, Jessica, and Rebecca…brother Jared...double majoring in communication and criminal justice.