2024 Track & Field Roster
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Emig, Kris
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Kris Emig
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Los Altos HS
- Hometown:
- Mountain View, Calif.
- Previous School:
- De Anza CC
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Career Honors
2024 USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America (hammer throw)
2025
Was a regional qualifier and Big Ten medalist in the hammer throw ... Competed in nine meets during outdoor season ... Finished third in the hammer at Big Tens with a season-best mark of 70.04m (229-9) ... Was the secone time in his career that he broke the 70-meter mark ... Won the hammer throw at three meets, including the USC dual meet, Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite, and Jim Bush Legends Meet ... Had a mark of 69.95m (229-6) at the USC dual meet on May 4 ... Runner-up in the hammer at the 2025 Beach Opener, and was third at the Texas Relays ... Competed in four meets during indoor season, including the Big Ten Championships ... Finished fourth in the weight throw at the Husky Classic with a PR of 19.56m (64-2.25) ... That mark put him at No. 9 in UCLA's all-time indoor top-10 list ... Competed in the weight throw at Big Tens ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quartersย ... Named a 2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (3.7+ GPA for the academic year).
2024
UCLAโs top hammer thrower during the outdoor season, claiming nine of the top 10 marks during the 2024 campaign for the Bruins โฆ Jumped into first on the programโs all-time record list, throwing 71.03m (233-00) at the Pac-12 Championships to place third in the Conference โฆ Became the first Bruin in school history to break the 70-meter mark โฆ Placed 16th at the NCAA Championships (67.70m) in June ... Did not compete during the indoor season.
2023 ย
Appeared in two meets during the indoor season โฆ Threw a season-best mark in the weight throw (18.58m, 60-11.50) at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational, placing seventh in the meet โฆ With the throw, Emig landed at 10th all-time on UCLAโs indoor top 10 list ... Threw hammer in eight outdoor meets with the Bruins โฆ Claimed the top seven marks of UCLAโs season in the event โฆ Made his debut at the Ben Brown Invitational in March, placing fourth in the hammer throw โฆ Claimed first place at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (65.32m, 214-04) โฆ Hit his season-best at the USC Dual Meet at home, throwing a team-best 67.23m (220-07) against the rival Trojans โฆ Placed second at the meet ... Finished eighth in the Conference, throwing 65.93m at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Placed 17th in the region at the NCAA West Prelims in late May.
2022
Threw hammer at eight outdoor meets during his freshman season with the Bruins, picking up wins in the event in the West Coast Relays (65.80m, 215-10) and Ben Brown Invite (63.61m, 208-08) ... Set a new collegiate-best mark of 67.36m (221-00) at the Pac-12 Championships in May, placing fourth in the league with his throw ... That mark also cracked the all-time top 10 list for the Bruins.
2021 (De Anza Community College)
Third-ranked hammer thrower at the intercollegiate level โฆ Competed for De Anza Community College โฆ Threw in four meets in 2020, picking up a pair of individual victories and five top-4 finishes โฆ Picked up wins in the hammer (45.93m, 150-8) and shot put (13.25m, 43-05.75) at the 2020 ARC Beaver Relays โฆ Took second in the hammer at the Chabot Relays with a season-best mark of 48.90m (160-5).
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High School
Competed for Los Altos HS โฆ Picked up nine top-5 finishes in the shot put as a senior in 2019, including a then-personal-best mark of 52-04.25 at the CIF Central Coast Section Finals โฆ Secured five top-5 finishes in the discus as a senior โฆ Finished seventh in the discus at the SCVAL-DAL Finals with a mark of 129-8.
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Personal
Born in Mountain View, Calif., to parents Marika and George Emig โฆ Decided to attend UCLA for the perpetual success of the throws program โฆ Lists his greatest athletic thrill as letting the hammer go and knowing itโs a good one before it even lands โฆ Admires hammer throwerย Nick Miller.
Career Honors
2024 USTFCCCA Second-Team All-America (hammer throw)
2025
Was a regional qualifier and Big Ten medalist in the hammer throw ... Competed in nine meets during outdoor season ... Finished third in the hammer at Big Tens with a season-best mark of 70.04m (229-9) ... Was the secone time in his career that he broke the 70-meter mark ... Won the hammer throw at three meets, including the USC dual meet, Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite, and Jim Bush Legends Meet ... Had a mark of 69.95m (229-6) at the USC dual meet on May 4 ... Runner-up in the hammer at the 2025 Beach Opener, and was third at the Texas Relays ... Competed in four meets during indoor season, including the Big Ten Championships ... Finished fourth in the weight throw at the Husky Classic with a PR of 19.56m (64-2.25) ... That mark put him at No. 9 in UCLA's all-time indoor top-10 list ... Competed in the weight throw at Big Tens ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quartersย ... Named a 2025 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (3.7+ GPA for the academic year).
2024
UCLAโs top hammer thrower during the outdoor season, claiming nine of the top 10 marks during the 2024 campaign for the Bruins โฆ Jumped into first on the programโs all-time record list, throwing 71.03m (233-00) at the Pac-12 Championships to place third in the Conference โฆ Became the first Bruin in school history to break the 70-meter mark โฆ Placed 16th at the NCAA Championships (67.70m) in June ... Did not compete during the indoor season.
2023 ย
Appeared in two meets during the indoor season โฆ Threw a season-best mark in the weight throw (18.58m, 60-11.50) at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational, placing seventh in the meet โฆ With the throw, Emig landed at 10th all-time on UCLAโs indoor top 10 list ... Threw hammer in eight outdoor meets with the Bruins โฆ Claimed the top seven marks of UCLAโs season in the event โฆ Made his debut at the Ben Brown Invitational in March, placing fourth in the hammer throw โฆ Claimed first place at the Rafer Johnson-Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational (65.32m, 214-04) โฆ Hit his season-best at the USC Dual Meet at home, throwing a team-best 67.23m (220-07) against the rival Trojans โฆ Placed second at the meet ... Finished eighth in the Conference, throwing 65.93m at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ Placed 17th in the region at the NCAA West Prelims in late May.
2022
Threw hammer at eight outdoor meets during his freshman season with the Bruins, picking up wins in the event in the West Coast Relays (65.80m, 215-10) and Ben Brown Invite (63.61m, 208-08) ... Set a new collegiate-best mark of 67.36m (221-00) at the Pac-12 Championships in May, placing fourth in the league with his throw ... That mark also cracked the all-time top 10 list for the Bruins.
2021 (De Anza Community College)
Third-ranked hammer thrower at the intercollegiate level โฆ Competed for De Anza Community College โฆ Threw in four meets in 2020, picking up a pair of individual victories and five top-4 finishes โฆ Picked up wins in the hammer (45.93m, 150-8) and shot put (13.25m, 43-05.75) at the 2020 ARC Beaver Relays โฆ Took second in the hammer at the Chabot Relays with a season-best mark of 48.90m (160-5).
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High School
Competed for Los Altos HS โฆ Picked up nine top-5 finishes in the shot put as a senior in 2019, including a then-personal-best mark of 52-04.25 at the CIF Central Coast Section Finals โฆ Secured five top-5 finishes in the discus as a senior โฆ Finished seventh in the discus at the SCVAL-DAL Finals with a mark of 129-8.
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Personal
Born in Mountain View, Calif., to parents Marika and George Emig โฆ Decided to attend UCLA for the perpetual success of the throws program โฆ Lists his greatest athletic thrill as letting the hammer go and knowing itโs a good one before it even lands โฆ Admires hammer throwerย Nick Miller.
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)
Wednesday, April 17
powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Monday, June 27
