Kindra Emberton is an athlete who just keeps going.
She is only a sophomore and already holds many records in cross country and track and field. Emberton is a health and fitness recreational major with a minor in nutrition and entrepreneurship. For track she runs distance and that includes the 800, mile, 3000, 5000, and 4×4 indoors. For outdoors she runs the 4×4, 800, 1500, 3000 steeplechase and 5000. She has also been a part of the DMR team as well.
In recent events for the season, Kindra holds numerous and has broken a few of her own, as well. She holds the records for indoor events such as the 4×4, 800, mile, 3000, 5000, and DMR. For outdoor she holds the records for the 800, 1500, 3000, steeplechase, and 5000. Finally for cross country, she holds the records for sophomore 6k, 5k and the 6k record itself. For all this running, it takes a lot of determination and confidence, both of which Emberton possesses. She pushes father than most athletes and strives for excellence. Her best memory so far during her season is hard to narrow down, but states that, “I can say I love the time before cross country meets trying to hype up the girls for the race or the heart-to-heart talks with my coach! I love all his stories of his past athletes”.
Emberton’s goals for the upcoming seasons are to become conference champion and become an All-American. As a sophomore, she is on her way to obtaining that goal. In 2012, she won 3rd place in conference for the 5000 indoor. For Cross Country she set a course record and got first in the Springfield Benedictine meet. Emberton also got 9th in conference and 27th in Regionals for cross country. In the new year of 2013 for indoor, Emberton was awarded 2nd in 5000, 3000, and 800 in the conference meet.
In competition such as cross country and track, there are sometimes words of wisdom that runners go by and for Emberton those words are, “If you pay the fiddler, you can dance to the music” and “If you are afraid of failure, you will never succeed.” Emberton always reminds herself to keep going and to remember why she started, as every athlete should remind themselves.
Emberton says to all athletes that, “the biggest advice is don’t give up. It’s not like high school; it’s going to be hard. Always remember why you started and to keep going, and is it worth quitting? You don’t have to be the top-athlete; you just have to have the heart for the sport. No matter what, don’t let your fears hold you back from becoming something everyone said you couldn’t be! Last, but not least….If you want to become a champion you can’t miss practice, you can’t be sick, and you can’t break anything! Don’t let someone tell you, you can’t. If they do, turn around and say to them…watch me.”