The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2023-24 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
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Sticklen, Emma
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Emma Sticklen
- Position:
- Fly/Free/Back
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Taylor / Katy Aquatics Team
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- Major:
- Grad certificate in Sports Communications
Bio
- National Runner-up Team (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Two-time National Champion
- 200 fly (2023, 2024)
- 16-time All-American
- 100 fly (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 200 fly (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 200 IM (2023)
- 200 free relay (2023, 2024)
- 200 medley relay (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 400 medley relay (2022, 2023, 2024)
- Four-time Honorable Mention All-American
- 100 fly (2021)
- 200 IM (2024)
- 200 free relay (2022)
- 400 free relay (2022)
- UT record holder: 100 fly (49.70), 200 fly (1:49.77) 200 medley relay (3:25.18), 400 medley relay (3:24.92), 200 free relay (1:26.17)
- SEC Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 11, 2024)
- Four-time Big 12 Team Champion (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
- 12-time Big 12 Champion (Three-time Individual Champion)
- 100 fly (2024)
- 200 fly (2022, 2023)
- 200 free relay (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 200 medley relay (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 400 medley relay (2022, 2023, 2024)
- 2022-23 Big 12 Swimmer of the Year
- Five-time Big 12 Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 13, 2021; Oct. 12, 2022; Feb. 1, 2023; Oct. 25, 2023; Nov. 22, 2023)
- Two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Dec. 15, 2020; Jan. 27, 2021)
- 2023-24 CSC Academic All-American First Team
- 2022-23 CSC Academic All-America Third Team
- Two-time CSC Academic All-District Team (2022-23, 2023-24)
- Two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American First Team (2021-22, 2022-23)
- Two-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2021-22, 2022-23)
- Six-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
TOP TIMES (SCY/LCM) - Updated Mar. 19, 2023
50 free: 21,64/26.43
100 free: 48.95/56.23
200 free: 1:46.69/2:13.93
50 fly: 23.14/27.05
100 fly: 49.60/58.64
200 fly: 1:49.54/2:08.41
200 IM: 1:52.75/2:30.75
AS A GRAD STUDENT (2024-25)
- Part of the winning 200 medley relay that posted a time of 1:35.27 (17th-fastest in school history) and won the 200 fly in 1:50.52 in the win against SMU
- Swam on the winning 200 medley relay against Georgia with a time of 1:35.72 (NCAA-A), won the 50 free with a time of 21.76, won the 100 fly in 50.54 and split 47.80 in the 400 free relay that won in 3:12.54
- Set the UT record in the 50 free off the 200 free relay with her time of 21.50, helped the 200 free relay win with a NCAA-A cut time of 1:25.92, won the 100 back in 50.85 as a new personal best, was the runner-up in the 100 fly with a PB of 49.60, won the 200 fly in 1:49.54 (PB) and won the 200 IM with his final 200 IM time of 1:52.75 at the Texas Invitational
- Won the 100 fly with a time of 49.62 and the 200 fly in 1:49.99 against Indiana
- Broke her own UT record in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.77, was on the winning 200 medley relay and 400 free relay that beat LSU with a time of 1:36.24/3:14.50 and won the 100 fly in 50.23
AS A SENIOR (2023-24)
- Won the national championships in the 200 fly with a pool record of 1:50.99 at the NCAA Championships
- Won silver in the 100 fly with a program record 49.70 and finished 11th in the 200 IM (1:54.19) at the NCAA Championships
- Won silver with Berit Berglund, Anna Elendt and Kelly Pash in the 400 medley relay with a program-record 3:24.92 (49.67 fly) at the NCAA Championships
- Won bronze with Grace Cooper, Ava Longi and Kelly Pash in the 200 free relay with a program-record 1:26.17 (21.35) at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed with Emma Kern, Anna Elendt and Grace Cooper to place sixth in the 200 medley relay (1:34.74/22.57 fly) at the NCAA Championships
- Won gold in the 100 fly (50.61) and silver in the 200 fly (1:51.68) and 200 IM (1:55.05) at the Big 12 Championship
- Won gold with Emma Kern, Anna Elendt and Grace Cooper in the 200 medley relay in 1:34.47 (22.38 fly) at the Big 12 Championship
- Won gold with Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Kelly Pash in the 400 medley relay in 3:27.18 (50.051 fly) at the Big 12 Championship
- Won gold with Grace Cooper, Ava Longi and Kelly Pash in the 200 free relay with a meet-record 1:26.66 (21.68) at the Big 12 Championship
- Won the 100 back (52.13) and finished second in the 500 free (4:52.34) at SMU
- Set a pool record in the 200 free relay with Kelly Pash, Ava Longi and Sienna Schellenger of 1:27.48 (21.83) at SMU
- Won the 200 medley relay with Emma Kern, Alicia Wilson and Kelly Pash in 1:37.37 (22.86 fly) at SMU
- Placed third in the 400 IM (4:09.94) and fourth in a 100 free time trial (48.81) at The Sterkel Classic
- Joined Lydia Jacoby, Olivia Bray and Angie Coe to register a 200 medley relay time of 1:36.46 (24.34 back) at The Sterkel Classic
- Took second in the 200-meter free (2:04.83) and 200-meter IM (2:19.68) against SMU
- Won the 200-meter medley relay with Berit Berglund, Lydia Jacoby and Erin Gemmell in 1:51.21 (26.83 fly) against SMU
- Won the 50 free (22.37) and 200 IM (1:56.58) at No. 17 Duke
- Won the 200 medley relay with Emma Kern, Anna Elendt and Ava Longi in 1:37.02 (22.90 fly) at No. 17 Duke
- Won the 100 fly with a pool record and A-cut 50.39 at No. 10 NC State
- Set a pool record in the 200 free relay with Grace Cooper, Ava Longi and Emma Davidson of 1:27.65 (21.87) at No. 10 NC State
- Teamed with Alexa Fulton, Angie Coe and Sienna Schellenger to place second in the 400 free relay (3:!5.96/48.09) at No. 10 NC State
- Joined Berit Berglund, Anna Elendt and Grace Cooper to finish third in the 200 medley relay (1:35.14/22.77 fly) at No. 10 NC State
- Placed second in the 200-meter fly (2:08.57) and seventh in the 100-meter fly (59.25) at the TYR Pro Swim Series stop in Knoxville.
- Was the runner-up in the 200 IM with a time of 1:54.94 (NCAA-B) and won both the 100 fly at 50.36 (NCAA-A) and the 200 fly at 1:50.31 (NCAA-A) at the Texas Invitational
- Won the 100 fly (50.48), swam the second leg of the winning 200 free relay (1:27.07) and finished fourth in the 200 back (1:54.81) in the wins against Texas A&M and Georgia Tech
- Swam the third leg of the 200 medley relay (1:35.63) that finished second, was fourth in the 100 back (52.95) and was the runner-up in the 100 fly (52.76) in the dual meet against Virginia
- Part of the winning 200 med relay (1:37.29), won the 100 back with a time of 53.29 and the 100 fly (52.28) and was part of the fastest 200 free relay that finished with a time of 1:29.37 in the win against TCU
- Competed on the winning 200 medley relay (1:37.69), won the 200 fly (1:56.93) and won the 200 IM with her time of 2:02.13 at the Dust Off Your Boots Invitational
AS A JUNIOR (2022-23)
- Won the national championship in the 200 fly (1:49.95 - meet, program, pool record) at the NCAA Championships
- Tied for fifth in the 100 fly (50.15) and placed sixth in the 200 IM (1:54.09) at the NCAA Championships
- Won bronze with Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Grace Cooper in the 200 medley relay (1:33.22 - program record) at the NCAA Championships
- Won bronze with Olivia Bray, Lydia Jacoby and Kelly Pash in the 400 medley relay (3:25.18 - program record) at the NCAA Championships
- Teamed with Grace Cooper, Kyla Leibel and Kelly Pash to place sixth in the 200 free relay (1:27.11) at the NCAA Championships
- Won gold in the 200 fly (1:52.11) and silver in the 200 free (1:46.49) and 200 IM (1:57.88) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won gold with Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Grace Cooper in the 200 medley relay (1:34.21) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Kelly Pash to win gold in the 400 medley relay (3:26.42) at the Big 12 Championships
- Teamed with Kelly Pash, Grace Cooper and Ava Longi to win gold in the 200 free relay (1:28.30) at the Big 12 Championships
- Placed second in the 50 free (22.06) and 100 free (48.95) at The Sterkel Classic
- Finished sixth in the 100 breast (1:06.00) against SMU
- Took first in the 400 free relay (3:23.04/50.62 split) against SMU with Ava Longi, Bridget Semenuk and Ellie McLeod
- Won the 100 fly with a program-record 49.79 and 200 fly (1:51.37), and placed second in the 200 IM (1:54.70) versus No. 4 NC State
- Teamed with Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Grace Cooper to set a 200 medley relay program record of 1:33.70 (22.29 fly split) versus No. 4 NC State
- Set a program record in the 400 medley relay of 3:25.29 (49.35 fly split) with Olivia Bray, Lydia Jacoby and Kelly Pash in a win versus No. 4 NC State
- Won the 200 free relay with Grace Cooper, Kyla Leibel and Kelly Pash in 1:27.05 (21.28 split) versus No. 4 NC State
- Won the 100 fly (52.10) and placed second in the 200 fly (1:56.31) and fourth in the 100 IM (56.08) against No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Alabama
- Joined Olivia Bray, Lydia Jacoby and Kelly Pash to win the 400 medley relay (3:32.85/51.54 fly split) and finish second in the 200 medley relay (1:38.14/23.42 fly split) against No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Alabama
- Placed second in the 200 free relay with Bridget Semenuk, Grace Cooper and Kelly Pash in 1:29.34 (22.48 split) against No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Alabama
- Took third in the 400 free relay with Ava Longi, Grace Cooper and Erica Sullivan in 3:21.48 (49.35 split) against No. 5 Ohio State and No. 6 Alabama
- Teamed with Bray, Elendt and Cooper to win the 200 medley relay with an NCAA A standard time of 1:34.46 at the Minnesota Invitational
- Part of the winning 800 relay team with Leibel, Pash and Sullivan that finished with an NCAA A standard time of 6:59.67 at the Minnesota Invitational
- Finished fourth in the 200 IM at the Minnesota Invitational with her time of 1:56.07 (NCAA B)
- Part of the sixth-place 200 free relay team at the Minnesota Invitational that finished with a time of 1:30.25
- Won the 100 Fly A Final at the Minnesota Invitational with a time of 50.91 (NCAA A) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Part of the winning 400 medley relay at the Minnesota Invitational that swam a program record time of 3:25.96 (NCAA A)
- Fifth in the 200 fly A final with a time of 1:54.76 at the Minnesota Invitational
- Swam on the 4th place 400 free relay team at the Minnesota Invitational that finished with a time of 3:14.99
- Teamed with Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Grace Cooper to finish second in the 200 medley realy against No. 1 UVA with a time of 1:37.30
- Part of the winning 400 medley relay with Anna Elendt, Dakota Luther and Kelly Pash that finished with a time of 3:33.51
- Was third in the 100 fly with a time of 52.74, third in the 100 back at 52.93 and fifth in the 200 fly at 1:57.27 against UVA
- Teamed with Anna Elendt, Dakota Luther and Bridget Semenuk to win the 200 medley relay against Indiana and Texas A&M with a time of 1:38.32
- Won the 100 fly with a time of 52.27 (NCAA-B standard) and finished second in the 100 back with a time of 53.42 against Indiana and Texas A&M
- Teamed with Meghan DiMartile, Kelly Pash and Bridget Semenuk to finish second in the 400 medley relay (3:37.66) at the Dust Off Your Boots Invitational
- Won the 200 fly at the Dust Off Your Boots Invitational in 1:56.33 and was the anchor leg of the winning 400 free relay with Kelly Pash, Morgan Brophy and Ava Longi that posted a time of 3:20.99
AS A SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
- Placed fourth in the 100 fly (50.29) and seventh in the 200 fly (1:52.22) at the NCAA Championships
- Team with Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Kelly Pash to place fourth in the 400 medley relay (3:26.36) at the NCAA Championships
- Placed fifth with Julia Cook, Anna Elendt and Olivia Bray in the 200 medley relay (1:34.46) at the NCAA Championships
- Joined Grace Cooper, Kelly Pash and Bridget Semenuk to tie for 12th in the 200 free relay (1:27.84) at the NCAA Championships
- Won gold in the 200 fly (1:52.82), silver in the 100 back (52.67) and bronze in the 200 IM (1:56.69) at the Big 12 Championships
- Joined Julia Cook, Anna Elendt and Olivia Bray to win the 200 medley relay (1:34.04) at the Big 12 Championships
- Teamed with Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Kelly Pash to win the 400 medley relay (3:26.32) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won gold with Grace Cooper, Kelly Pash and Bridget Semenuk in the 200 free relay (1:28.06) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 200 free (1:47.35) and placed second in the 100 free (48.97) against Rice in the Sterkel Classic
- Joined Julia Cook, Anna Elendt and Olivia Bray to win the 200 medley relay (1:34.86) against Rice
- Teamed with Ava Longi, Kelly Pash and Bridget Semenuk to finish second in the 200 free relay (1:30.10) versus Rice
- Won the 200 free (1:47.82) and finished third in the 100 back (53.02) at North Carolina
- Placed second with Kelly Pash, Grace Cooper and Bridget Semenuk in the 200 free relay (1:29.36) at North Carolina
- Took second in the 100 fly (52.62) and 200 fly (1:55.60), and sixth in the 200 IM (2:06.00) at No. 5 NC State
- Joined Ellie Andrews, Kelly Pash and Grace Cooper to place third in the 200 medley relay at No. 5 NC State
- Finished third in the 100 fly (51.10) and 200 fly (1:53.15), seventh in the 50 free (22.55) and eighth in the 100 back (53.05) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Took second with Olivia Bray, Anna Elendt and Kelly Pash in the 400 medley relay (3:27.53) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Placed third with Kelly Pash, Julia Cook and Bridget Semenuk in the 200 free relay (1:29.06) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Teamed with Olivia Bray, Bridget Semenuk and Ava Longi to finish sixth in the 400 free relay (3:17.63) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Joined Evie Pfeifer, Erica Sullivan and Olivia McMurray to finish sixth in the 800 free relay (7:04.29) at the Minnesota Invitational
- Won the 200 fly (1:54.46) and placed second in the 100 fly (52.91) at No. 1 Virginia
- Took second with Bridget Semenuk, Kelly Pash and Julia Cook in the 200 free relay (1:30.08) at No. 1 Virginia
- Teamed with Olivia Bray, Grace Cooper and Morgan Brophy to finish fourth in the 400 free relay (3:19.93) at No. 1 Virginia
- Joined Ellie Andrews, Morgan Brophy and Ava Longi to place fourth in the 400 medley relay (3:40.38) at No. 1 Virginia
- Won the 100 fly (53.25) and took second in the 200 fly (1:56.27) at No. 21 Texas A&M
- Won the 400 free relay (3:21.38) with Olivia Bray, Julia Cook and Ava Longi at No. 21 Texas A&M
- Teamed with Sydney Silver, Ellie Andrews and Grace Cooper to finish second in the 200 medley relay (1:41.01) at No. 21 Texas A&M
- Won the 200 fly (1:56.24) and finished fourth in the 100 free (50.90) against Incarnate Word
- Won the 200 medley relay (1:39.96) with Julia Cook, Ellie Andrews and Kelly Pash versus Incarnate Word
- Joined Morgan Brophy, Olivia Bray and Bridget Semenuk to finish second in the 200 free relay (1:33.06) against Incarnate Word
AS A FRESHMAN (2020-21)
- Placed seventh in the 200 fly (1:54.09), 11th in the 100 fly (51.91) and swam in the prelims of the 50 free (22.59) at the NCAA Championships
- Finished second in the 100 fly (51.99), and third 200 fly (1:55.52) 50 free (22.56) at the Big 12 Championships
- Won the 200 fly (1:58.32) and finished fourth in the 200 back (2:04.41) against SMU
- Took second in the 50 free (22.50) and 100 fly (51.49), and placed third in the 200 fly (1:54.43) at the Texas Swimming Hall of Fame Invite
- Teamed with Miranda Heckman, Holly Jansen and Grace Cooper to finished second in the 200 medley relay (1:38.62) at the Texas Swimming Hall of Fame Invite
- Joined Holly Jansen, Emily Reese and Kyla Leibel to take second on the 400 medley relay (3:36.63) at the Texas Swimming Hall of Fame Invite
- Placed second with Kyla Leibel, Bridget Semenuk and Ava Longi in the 200 free (1:31.57) at the Texas Swimming Hall of Fame Invite
- Finished second with Olivia Bray, Julia Cook and Miranda Heckman in the 400 free relay (3:17.59) at the Texas Swimming Hall of Fame Invite
- Won the 100 fly (53.59) and took second in the 200 fly (1:58.29) against Texas A&M
- Teamed with Kelly Pash, Emily Reese and Grace Cooper to place second in the 200 medley relay (1:42.34) against Texas A&M
- Joined Grace Cooper, Miranda Heckman and Sydney Silver to finish second in the 400 free relay (3:27.03) against Texas A&M
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Swims butterfly, sprint freestyle and backstroke…three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and two-time NISCA All-American…2019 Texas State Champion in 100 butterfly and backstroke…Texas UIL State Record holder in the 100 butterfly (51.88)…won the 2018 Junior Nationals title in the 100 butterfly…2020 Olympic Trials qualifier in both butterflies…NCSA 100 butterfly champion in 2019…winner of Outstanding Student award for class of 2020…winner of the Pauline Phillips Award, presented to a swimmer in the Gulf area who displays characteristics of dedication to swimming, citizenship, and selfless support of teammates.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Chris and Leasha Sticklen…Chris played Division III football at Marietta College…has two siblings, Courtney and Zachary Southern.
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