Emily Erhardt
Emily Erhardt
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Bondurant, Iowa
  • High School:
    Bondurant-Farrar
  • Event(s):
    Distance

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Three-time letterwinner (2021-2023)
2023 | junior
  • Ran the fourth-fastest time in school history in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the A-R-C Championships in a time of 11:58.75
  • Also set a personal best at the Championships with a time of 5:08.55 in the 1,500 meters
  • Took second in the 3,000 indoor meters at the Grinnell Invite with a career-best 11:23.13
2022 | sophomore
  • Set a career-best in the indoor mile with a time of 5:41.71 at the Liz Wuertz Invite, the second-fastest time by a Storm runner that season
  • Ran a career-best in the outdoor 1500 meters with a time of 5:15.79 at the Dr. Tucker Open
  • Part of the indoor distance medley relay team that set a season-best at the A-R-C Indoor Championships (13:11.67) by over 40 seconds
2021 | freshman
  • Set a career-best in the outdoor 800 meters with a time of 2:39.39 at the A-R-C Championships
High School
  • A 2020 graduate of Bondurant-Farrar
  • Named all-conference as a senior and sophomore 
  • State participant
  • Three-time letterwinner in cross country and received four letters in track and field
  • Earned academic all-conference honors
Personal
  • Daughter to Terry Swaim and Jamie Erhardt
  • Has one brother, Ethan
  • Majoring in health and exercise science with a minor in nursing

News Mentions

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Storm women complete final preparations for conference championships

Strengthened with multiple season and personal bests, the Simpson College women’s track team completed its final preparations before the...

May 3, 2024

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Distance runners, throws kick off first day of home meet

The Simpson College women’s track and field team opened the Kip Janvrin Open with its distance runners and throws taking center stage.

April 25, 2024

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Storm duo obliterate outdoor 10,000 meter school record

Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth of the Simpson College women’s track and field team both smashed the school record in the outdoor 10,000 meters...

April 21, 2024

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Kallem, Booth break 5,000 meter school record in outdoor debuts

Lara Kallem and Teghan Booth of the Simpson College women’s track and field team both broke Kallem’s old school record in the 5,000...

April 12, 2024

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Storm continue outdoor season at Wartburg

The Simpson College women’s track and field team continued its outdoor season at the Wartburg Outdoor Select on Friday and Saturday.

April 6, 2024

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Storm women start outdoor season in Pella

The Simpson College women’s track and field team opened its outdoor season at the Central Invitational on Thursday.

March 28, 2024

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Multiple school records go down on final day of conference championships

The Simpson College women’s track and field team saw two more school records go down on the final day of the American Rivers Conference...

February 24, 2024

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Hays, Erhardt lead Storm at Wartburg

The Simpson College women’s track and field team finished up its last meet before next week’s conference championships, led by...

February 17, 2024

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Hays breaks second school record of the season

The Simpson College women’s track and field team saw one of its athletes set a school record for the second straight day, as Maddie Hays...

February 10, 2024

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Storm women claim multiple podium finishes

The Simpson College women’s track and field team had multiple athletes finish on the podium across various events at the Wartburg Select on...

February 3, 2024

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Johnson, Arnold win events at Grinnell

Aaliyah Johnson and Audrey Arnold paced the Simpson women’s track and field team by winning events at the Grinnell Invitational on Saturday.

January 27, 2024

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Kallem breaks 3,000 meter school record

Lara Kallem of the Simpson women’s track and field team ran a blistering 10:08.91 in the 3,000 meters to break the school record in the...

January 19, 2024