Emma Kerkau

Class:
Junior
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Frankenmuth, Mich.
High School:
Frankenmuth
Major:
Movement Science

At Michigan
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2023, '24)
• Big Ten Champion (2023, 2N8)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2024, '25)
• Two-time member of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (March 25; April 1, 2025) following rowing with the 1V4 at the Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up and 2V4 at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge
• Enrolled at the School of Kinesiology, majoring in Applied Exercise Science

Junior (2025)
• Rowed in the bow seat of 1V4 as it finished first (7:22.80) against Syracuse and Penn in the morning session of the Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up (March 22)
• Timed 7:21.0 with the 2V4 from the third seat against Yale during the afternoon session at the Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up
• From the stroke seat of the 2V4, timed 7:53.9 against Oklahoma and 8:02.2 against Virginia at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (March 29)
• Placed second (7:14.66) with the 2V4 in the stroke seat at Texas (April 12)
• Finished first (7:09.28) in the morning and second (7:20.18) in the afternoon session from the stroke seat of the 1V4 on day one (April 18) of the Big Ten Invitational
• From the third seat, placed fourth (7:25.76) in the 1V4 on day two (April 19) of the Big Ten Invitational
• On the first day of the Big Ten Championship (May 17), helped the 2V4 advance to the finals in second place (7:31.91) from the stroke seat
• Earned bronze in 7:07.13 from the stroke seat of the 2V4 to help the team finish third overall on finals day of the Big Ten Championship (May 18)

Sophomore (2024)
• Rowed in stroke seat of the 3V8 as it timed 6:50.1 to finish first ahead of the U-M 1N8 and Michigan State (April 6)
• Helped the 3V8 win the mixed eight race against U-M's 1N8, 2N8 and an Open 8 (April 13) in 6:41.0 from the sixth seat
• Won a silver medal in 7:12.120 stroking the 2V4 to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 19)
• NCAA Championship spare

Freshman (2023)
• Made her debut in the 2N8’s fourth seat and timed 7:45 against Duke (March 31) and later finished in 7:06.44 to beat Virginia (April 1) at the ACC-B1G Double Dual
• On the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7), placed third from the fourth seat of the 2N8 in 7:20.074 ahead of Iowa and behind Indiana and Wisconsin; placed second in the afternoon race behind Ohio State and ahead of Michigan State and Wisconsin in 7:12:417
• On the second day of racing at the Big Ten Invitational (April 8), helped the 2N8 finish second in 7:07.573 from the fourth seat, behind Ohio State and ahead of Indiana and Rutgers
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), stroked the 2N8 to a time of 7:07:03
• Won gold from stroke seat of the 2N8 (6:54.903) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)

Prep
• Attended Frankenmuth High School in Frankenmuth, Michigan
• Student Council Vice President, National Honor Society member, Yearbook Editor
• Team captain in all three of her varsity sports; two-year captain in two sports
• Academic All-State honoree in two sports
• Earned 12 varsity letters for the Eagles; four each in volleyball, basketball, and soccer
• All-State and Dream Team honoree in basketball
• Also named All-Conference and recognized by the Basketball Coaches' Association of Michigan
• Helped her team win regional title including district and conference championships
• MHSAA Class B Female Rich Tompkins Multi-Sport High School Athlete of the Year (2022)
• Her senior year (2022), finished with the highest free throw percentage in the state at Division II
• In volleyball, earned Dream Team recognition as well as All-Region and All-Conference honors
• Collected All-Region, All-District, and All-Conference honors on the soccer pitch

Personal
• Daughter of Kirk and Melissa Kerkau