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2025 Women's Track

Emily Opalinski

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Major Political Science and Elementary Education
  • Highschool Cardinal Gibbons
  • Hometown Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Biography

CAREER RESULTS


Career Accolades

3x D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
Sunshine State Conference Commissioner’s Spring Honor Roll (2025)

AS A SENIOR (2025)
INDOOR
Did not see any competitive action.
 
OUTDOOR
Competed in three of the Moccasins’ 10 outdoor meets … saw action in the 1,500m, 3,000m and 5,000m … best individual finish came at the Tampa Spartans Classic with a 23rd-place showing in the 1,500m …  top season times included 5:48.47 (1,500m), 12:22.76 (3,000m), and 21:43.36 (5,000m).

AS A JUNIOR (2024)
INDOOR
Competed in one of the Moccasins’ five indoor meets … saw action in the mile … finished 38th at the RADD Sports College Invitational in 6:29.01.
 
OUTDOOR
Competed in three of the Moccasins’ nine outdoor meets … saw action in the 1,500m and 5,000m … top individual finish was 36th which happened in the 1,500m at the Tampa Spartans Classic and in the 5,000m at the ERAU Running Elements Classic … top season times included 5:45.59 (1,500m) and 21:42.11 (5,000m).

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023)
INDOOR
Saw action at all four indoor meets for the Moccasins … competed in the 800m, mile and 3,000m … top individual finish was 13th in the 3,000m at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational … posted the top-two mile times for the team in 2023 with a season-low of 5:07.80 … earned two of the top-10 mile times for the Mocs in 2023 … top mile time of 5:48.47 ranked eighth on the team … posted season bests of 2:37.23 in the 800m and 11:59.66 in the 3,000m.
 
OUTDOOR
Saw action in four meets for the Moccasins … competed in the 800m, 3,000m and 5,000m … top individual finish came in the 5,000m with a 22nd-place showing at the Embry-Riddle Spikes Classic … turned in the 10th-best 800m time of the season for Mocs at 2:39.36 … recorded the fifth-best 3,000m time of the season at 11:34.31 … secured a season-best time of 20:03.48 in the 5,000m.

AS A FRESHMAN (2022)
Competed in five meets for the Mocs … earned one top-10 finish … placed sixth in the 3000m at the UCF Knights Invite … time of 11:51.03 in the 3K ranked as the 10th best time for FSC in 2022 … posted personal best times in the 1500m and 5000m during the season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Cardinal Gibbons High School … competed in cross country and track … received the Broward County Student-Athlete Award … Second Team All-County in cross country in 2020 … Second Team All-County in track as part of the 4x800 relay team in 2021 … All-County Honorable Mention in the 3200m in 2021 … honored with the Blood, Sweat and Tears Award … received the Coach Glenn Lee Award … named Most Improved … earned MVP honors.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Brett and Andra Opalinski ... has a sister, Anna ... sister, Anna, was a member of the Florida Southern cross country and track programs from 2016-20 … grandmother, grandfather, aunt and uncle all attended Florida Southern along with her sister … favorite team is the Boston Red Sox … favorite athlete is Colleen Quigley … enjoys anything outdoors when not running including hiking, swimming and biking.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    5'6"
  • 2023Sophomore

    5'6"
  • 2024Junior

    5'6"
  • 2025Senior

    5'6"

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