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2018 Men's Track and Field Roster

Emory Lobley

  • POSITION Mid-Distance, Distance
  • HEIGHT 5-11
  • CLASS Senior
  • HOMETOWN Dalhart, Texas
  • HIGHSCHOOL Dalhart HS

Biography

General Business major … Two-time all-conference runner who figures to be a team leader as a senior … Possesses good foot speed and strong work ethic … Developed into an asset to OC’s relay teams, earning NCCAA All-America honors in one event … Older brother of women’s track and field team member Ivy Lobley … Has personal-best times of 25:54.9 in 8,000-meter cross country, 15:34.18 in the 5,000 meters, 4:18.08 in the mile, 3:56.88 in the 1,500 meters, 1:55.36 in the 800 meters and 1:15.71 in the 600 yards … 2017-18: All-Great American Conference second-team honoree in the 1,500 meters … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (fall and spring semesters) …Ran in four cross country meets … Posted career-best 10,000-meter XC time of 32:50.8 in the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark. … In Heartland Conference Championship in Wichita, Kan., finished 22nd, covering the 8,000 meters in 26:37.1 … At the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Championship in Canyon, Texas, placed 100th with time of 34:14.3 over 10,000 meters … During indoor season, ran in four meets … Posted career-best 1,000-meter time of 2:35.36 in the Arkansas Invitational … Recorded career-best mile time of 4:18.08 in the Arkansas Qualifier … During outdoor season, competed in eight meets … At the Texas Relays, recorded career-best time of 3:56.88 in the 1,500 meters … In the Great American Conference Championships in Magnolia, Ark., placed fourth in the 1,500 meters (and earned All-GAC second-team honors) in 4:02.42 and was 12th in the 800 meters in 1:58.94 … Ran career-best 800-meter time of 1:55.36 at the Arkansas Twilight meet … 2016-17: Ran in six cross country meets, earning honorable mention on the All-Heartland Conference list … Earned All-Great American Conference second-team honors in outdoor track in the 1,500 meters … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (fall semester) and President’s List (spring semester) … In cross country, posted career-best time of 25:54.9 to finish 13th individually in the Heartland Conference Championship in Mansfield, Texas … Helped OC post a runner-up team finish … In the NCAA Division II South Central Region Championship in Denver, finished 121st individually in time of 35:18.2 over 10,000 meters … In indoor track, ran in the 800 meters and the mile … Best 800 time was 1:58.76 in Pittsburg State’s Gorilla Classic … Top mile time was 4:25.15 in the Nebraska Tune-Up … During outdoor season, ran at 800, 1,500 and 5,000 meters … Best 5,000 time was 15:34.18 in the Friends Invitational … Top 800 time was 1:57.73 in Texas State’s Bobcat Invitational … At the Great American Conference Championships in Searcy, Ark., earned All-GAC second-team honors in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:01.72, good for a sixth-place finish … Also ran in the 800 at the GAC meet, posting a time of 1:59.78 … 2015-16: Ran in four cross country meets, earning honorable mention on the All-Heartland Conference list … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List (fall and spring semesters) … In the season-opening cross country meet, the Central Oklahoma Land Run, covered the four miles in 22:03.19, good to finish 38th … Recorded a career-best 8K time of 26:53.13 in the Missouri Southern Stampede, finishing 129th … Placed 46th in the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree with time of 28:26.3 … In Heartland Conference Championship in Laredo, Texas, picked up the All-Heartland honorable mention award with a 13th-place finish, covering the 10,000-meter course in 27:22.0 and helping the Eagles win the team title … In indoor track season, focused on 600-yard and 800-meter events … Had career-best 600-yard time of 1:15.71 in the Pittsburg State Invitational … In next meet, Pittsburg State’s Indoor Gorilla Classic, set career-best time in the 800 meters with a 1:55.73 clocking … Competed on OC’s distance medley relay team that finished second at the Nebraska Tune-Up with a time of 10:21.72 … During outdoor season, ran mostly in 800-meter and 1,500-meter races … Posted career-best 1,500 time of 4:06.80 in the Southwestern (Kan.) Relays … Ran as part of OC’s distance medley relay team in the Texas Relays, which recorded a time of 10:17.73 … At the Great American Conference Championships, posted top 800 time of season, 1:56.83, and placed ninth … 2014-15: Ran in six cross country meets … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s Commissioner’s List … Made collegiate debut in the Central Oklahoma Land Run, covering the four miles in 22:42.9 and finishing 30th … At the Missouri Southern Stamped, placed 124th in 29:02.6 … Had solid 54th-place showing at the Oklahoma State Cowboy Jamboree, with time of 29:19.1 … Posted highest career finish in the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational, placing 25th in 27:30.66 … In the Heartland Conference Championship in Wichita, Kan., finished 31st with time of 27:23.7 … Ran as OC’s No. 7 runner in the NCCAA Championship in Houghton, N.Y., placing 47th individually with time of 26:55.3 on a cold, snowy day while helping the Eagles to a runner-up team finish … During indoor season, qualified for the NCCAA Championships in the mile and the distance medley relay … Earned All-America honors at the national meet in Cedarville, Ohio, running the third leg on the DMR team that finished third in 10:22.71 … Joining with him on that relay team were Brennym Kaelin, Joshua Jones and Roberto Diaz … In the NCCAA mile, finished 11th in 4:35.07 … Also ran the 800 meters indoors, with a top time of 2:00.12 in Missouri Southern’s Lion Invite … During outdoor season, qualified for the NCCAA Championships in the 800 meters … At the national meet in Rome, Ga., finished 10th in a career-best 1:56.50 … Ran the 1,500 meters once outdoors, finishing in 4:13.18 at the Oklahoma Baptist Open … Previous school: Standout runner at Dalhart High School … Qualified for the Texas Class 3A cross country meet as a senior but was unable to compete due to injury … During the spring at the 3A state track meet, he ran fifth in the 800 meters and seventh as part of Dalhart’s 4x400-meter relay.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Mid-Distance, Distance
    5'11"
  • 2016Sophomore

    Mid-Distance, Distance
    5'11"
  • 2017Junior

    Mid-Distance, Distance
    5'11"
  • 2018Senior

    Mid-Distance, Distance
    5'11"