Before ACU: Emma had an illustrious T&F career at Rockwall HS, highlighted by two trips to the state
track meet in Austin. As a HS freshman, she made her first trip to the state meet as she ran on the 5 th -
place 4x400 relay, while narrowly missing the state meet as an individual when she placed 4 th in the
Region II-6A meet in the 800. She received the Rockwall HS Trustee Award that year. In her sophomore
year, she again ran at the regional meet in the 800 (9 th place) and on the 4x400 relay (12 th place). During
her junior year of HS, Emma would go to the 6A state meet in the 400 where she placed 8 th , in her first
trip to state in an individual event. That year, the Rockwall HS 4x400 relay came close to qualifying as
they placed 5 th at the Region II-6A meet. She topped off an outstanding HS career by winning the District
10-6A 400, while placing 2 nd in the 800 to her Rockwall HS and now ACU teammate, Charley Hamilton. At
the Region II-6A meet that year, she would make the finals in the 400 (6 th place) and the 4x400 relay (8 th
place). During her senior she also placed 7 th in the 800 at the prestigious Texas Distance Festival.

Personal: Emma graduated from Rockwall HS in 2024. Here parents are Tony and Lisa Santoro and she
has two brothers, Noah and Ethan. At ACU, she is a Kinesiology major. In Abilene, she is an active
volunteer at the Beltway Church and at home in Rockwall she is an active volunteer at the Lakepointe
Church, where she works with young children in the Kids Ministry.

Why did you choose ACU? Because of how supportive and welcoming the people are. I love how small it
is, because it is easier to find community and to get to know more people.
What is your favorite thing about ACU? The people! I love my team, my coaches, my classmates, and
my professors.