Emma Mathis

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Columbus, Ga.
Squadron:
04 Fightin' Fourth
High School:
Brookstone School

HIGH SCHOOL: Brookstone School…member of two Georgia Independent Athletic Association state championship 4x800-meter relay teams (2024, 2026)…finished second in the state for 1600 and 3200 meters as a senior…also placed second at the state cross country meet that year…three-time all-state selection…earned additional top-10 state finishes in the 800-meter run (fourth-place finishes in 2025, 2026) and cross country (seventh place in 2024)…member of two GIAA state championship teams (2023 cross country, 2024 track and field)…also helped Brookstone cross country to runner-up state finishes in 2022 and 2024…also competed on the swim team all four years…member of two state championship teams (2023, 2024)…accounted for multiple individual top-10 finishes at the state meet…added two letters in softball and one in cross country…graduated with a 4.0 GPA (4.8 weighted)…received the GIAA Academic Athlete Award…served as president of the Science National Honor Society and National English Honor Society…Head Girl Prefect…ranked with top 10-percent of graduating class.

PERSONAL: Full name is Emma Cleveland Mathis…daughter of Chad and Liz Mathis…both parents competed in collegiate athletics at Columbus State University (father: baseball, mother: softball, cross country)…has one younger brother…planning to major in biology…future plans include becoming a pilot…enjoys listening to music, going to the gym, telling jokes, and finding good stickers to put on my computer and water bottle…other favorites include indie rock and folk music, making yogurt bowls, the color green, journaling, and going on adventures with her brother…is really good at arcade claw machines…uncle, Thomas McKnight, is a 2005 graduate of the Air Force Academy…credits coaches Karissa Branch and Kayla Mumpower with having the biggest influence on her athletic career…member of Cadet Squadron 04.