University of South Dakota Athletics

Emily Grove was inducted into the USD Athletics Hall of Fame in October 2025, sitting tied for the second-most most All-American honors at South Dakota in Division I era. Grove was a two-time NCAA Indoor and four-time NCAA Outdoor qualifier in her career, while also being named the Summit League Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year twice (2014, 2016).

Grove earned six All-American honors in the pole vault and finished national runner-up in 2013-14 (14-7¼). Graduating from USD with both the indoor and outdoor pole vault records (since broken), though the marks continue to sit top-3 in program history.

Professionally, Grove went on to compete at the Indoor World Championships and finished ninth in 2025.