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Emma (Erickson) Ladwig swept the 800-meter indoor and outdoor national championships as a freshman in 2008, becoming the first freshman and second USD woman to win two national titles in one year. She earned six all-America honors that season and was named the 2008 USTFCCCA Scholar Athlete of the Year. South Dakota placed sixth at both the indoor and outdoor national championship meets in 2008.
Ladwig's school-record times in the 800 remain atop the Coyotes' charts more than a decade later. She ran 2:06.83 indoors and 2:07.26 outdoors in 2010. She also remains on the top-10 list in the 400, 1,500, mile and several relays.
Ladwig was one of seven Coyotes who qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Regional Championships in 2011 – the program's first year of postseason eligibility. She returned to the regional meet again in 2012. Ladwig went 8-for-8 in 800-meter titles in three different conferences – North Central, Great West and Summit League. She won 20 conference titles in all.
Ladwig is a physical therapist and clinic manager at Athletico Physical Therapy in Vermillion. She and her husband, Adam, have four boys, Will, Gale, Eli and Luke.
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