{{Short description|American long-distance runner}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Emma Grace Hurley | fullname = | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|12|19|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | residence = | nationality = | spouse = | sport = Athletics | event = Long distance running, Cross country running | club = | worlds = | nationals = | headercolor = | pb = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = }}
'''Emma Grace Hurley''' (born 19 December 1997) is an American long-distance and cross country runner. She was runner-up at the 2024 USA Cross Country Championships and represented the United States at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships. In 2026, she won the USATF 10-Mile national title and set an American national record over 8km.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/emma-grace-hurley-14708277 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=5 December 2025|title= Emma Grace Hurley }}</ref>
==Biography== Hurley graduated from Furman University in 2020 with her final track season canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In her time at Furman she won an indoor conference title over 3000 metres and competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships. After graduation she began training with the Atlanta Track Club in November 2021, working with coaches Amy and Andrew Begley.<ref name="baker">{{cite web|url= https://fast-women.org/2023/03/06/a-breakthrough-day-for-emma-grace-hurley-at-usatf-15k-champs/|website=Fast-women.org|accessdate=6 Dec 2025|title= A breakthrough day for Emma Grace Hurley at USATF 15K Champs|date=March 6, 2023}}</ref>
In March 2023, Hurley was runner-up at the USATF 15km Championships in Jacksonville, Florida, finishing behind Emily Sisson.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://wingfoot.atlantatrackclub.org/blog/greetings-from-running-city-usa-emma-grace-hurley|website=wingfoot|accessdate=6 December 2025|date=March 23, 2023|first=Jay|last=Holder|title= Greetings from Running City USA: Emma Grace Hurley }}</ref> That year, she placed third third at the USATF 10-Mile Championships at the Credit Union Cherry Blossom 10-Miler in Washington, D.C., and finished third at the USATF 10km Championships at the Great Cow Harbor 10-K behind Weini Kelati and Ednah Kurgat.<ref name="baker"/>
Hurley placed second at the 2024 USA Cross Country Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&mgroup_event_id=9&year=2024&do=videos&video_id=377554|website=Runnerspace|accessdate=6 Dec 2025|title= EMMA GRACE HURLEY 2ND PLACE WOMEN'S OPEN 10 KM - USATF CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2024|date= 21 January 2024}}</ref> She subsequently represented the United States at the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.<ref name="bailey">{{cite web|url= https://www.nerunner.com/2025/02/26/emma-grace-hurley-arrives-at-top-ranks-of-usa-road-running/|website=nerunner.com|accessdate=6 Dec 2025|title= Emma Grace Hurley Arrives at Top Ranks of USA Road Running|first= Bob |last=Fitzgerald |date= February 26, 2025}}</ref> In November 2024, Hurley finished third at the USATF 5K Championships in New York City, which helped her win the 2024 USATF Running Circuit title. That month, she won at the Indianapolis Half Marathon ahead of Julia Paternain, setting a course record in her debut race at the distance, running a time of 1:08:26 which placed her twelfth on the American all-time list.<ref name="lewis">{{cite web|url= https://fast-women.org/2024/11/11/emma-grace-hurleys-half-marathon-debut/|website=Fastwomen.org|accessdate=6 December 2025|title= Emma Grace Hurley’s excellent half marathon debut|date=Nov 11, 2024}}</ref><ref name="bailey"/><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-monumental-record-breaking-day-at-the-2024-cno-financial-indianapolis-monumental-marathon-302300575.html |title=A Monumental Record-Breaking Day at the 2024 CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon |agency=PR Newswire |date=November 9, 2024 |access-date=14 September 2025}}</ref>
In March 2025, she placed second behind Taylor Roe at the USA half marathon championships in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.runnersworld.com/races-places/a63996175/usa-half-marathon-championships-results-2025/|website=Runners World|accessdate=6 December 2025|title= 2025 USATF Half Marathon Championships Results|date=2 March 2025 }}</ref> She ran 68:02 for the half marathon in Valencia, Spain in October 2025.<ref> {{cite web|url= https://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/12/2025-usa-xc-preview-who-will-represent-team-usa-at-world-xc-in-tallahassee/|website=Lets Run|title= 2025 USA XC preview: Who will represent Team USA at World XC in Tallahassee? |date=4 December 2025|first=Jonathan |last=Gault|accessdate=5 December 2025}}</ref>
On 1 March 2026, she placed twelfth at the USA Half Marathon Championships in Atlanta, Georgia, in a controversial race in which she was one of a number of athletes directed to the wrong section of the course at the 12 mile mark as they followed the lead vehicle and a motorcycle with a television camera operator, when she had been one of the three leading athletes.<ref>{{cite web|website=Lets Run|accessdate=2 March 2025|title= RRW: Off-Course Incident Mars USATF Half-Marathon Championships|first=David|last=Monti|date=March 1, 2026|url= https://www.letsrun.com/news/2026/03/rrw-off-course-incident-mars-usatf-half-marathon-championships/}}</ref> Later that month, she set a new American record in the 8K road race taking seven seconds from the 21-year-old previous record held by Deena Kastor by winning the women’s title in 24:29 at the Shamrock Shuffle 8K in Chicago.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/moh-ahmed-wins-2026-shamrock-shuffle-dressed-like-a-shamrock/|website=Running Magazine|accessdate=24 March 2026|title= Moh Ahmed wins 2026 Shamrock Shuffle–dressed like a shamrock|date=23 March 2026}}</ref> On 12 April, Hurley won the USATF 10-Mile national title at the Cherry Blossom 10 Mile in Washington DC.<ref>{{cite web|title= HURLEY, MORRIS TAKE USATF TITLES AT CREDIT UNION CHERRY BLOSSOM 10 MILE|accessdate=12 April 2026|date=12 April 2026|url= https://usatf-10mile-championships.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=2520&do=news&news_id=674586-Hurley-Morris-Take-USATF-Titles-At-Credit-Union-Cherry-Blossom-10-Mile-RRW |first=David|last=Monti}}</ref> She was subsequently selected for the United States team for the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|date=26 May 2026|website=Runnerspace|url= https://world-athletics-road-running-championships.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?event_id=14704&do=news&news_id=674846|title= USATF Announces Roster for World Road Running Championships - Copenhagen 26 |accessdate=29 May 2026}}</ref>
==Personal life== From Roswell, Georgia,<ref name="bailey"/> she has coached high school athletes outside of her own running career, as well as working in sales.<ref name="baker"/> She was later based in Indianapolis and a member of Heartland Track Club. In 2024, she signed a professional contract with Asics.<ref name="lewis"/>
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