May 15, 2019 at 10:15AM
Staley High's Emma Nye an Olympic weightlifter
Updated: 6:41 PM CDT May 14, 2019
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>> EMMA NYE HAS ACCOMPLISHED MORE IN THE LAST 5 YEARS IN OLYMPIC WEIGHT LIFTING, THAN OST ATHLETES ACHIEVE IN A CAREER >> EMMA NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS WOULD I THINK THAT I WAS CAPABLE OF EVERYTHING THAT I AM DOING RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW, AT THE AGE OF 16 SHE IS LIFTING FOR TEAM USA SHE'S A 4 TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION, HOLDING 37 AMERICAN RECORD CURRENTLY RANKED 6TH IN THE WORLD AND THE MAJORITY OF HER TRAINING IS DONE IN HER BASEMENT . >> PROBABLY THE MOST DECORATED ATHLETE AT STALEY AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T TELL NOBODY >> WE FIRST DISCOVERED EMMA THE AGE OF 12, WHEN SHE JUST STARTED THIS JOURNEY. >> I WAS PRETTY CLUELESS WHEN I FIRST STARTED, BUT I HAVE EVERYTHING UNDER THE ROPES AND I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING NOW >> SHE NOW TRAINS WITH A COACH OUT OF VERO BEACH FLORID THROUGH AN IPAD >> THEY'RE ABLE TO CORRESPOND LIFT FOR LIFT, HE'S ABLE TO MAKE CORRECTIONS, PLUS SHE CAN ALSO SEE THE REST OF THE TEAM >> I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS. >> WITH US TRAINING AT HOME OR DOWNSTAIRS, IT IS USUALLY JUST THE OR HER. >> EMMA IS TRAINING FOR THE JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES NEXT MONTH IN CUBA WHERE SHE HOPES TO BREAK EV
Staley High's Emma Nye an Olympic weightlifter
Updated: 6:41 PM CDT May 14, 2019
She's a cheerleader at school and an Olympic weightlifter at home. Emma Nye is undefeated in every age group she competes in and yet she could be the best kept secret at Staley High School.
She's a cheerleader at school and an Olympic weightlifter at home. Emma Nye is undefeated in every age group she competes in and yet she could be the best kept secret at Staley High School.
Staley High's Emma Nye an Olympic weightlifter
Updated: 6:41 PM CDT May 14, 2019
Show Transcript
>> EMMA NYE HAS ACCOMPLISHED MORE IN THE LAST 5 YEARS IN OLYMPIC WEIGHT LIFTING, THAN OST ATHLETES ACHIEVE IN A CAREER >> EMMA NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS WOULD I THINK THAT I WAS CAPABLE OF EVERYTHING THAT I AM DOING RIGHT NOW. RIGHT NOW, AT THE AGE OF 16 SHE IS LIFTING FOR TEAM USA SHE'S A 4 TIME NATIONAL CHAMPION, HOLDING 37 AMERICAN RECORD CURRENTLY RANKED 6TH IN THE WORLD AND THE MAJORITY OF HER TRAINING IS DONE IN HER BASEMENT . >> PROBABLY THE MOST DECORATED ATHLETE AT STALEY AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T TELL NOBODY >> WE FIRST DISCOVERED EMMA THE AGE OF 12, WHEN SHE JUST STARTED THIS JOURNEY. >> I WAS PRETTY CLUELESS WHEN I FIRST STARTED, BUT I HAVE EVERYTHING UNDER THE ROPES AND I KNOW WHAT I AM DOING NOW >> SHE NOW TRAINS WITH A COACH OUT OF VERO BEACH FLORID THROUGH AN IPAD >> THEY'RE ABLE TO CORRESPOND LIFT FOR LIFT, HE'S ABLE TO MAKE CORRECTIONS, PLUS SHE CAN ALSO SEE THE REST OF THE TEAM >> I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU GUYS. >> WITH US TRAINING AT HOME OR DOWNSTAIRS, IT IS USUALLY JUST THE OR HER. >> EMMA IS TRAINING FOR THE JUNIOR PAN AMERICAN GAMES NEXT MONTH IN CUBA WHERE SHE HOPES TO BREAK EV
Staley High's Emma Nye an Olympic weightlifter
Updated: 6:41 PM CDT May 14, 2019
She's a cheerleader at school and an Olympic weightlifter at home. Emma Nye is undefeated in every age group she competes in and yet she could be the best kept secret at Staley High School.
She's a cheerleader at school and an Olympic weightlifter at home. Emma Nye is undefeated in every age group she competes in and yet she could be the best kept secret at Staley High School.