Introduction
Emily Fox (born April 23, 1987) is a former world record holder at sport stacking. She set the overall world record in the cycle (7.43 seconds) in April 2002 and the 3-6-3 (2.72 seconds). However, in 2006, her cycle record was beaten (by Robin Stangenberg from Germany with a time of 7.41 seconds). Her 3-6-3 record was also broken in 2007 by Robin Stangenberg and Yannick Zittlau of Germany witha time of 2.70 seconds.She has appeared on several television shows, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, to demonstrate her skills.
Emily is the eldest child of Bob Fox, the founder of Speed Stacks, and grew up in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. Her two brothers, Kit and Brennan, are also successful at sport stacking. Kit also wrote a book and twice completed the Chicago Marathon.
Fox is also a skilled basketball player. In her senior year at ThunderRidge high school she led the team to a number 7 finish in the USA Today high school national poll and was named a Parade Magazine high school All-American. She played college basketball for the University of Minnesota.In her four years she averaged 11.7 points per game.In April 2009 she was drafted in the third round of the WNBA draft by the Minnesota Lynx.In 2007, she was a member of the gold medal winning basketball team at the Pan American Games.
Sport stacking
Marquee tournament results
| Year | Tournament | Location | Event | Time | Division | Division Place | Overall Place | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Rocky Mountain Championships | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Cycle | 7.43 | 9-12 | 1st | 1st | |
| 2003 | World Championships | Denver, Colorado | 3-6-3 | 2.98 | 9-12 | 1st | 1st | |
| Cycle | 13.21 | 9-12 | 2nd | 42nd | ||||
| 2004 | World Championships | Denver, Colorado | 3-6-3 | 3.02 | 9-12 | 1st | 1st | |
| Cycle | 8.79 | 9-12 | 2nd | 4th | ||||
| 2007 | World Championships | Denver, Colorado | 3-3-3 | 2.66 | Collegiate | 2nd | 39th | |
| 3-6-3 | 2.96 | Collegiate | 1st | 18th | ||||
| Cycle | 7.97 | Collegiate | 1st | 9th |
Basketball
Minnesota Lynx statistics
Source
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | Minnesota | 27 | 65 | 38.1 | 28.6 | 61.9 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.4 |
| 2006-07 | Minnesota | 33 | 425 | 42.1 | 35.0 | 80.7 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 12.9 |
| 2007-08 | Minnesota | 32 | 549 | 42.9 | 38.8 | 83.6 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 17.2 |
| 2008-09 | Minnesota | 32 | 410 | 37.1 | 33.1 | 70.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 12.8 |
| Career | Minnesota | 124 | 1449 | 40.7 | 35.2 | 78.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 11.7 |