A lot has happened in the past three weeks for Marquette Olympian Emery Lehman since the Long Track Speedskating U.S. Olympic Trials in early January. Most notably, he qualified for his signature race, the men’s 5,000 meters.
“It was fantastic,” Lehman said. “Having the opportunity to skate another race at the Olympics is a thrill. I was really excited to get (the text message), it was great news to wake up to, it was great news to go to practice with and everyone on the team was really happy for me as well.”
Lehman, a junior in the College of Engineering, has also trained with his fellow teammates in the Team Pursuit, Brian Hansen and Joey Mantia.