Emelia Warta
Mid-Fielder | Vancouver, Wash. | La Salle Catholic College Preparatory / Portland Thorns
 
Warta joins Gonzaga after a stellar career at La Salle Catholic College Preparatory in Milwaukie, Oregon. In three years of high school soccer, Warta was a three-year varsity letter winner and tallied 63 goals and 17 assists. 
 
Warta earned many awards and honors throughout her prep career, including being named to the Portland Thorns Academy's First Team all Northwest Conference, breaking her school's single season goal scoring record (32) and was an OSAA State final player of the game. She also participated in track and field where she helped her school's 4x100 team to a 5A state championship in 2020. 
 
Warta's family have also competed at the collegiate level as her dad, Greg Warta, was a soccer player at George Fox University and Saint Mary's College; mom, Jessica Warta, ran track and cross country at Washington State University; and sisters, Allison Warta, played soccer at Regis University in Denver, Colo., and Gabby Warta, played soccer at Idaho State University.