AT ILLINOIS
2011 Track and Field
Outdoor: Broke her own school record in the 10,000m at the West Preliminary Round of the NCAA Championships with a time of 34:28.50 … Broke the 29-year-old school record in the 10,000m at the Stanford Invitational with a time of 34:41.20 … Scored in the 5,000m at the Big Ten Championships, placing seventh in 16:37.20. Also scored in the 10,000m at the Big Ten Championships, placing eighth. Placed third in the 5,000m at the Drake Relays with a personal best of 16:34.59 … Placed third at the Sea Ray Relays and the Polytan Invitational … Division I All Academic Track & Field … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten.
Indoor: Recorded the best time in the 5,000m for Illinois with a 17:00.46 at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational ... Placed first in the 3,000m at the Illini Classic ... Competed in the 3,000m at the Big Ten Championships.
2010 Track and Field
Outdoor: Qualified for the West Preliminary Round of the NCAA Championships in the 10,000m ... Scored in the 10,000m at the Big Ten Championships, taking eighth with a personal-best time of 35:00.39 ... Also competed in the 5,000m at the Big Ten Championships ... Had a personal-best 5,000m performance of 16:51.77 at the Drake Relays, where she placed third ... Division I All Academic Track & Field … Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten.
Indoor: Scored in the 3,000m at the Big Ten Championships, placing seventh with a personal-best time of 9:37.35 ... Also came in 11th in the 5,000m at the Big Ten Championships, timing a personal best of 16:46.98 ... Won the 3,000m title at the Carle/Health Alliance.
2009 Track and Field
Outdoor: Placed 13th in the 5,000m at the Big Ten Championships in 16:54.28 ... Had a personal-best 5,000m performance of 16:53.66 at the Mt. SAC Relays, narrowly missing the regional standard and finishing fifth in the open heat of the race ... Timed 4:39.67 in the 1,500m at the Sun Angel Track Classic ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar … Academic All-Big Ten.
Indoor: Competed in the 5,000m at the Big Ten Championships, taking 15th with a personal-best time of 17:01.70 ... Ran a personal-best 3,000m time of 9:58.95 at the Iowa State Classic ... Won the 3,000m at the Carle/Health Alliance Classic in 10:06.83 ... Was seventh in the 5,000m at the Meyo Invitational with a time of 17:32.15.
2008 Track and Field
Outdoor: Timed a season-best 18:23.85 in the 5,000m, placing fourth at the Dave Rankin Invitational ... Was fifth in the 5,000m at the Big Blue Classic ... Competed in the 3,000m at the Illinois Twilight, taking fourth in 10:34.60.
Indoor: Took sixth in the 3,000m at the Illinois Women's Invitational with a season-best time of 10:44.51 ... Was seventh in the 3,000m at the Indiana Open.
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Cross Country
2009 XC - Senior
Finished 72nd and third for the Illini at the NCAA National Championships, clocking in the 6K race at 21:08.1 ... Earned her second All-Region honors for her top-25 showing at Regionals ... Placed third for the Illini and 12th overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a 6K time of 21:12.5 ... Finished in 11th place at the Big Ten Championships completing the 6K race in a personal-best time of 21:00 and garnering second-team All-Big Ten Honors for her performance ... Placed 20th out of the loaded field at the Pre-National Invitational with a 6K time of 21:10.2 ... Had a 5K personal-best at the Wisconsin Inter-Regional with a time of 17:32 ... Placed first for the Illini and seventh overall at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invite with a 6K time of 22:00.
2008 XC - Junior
Opened up the season at the Illini Challenge with a personal best 4K time of 14:50.54, smashing her previous time and placing first for Illinois ... Placed second for the Illini and fifth overall at the Illinois Intercollegiate Championships with a 5K time of 18:25 ... Placed fifth for the Illini at the Notre Dame Invitational with a personal record 5K time of 17:47 ... Recorded a 6K time of 21:41 at the Pre-Nationals meet, placing fifth for the Orange and Blue ... Finished seventh for the Illini at the Big Ten Championships ... Finished fifth for the Orange and Blue at the Midwest Regionals with a PR 6K time of 21:37, earning All-Region honors ... Placed fifth for Illinois at the NCAA Championships with a personal best 6K time of 21:33.
2007 XC - Sophomore
Joined the team as a walk-on, finishing 37th at the Illini Challenge in her first race for the Orange and Blue.
High School
All-Conference in cross country four years ... Cross country regional champion in 2005 ... Captain of cross country team as a senior ... Was part of the 2003 Elite Eight and 2004 Final Four state soccer teams ... All-Conference in soccer in 2006 ... Four-year cross country and soccer letterwinner.
Personal
Daughter of John and Mary Boyle ... Born March 15, 1988 ... Has three siblings, Annie, Jack and Charlie ... Majoring in English ... Her dad most influenced her athletic career.
Boyle's Personal Bests
Track
Outdoor
10,000m: 34:28.50 – NCAA West Preliminary Round (5/26/11)
1,500m: 4:39.67 - Sun Angel Track Classic (4/11/09)
3,000m:10:05.68 - Sea Ray Relays (4/15/11)
5,000m: 16:34.59 - Drake Relays (4/30/11)
Indoor
3,000m: 9:37.35 - Big Ten Championships (2/27/10)
5,000m: 16:46.98 - Big Ten Championships (2/28/10)
Cross Country
4K - 14:50.54
5K - 17:32
6K - 21:00
Updated June 2011
