2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster
Emma Milburn
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Lake Forest, Ill.
- High School:
- Lake Forest HS
- Position:
- Distance
2023
Indoor
- Ran the program's third fastest 3000m (9:20.28) in her fourth place finish at the Mey Invitational
- Placed second in the mile (4:46.22) at the Illini Challenge
Outdoor
- Won the 3000m steeplechase on the program's third fastest time (10:15.79) at the UNF East Coast Relays
- Placed seventh in the 3000m steeplechase (10:18.19) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships
- Placed sixth in the 1500m (4:28.07) at the Bob Larsen Distance Invitational
2022
Indoor
- Won the mile at The Badgers B1G Ten Midwest Invite
- Won the 3000m at the Lenny Lyles Invite
- Personal-best in the 3000m (9/21/22) at the Meyo Invite
- Personal-best in the mile (4:44.89) at the Music City Challenge
Outdoor
- Personal-best in the 5000m (16:26.56) at the Stanford Invite
- Finished third in the 1500m at the Illini Classic
- Personal-best in the 3000m steeplechase (10:21.07) at the 62nd Annual Mt. SAC Relays
- Personal-best and won the 1500m (4:22.40) at the Illini Invite
- Finished fourth in the distance medley relay at the Drake Relays
- Academic All-Big Ten
2021
Outdoor
- Placed third in the 5000m at the B1G Invite #2 with a time of 16:30.04, also earning her eighth place in the Illini record book for the event
- Academic All-Big Ten
Indoor
- Finished fourth in the 1000 m at the Badger Icebreaker
2020
Indoor
- Did not compete
Outdoor
- Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019
Outdoor
- Competed in the 1500m and the 5K at Big Ten Championships
- Set her season-best time in the 1500m at B1G Championships with finish time of 4:29.70
- Placed third in the 1500m at the War Eagle Invite, timing 4:31.65
- Took second in the 800m at the Illini Twilight with a finish time of 2:15.37
Indoor
- Competed in the 800m at Big Ten Championships, timing 2:12.53
- Recorded her season-best finish in the 800m at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite, clocking a 2:12.47 finish time
- Won the 800m event title at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a 2:13.11 finish time
- Contested the Mile at two meets, with her season-best performance being a 4:57.57 finish to place 32nd at the Iowa State Classic
2018
Cross Country
- Crossed fifth for the Illini at both the NCAA Midwest Regional 6K (21:50.0) and the Big Ten Championships 6K (22:48.8)
- Timed a season-best 6K at the Bradley Pink Classic, recording a finish time of 21:48.8 to place 49th
- Set her season-best time in the 5K with a 17:54.20 finish at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational, placing 37th
- Debuted at the EIU Walt Crawford Open, placing seventh with a finish time of 18:37.7
- Competed at 6 meets for the Illini, placing in the Illinois top-five at each meet
High School
- 2017 IHSA Class 3A 800m, 4x400m and 4x800m state qualifier
- 2016 IHSA Class 3A 800m sixth place
- 2015 USATF Junior Olympic Runner-Up in the 1500m
- Three-time IHSA Cross Country State Qualifier
- 2015 IHSA Cross Country Class 3A 11th Place
- Coached by Steve Clegg
Personal
- Born November 10, 1999
- Daughter of Jeffery and Teri Milburn
- Has an older sister, Thea
- Member of the National Honor Society
- Major is Undeclared
- Chose Illinois because of its outstanding academics and opportunity to be part of Illini XC and track tradition
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