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2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster

Emma Milburn

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Lake Forest, Ill.
  • High School Lake Forest HS
  • Position Distance
  • Instagram emmamilbilly
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Biography

NIL Opportunities

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 

TFRRS Profile

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

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  • 2019-20Sophomore

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  • 2020-21Junior

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  • 2021-22Senior

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  • 2022-23Graduate Student

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