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2015 Women's Cross Country Roster

Britten Petrey

  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Schaumburg, Ill.
  • High School Schaumburg HS

Biography

2016

Track & Field

Outdoor

  • Placed 10th at Big Ten Championships in the steeplechase with a time of 10:46.86
  • Also competedĀ in the 1500m and 800m during the seasonĀ 
  • Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

  • Did not compete

2015

Cross Country

  • Third Illini to finish at NCAA Midwest Regionals with a time of 21:39.2
  • Set a personal-best 6K time at Big Ten Championships, placing second on the team and 28th overall with a time of 20:55.8
  • Won her first collegiate race at the Illini Open
  • Finished second on the team with a 6k time of 22:40.5 at the Roy Griak Invite

Track & Field

Outdoor

  • NCAA Regional Qualifier
  • Recorded a top-10 finish at Big Ten Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase
  • Won the steeplechase at the EIU Big Blue, Rankin, and Jim Click Invites

Indoor

  • Competed in the 600m, 800m, and mile during the season
  • Won the 800m at the Illini Classic, clocking in at 2:13.31
  • Won the EIU Early Bird mile with a time of 5:02.40

2014

Track & Field

Outdoor

  • Competed in the 1,500m at the Big Ten Championships
  • Went undefeated in the 3,000m steeplechase, placing first at the ASU Invitational, Tiger Track Classic and Illinois Twilight
  • Placed second in the 1,500m at the LSU Alumni Gold meet

Indoor

  • Competed in the mile at the Big Ten Championships
  • Won the 3,000m at the Orange & Blue Open with a personal-best time of 10:10.19
  • Placed seventh in the mile at the Tyson Invitational

Cross Country

  • Was consistently a top-five finisher for the Illini
  • Competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional and was Illinois' fifth runner
  • Recorded a personal-best 6K time of 21:31.6 at the Big Ten Championships, finishing fourth for the Illini
  • Finished third for the squad and fifth overall at the Illini Open
  • Was the sixth Illini runner into the chute at the Bradley Invitational with a season-best 6K time of 22:04.9
  • Crossed the finish line as the fifth Orange and Blue runner at the Roy Griak Invite
  • Registered a personal-best 5K time of 17:59 at the Illinois State Invite, finishing 11th overall
  • Earned an eighth-place finish at the Illini Challenge

2013

Track & Field

Indoor

  • Placed sixth in the 3,000m at the EIU Special

Cross Country

  • Scored points for the Illini at the Big Ten Championships, where she finished fifth for the team with a 6K time of 22:52
  • Finished seventh for the squad at both the Pre-National Invitational and Notre Dame Invitational
  • Finished sixth for the Illini at the Boilermaker Invitational

2012

Track & Field

Outdoor

  • Redshirt season

Indoor

  • Redshirt season

Cross Country

  • Redshirt season

2011

Cross Country

  • Placed fifth for the Orange and Blue and 106th overall with a 6K time of 23:10.71 at the NCAA Midwest Regional
  • Finished fifth and scored points for the Illini after placing 89th overall at the Big Ten Championships with a 6K time of 22:33
  • Started Illini career finishing third for the Illini and 14th overall at the Illini Challenge, recording a 4K time of 15:31
  • Came in sixth for the Illini and 10th overall at the Bradley Open, with a three-mile time of 17:53
  • Scored points for Illinois at Orange and Blue Preview, placing third with a 6K time of 21:56
  • Placed fourth on the team at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational
  • Finished fifth for Illinois at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational

High School

  • Helped team capture the IHSA Class 3A state cross country title in 2011
  • Two-time All-State in cross country and track
  • Qualified for the state meet all four years

Personal

  • Daughter of Joanne and Michael Petrey
  • Born March 10, 1993
  • Has one brother, Mike
  • Hobbies include running, swimming, movies and traveling to new places
  • Was a member of the National Honors Society for two years

Personal Bests

Cross Country

3 Mile: 17:53 - Bradley Open (9/9/11)
4K: 15:31 - Illini Challenge (9/2/11)
5K: 17:59 - Illinois State Invite (9/12/14)
6K: 20:55.8 - Big Ten Championships (11/1/15)

Track & Field

Outdoor
800m: 2:15.37 - Black & Gold Invite (3/26/16)
1,500m: 4:26.62 - LSU Alumni Gold (4/19/14)
3,000m: 9:50.00 - Illini Twilight (4/18/15)
2,000m SC: 6:50.01 - Baldy Castillo Invite (3/21/15)
3,000m SC: 10:30.84 - Big Ten Championships (5/17/15)

Indoor
600m: 1:37.25 - Border Battle (1/10/15)
800m: 2:12.10 - Orange and Blue Open (2/21/15)
Mile: 4:55.39 - Tyson Invitational (2/14/14)
3,000m: 10:10.19 - Orange & Blue Open (2/22/14)

Updated May 2016

Historical Player Information

  • 2011Freshman

  • 2012Sophomore

  • 2013Redshirt

  • 2014Redshirt Junior

  • 2015Redshirt Senior