2023 Women's Cross Country Roster
Breena Shreeves
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Ill.
- High School:
- Knoxville
2023
- Ran a personal-best 5k and placed 10th at the Illini Open (18:59.9)
- Recorded a personal-best 6k at the Gans Creek Classic (64th, 22:34.6)
- Placed 122nd at the Big Ten Championships (23:55.0)
- Placed 139th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (22:58.8)
2022
- Ran a personal-best 6k (22:56.3) at the Gans Creek Classic
- Placed fifth in the 5k (19:26.6) at the Illini Challenge
2021
- Placed 11th in the 5k at the Walt Crawford Invite with a time of 19:11.82
- Ran a 24:01.5 at the Illini Open, placing 13th
High School
- Three-time All-State honors in track and cross country
- 2019 IHSA 4x800 state champion
- Holds school records in the 800m, mile, 4x800, and 4x400
- Four-time letterwinner in track and two-time letterwinner in cross country
- Also was a four-time letterwinner in basketball and two-time letterwinner in volleyball
- Coached by Tom Hilier and Greg Ruetz
Personal
- Born July 23, 2001
- Daughter of Gary and Lisa Shreeves
- Has two sisters, Kayla and Ciara
- Both her father ('88) and sister ('20) graduated from Illinois
- Majoring in Community Health and plans to attend law school
- Chose Illinois for its academic reputation and knew that Illinois was the right choice after her official visit
TFRRS Profile
Illini Track I Melissa Wullschleger NCAA Outdoor All-American Heptathlon 6/14/25
Sunday, June 15
Illini Track I Rose Yeboah NCAA Outdoor All-American High Jump 6/14/25
Sunday, June 15
Illini Track I Kam Garrett NCAA Outdoor All-American High Jump 6/13/25
Saturday, June 14
Illini Track I Sophia Beckmon NCAA Outdoor All-American Long Jump 6/12/25
Friday, June 13
