2015 Women's Cross Country Roster
Twinkle Mehta
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mahomet, Ill.
- High School:
- Mahomet Seymour
2016
Track & Field
Outdoor
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Ran the 400m at four meets
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Placed fourth in the 400m at the Illini Open
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Timed a season-best mark of 58.22 at the Illinois Twilight.
Indoor
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Competed in the 400m at two meets
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Placed second in the 3,000m at the Border Battle
High School
- Lettered in track all four years
- Lettered in cross-country sophomore through senior year
- Named Mahomet Seymour’s female athlete of the year
- All-State in track all four years
- Won Cornbelt Conference 200m title
- Finished 6th at state her senior season in the 800m
- Member of 4x400m team that placed sixth at state in 2012.
Personal
- Daughter of Deepak and Neha Mehta
- Born February 27, 1997
- Has two siblings, Anish and Anus
- Illinois State Scholar
- Credits her athletic career to “Bonnie Moxley because she’s a mom, a coach, and teacher all in one
- She has perfectly high expectations and she knows how to coach you to live up to them”
- Majoring in applied mathematics.
Mehta's Personal Bests
Outdoor
400m: 58.22 - Illinois Twilight (4/23/16)
Indoor
400m: 100.80 - Border Battle (1/9/16)
Updated March 2016
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
