2020

Track & Field

Outdoor

• Outdoor Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

Indoor

• Competed at two meets for the Illini
• Set a new PR in the Mile at the Alex Wilson Invitational, timing 5:02.96

2019

Cross Country

• Academic All-Big Ten

Track & Field

Outdoor

• Academic All-Big Ten

Indoor

• Placed seventh in the 3K at the Illini Invitational with a finish time of 10:17.75
• Competed in the Mile at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite

2018

Cross Country

• Academic All-Big Ten

Track & Field

Outdoor

• Competed at the Illinois Twilight in the 1500m
• Made Illinois debut at the SIU Bill Cornell Spring Classic in the 1500m

2017

Cross Country

• Made her Illini debut at the Battle in Beantown, timing 19:17 in the 5K

High School

• 2017 IHSA Class 2A 1600m Runner-Up
• 2017 IHSA Class 2A 800m 4^th Place
• Placed runner-up at 2016 IHSA cross country championships
• Finished fourth at 2015 IHSA cross country championships
• Seven-time IHSA All-State
• 2017 Illinois Top Times Class 2A Girls 1600m and 320m champion
• Coached by Linda Schmitt

Personal

• Born November 4, 1998
• Daughter of Dave and Kelli Appino
• Has an older brother, Dan, and a younger sister, Katie
• Member of the National Honor Society
• Majoring in Human Nutrition with plans to become a registered dietitian following college
• Cites her parents as her biggest influence for their continuous support

Career-Bests

Cross Country:
5K: 19:17 - Battle in Beantown (9/22/17)
6K: 23:18.3 - Bradley Pink Classic (10/18/19)

Indoor:

3K: 10:17.75 - Illini Invitational (1/26/19)
Mile: 5:02.96 - Alex Wilson Invitational (2/22/20)

Outdoor:
1500m: 4:46.96 - Illinois Twilight (4/14/18)

Updated July 2020