2020-21 Women's Track & Field Roster
Biography
2021
Indoor
- Finished in eighth place at the Big Ten Championships in the 400 m with a 55.46. Her qualifying time of 54.58 is good for ninth in school history.
- Placed third in the 60 m at the Badger Icebreaker
- Finished in fifth place in the 60 m at the Husker Quad with a time of 7.72
- Placed second in the 400 m at the Husker Quad with a time of 55.04
Outdoor
- Placed fifth in the 100 m at the Big Ten Invite #1 with a 11.94
- Placed second in the 200 m open at the B1G North Florida Invite with a time of 24.08
- Took second place in the 100 m at the B1G Invite #2 with a 11.95
2020
Outdoor
- Season canceled due to COVID-19
Indoor
- A member of the first place 4x400 relay team at the Illini Invitational
2019
Outdoor
- Competed in six meets for the Illini
- Set a new PR in 100m with a time of 12.17 at Ole Miss Classic (3/30/19)
- Ran the 200m with a career-best time of 24.40 at Ole Miss Classic (3/30)
Indoor
- Competed in multiple events for the Illini at five meets
- A member of the 4x400m relay team
- Ran 60m in 7.91 at the Illini Invite, setting a new PR
- Set a new PR in 600m with a time of 1:38.13 at the Illini Open (1/12)
2018
Outdoor
- Contested the 400m at Big Ten ChampionshipsÂ
- Set 24.70 season-best time in the 200m at the Kip Javrin OpenÂ
- Timed 25.21 in the 200m at the Illinois Twilight
2017
Outdoor
- Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 400m
- Also competed in the 400m at the EIU Big Blue Classic and Illinois TwilightÂ
Indoor
- Competed in her first Big Ten Championships meet, contesting the 400m dash
- Contested the 200m at the Illinois TwilightÂ
- Placed runner-up in the 600m in her Illini debut at the Illinois Women's DualsÂ
High School
- Ranked among the best in the Volunteer state in three sprint events in 2016Â
- Holds Houston High School records in both the 200m (24.43) and 400m (55.27)
- In the 200m, Phillips ranked third in the state during the indoor season, and then placed second at the TSSAA State Track & Field Championships
- In the 400m, Phillips won the state title with a time of 55.27. Phillips also timed 55.89 indoors, ranking second in the state of Tennessee
- Was a 2016 Tennessee State Championships medalist in the 4x100m, 4x200m, and 4x400m relays
Personal
- Daughter of Arnold and Gale Phillips
- Born on September 2, 1998
- Has one sibling, Arnold Jonathan
- Father, Arnold, serves in the United States Military
- Is related to Malik Elion, 200m and 400m sprinter at the University of Tennessee
- Credits her her coaches Scott Hamlet and Hrukit Maat for guiding her and influncing her track career
- Was a member of the National Honors Art Society in high school and is majoring in graphic art and design
- Aspires to be a graphic designer for books, magazines and the like.Â
Career-Best
Indoor Track & Field
60m:Â 7.68Â - Husker Quad (2/6/21)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 200m:Â 25.04
400m:Â 54.58 - B1G Championships (2/25/21)
600m: 1:38.13Â - Illini Open (1/12/19)
800m:Â 2:27.84
Outdoor Track & Field
100m:Â 11.94 B1G Invite #1 - 3/26/21
200m:Â 24.08 B1G NF Invite - 4/3/21
400m:Â 54.91
800m:Â 2:23.96
Updated June 2021
Historical Player Information
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2019-20Senior
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2020-21Graduate Student
Long Sprints