Mireya Bugeja

May 15, 2026 - Distance Runner Mireya Bugeja during Big Ten Outdoor Championships at Nebraska Outdoor Track in Lincoln, NE. Photo By Nick Tomanelli/Fighting Illini

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - February 28, 2026 - Distance Runner Mireya Bugeja during the Big Ten Championship at Fall Creek Pavilion in Indianapolis, IN. Photo By Big Ten

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May 15, 2026 - Distance Runner Mireya Bugeja during Big Ten Outdoor Championships at Nebraska Outdoor Track in Lincoln, NE. Photo By Big Ten

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Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Zurrieq, Malta
High School:
De La Salle College Sixth
Major:
Systems Engineering and Design

2026

Indoor

Ran a personal best and placed fourth in the 1000m (2:55.12) at the Fighting Illini Challenge and Combined Events
Ran a personal best in the mile (4:50.88) at the BU David Hemerey Valentine Invitational
Ran a personal best in the 3000m (9:34.13) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships

Outdoor

Won and ran a personal best in the 1500m (4:23.22) at the Wake Forest Invitational
Ran a personal best in the 5000m (17:57.20) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships

High School

Holds PBs of 2:10.46 in the 800m and 4:26.85 in the 1500m

Personal

Born on April 26, 2007... Daughter of Mario and Silvana Bugeja... Has one sister, Karissa... Chose Illinois because "The coaches, the beautiful campus and the good engineering school."