Atkins' TFRRS Page
2021-22
Cross Country: Academic All-MAC Honoree … Finished 58th at the MAC Championships with a time of 22:54.8 (Oct. 30) … Ran a season-best 6K time of 22:32.16 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 12) … Had a top-100 finish at the Joe Piane Invitational in a 5K time of 18:43.9 (Oct. 1).
Indoor: Ran a time of 10:26.15 in the 3,000 meters at the Bob Eubanks Open (Jan. 15).
Outdoor: Academic All-MAC Honoree … Ran a season-best time of 38:02.75 in the 10,000 meters at the MAC Championships (May 12) … Ran a season-best time of 18:04.78 in the 5,000 meters at the Kip Janvrin Open (April 28) … Had a season-best time of 4:49.94 in the 1,500 meters at the Redbird Invite (April 2) … Posted a season-best time of 2:30.59 in the 800 meters at the Redbird Invite (April 2).
2020-21
Cross Country: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Helped NIU win the MAC team title … Finished 23rd at the MAC Championships in 22:00.7 (Nov. 21) … Finished 23rd at the Falcon Invitational in 22:44.7 (Nov. 7).
Indoor: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Helped NIU win its first MAC team championship … Ran a season-best time of 17:51.99 to finish 12th in the 5,000 meters at the MAC Championship (Feb. 26) … Had a season-best time of 5:03.62 in the mile, finishing 10th, at the Lints Alumni Open (Jan. 23) … Posted a season-best time of 10:12.88 in the 3,000 at the GVSU Big Meet, finishing 12th (Feb. 12).
Outdoor: Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... Ran a time of 37:49.67 in the 10,000 at the MAC Championships, finishing 18th (May 7) … Ran a season-best time of 17:44.37 in the 5,000 at the Gina Relays (April 23).
2019-20
Cross Country: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Helped NIU win team titles at the WIU Early Bird Invitational, the NIU Huskie Challenge and the Loyola Lakefront Invitational … Ran a season-best 6K time of 22:46.4 at the Under Armour Pre Nationals (Oct. 19) … Ran a season-best 5K time of 19:05.27 at the Loyola Lakefront Invitational (Sept. 28) … Finished sixth in 14:58.3 at the WIU Early Bird Invitational (Aug. 30) … Finished 20th at the NIU Huskie Challenge (Sept. 6) in 23:29.0.
Indoor: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Ran a season-best time of 5:13.87 in the mile at the Hawkeye Invitational (Jan. 11) … Posted a season-best time of 10:17.14 in the 3,000 meters at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 14) … Ran a season-best time of 17:58.80 in the 5,000 meters at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 8).
2018-19
Cross Country: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Helped NIU to a fourth-place finish at the MAC Championship (Oct. 27) with a time of 22:35.1 to finish 49th individually … Finished eighth at the NIU Huskie Challenge (Aug. 31) in a time of 16:11.1 over four kilometers … Competed at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 9), finishing with a time of 23:15.3 … Finished 36th at the John McNichols Invitational (Sept. 15) with a 5K time of 19:01.6
Indoor: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Finished 17th at the MAC Championships (Feb. 22) in the 5,000 meters in 18:05.82 … Had a season-best time of 17:34.43 in the 5,000 meters at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 2) … Ran the mile in a season-best 5:18.73 at the Gene Edmonds Invitational (Jan. 12) … Had a season-best time of 10:10.01 in the 3,000 meters at the GVSU Lints Alumni Open (Jan. 19).
Outdoor: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Finished 21st in the 10,000-meter run at the MAC Championships (May 9) with a time of 39:30.12 … Ran a season-best time of 18:23.24 in the 5,000 meters at the Drake Relays (April 25) … Ran a season-best time of 10:21.45 in the 3,000 meters at the Black and Gold Invitational (March 16).
2017-18
Cross Country: Competed in five of the Huskies’ seven competitions this season including MAC Championships (Oct. 28) and NCAA Midwest Regionals (Nov. 10). Ran fastest 6k time at the NCAAs with a 22:14.0. Recorded best finish at the UIC Flames/Flyer Opener (Sept. 2), crossing the finish line in 21st with a 4k personal best of 15:08.13. Ran 5k race at Country Financial Invitational (Sept. 8) in 18:34.1 to finish in 29th.
Indoor: Competed in the mile, 3,000-meter run and the 5,000-meter run…Ran the mile (5:16.72) to place fourth at the Orange & Blue Open (Feb. 17), fastest 3k at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 9) where she finished in 10:24.28 and ran the 5k in 18:25.98 at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3).
Outdoor: Competed in four meets for the season in the 1,500-meter and 5,000-meter races…Ran fastest 1,500- at the Crimson Tide Invitational (April 7) in 4:51.75 and fastest 5k at the Illinois Twilight meet where she finished in 18:26.30 to mark her personal bests.
High School: Four-time all-conference runner at Wheaton Warrenville South under Coach Rob Harvey…All-State selection during junior season with a 15th place finish as she recorded her the school record and her career best three mile time of 16:55…Named MVP all four years…helped improve team’s finish in conference each season, starting at eighth place her freshman season and moving up to second place by the time she was a senior.
Personal: Born January 29, 1999 in Aurora, Ill….Daughter of Mike and Cathy Atkins…Majoring in kinesiology.
