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2017 Women's Cross Country Roster

Maura Beattie

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Woodstock, Ill.
  • High School Woodstock

Biography

2017: Competed in three of the Huskies’ seven meets for the season. Ran personal-fastest 5k of the season at the Country Financial Invitational (Sept. 8) in 19:07.7 to finish 50th and ran her fastest 6k of the season at the Bradley Classic (Oct. 13) in 23:11.7.

2016: Competed in six meets for the Huskies… Set her personal best in the Illini Challenge 5k (18:36.5) coming in 10th place on Sept. 2…Ran another personal best in the Midwest Regional Preview 6k (22:25.7) on Oct. 1… Finished the season off in 80th place at the MAC Championships on Oct. 29 with a time of 23:40.8.

2015: Made her NIU debut at the Illini Challenge (Sept. 4) and was near the lead pack but didn't finish the race...She did finish 52nd at the Illinois State Invite (Sept. 11) with a 5k time of 19:17.0... Finished with a 6k time of 24:32 at the Griak Invitational (Sept. 26)...Finished with a personal best 6k time of 22:41.1 at the Bradley Classic (Oct. 16)...Finished 63rd at the MAC Championships (Oct. 31) with a 6k time of 23:05.5...Placed 193rd at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 14) with a 6k time of 23:36.9.

High School: Comes to NIU after a successful prep career as an Illinois runner...2014 Illinois Prep Top Times state indoor champion in the 3,200 meters with the 35th best time in the nation that year: 10:49.44...Won the 3,200 meters at the 2013 Illinois 2A High School Track & Field State Championships and finished second in the same event in 2014...Earned all-state honors on the 4x800 meter relay team...Placed fifth at the 2013 Illinois 2A Cross Country Championships...Personal best high school times include a 10:42 in the 3,200 meters on the track, a 5:03 in the mile and, in cross country, a three-mile best time of 16:52.

Personal: Her sister, Kayla, is an All-Pac 12 cross country runner at Arizona.
 
Year 5K Best Time (Event-Date) 6K Best Time (Event-Date)
2017 19:07.7 (Country Financial Invitational - 9/8) 23:11.7 (Bradley Classic - 10/13)
2016 18:36.5 (Illini Challenge - 9/2) 22:25.7 (Midwest Regional Preview - 10/1)
2015 19:17.0 (Illinois State Invite-9/11) 22:41.1 (Bradley Classic-10/16)
Personal Best 18:36.5 (Illini Challenge - 9/2/16) 22:25.7 (Midwest Regional Preview - 10/1/16)

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Redshirt Junior