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2017 Cross Country Roster

Sydney Billingsley

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Biography

2017

Competed in six meets for Illinois State during junior campaign, including the MVC Championships...recorded a 6K personal-best at the Bradley Pink Classic, clocking a time of 22:54.30...posted a top-10 finish at the Illini Open, placing eighth with a season-best 5K time of 19:03.70.

2016

Competed in three meets this season...started off the season by capturing her personal-best 3K at the Hawkeye Invitational with a time of 11:53...also competed at the Bradley Classic and the Illini Open.

2015

Competed in three events this season…notched top-15 finishes at the Bradley Invite and Bradley Classic…season-best performance was at the Bradley Classic where she placed 13th with a 6K time of 23:17…placed 11th at the Bradley Invite with a 5K time of 21:01…at the ISU Invite ran a 5K time of 20:26.

2014

Before declaring a medical redshirt…Billingsley competed at the Wisconsin Opener 4K, clocking a time of 15:19…in the Country Financial Illinois State Invitational, earned a 5K time of 18:54…ran a 6K time of 25:15 at the Roy Griak Invitational.

PRIOR TO ISU

University High School: Four-year letterwinner in track and field and cross country … 2014 Class 2A Illinois state champion in the 1,600-meter race, followed by a third-place finish in the 3,200m, also holding the 3,200m school record at 10:46 … helped her team to a second-place 2A state finish … cross country captain as a senior and named WJBC athlete of the week in 2014 … as a junior, was named the team MVP, honored with the leadership award and claimed WJBC athlete of the week honors during the cross country season … helped her high school squad to a runner-up finish at the 2012 cross country state championships … holds a three-mile record of 17:21 … as a sophomore, third-place in the 1,600m race at the 2A state championships with a school-record time of 4:509.1 … two top-ten finishes at state as a freshman … National Army Reserve Scholar-Athlete.

Personal: Born 4/15/1996 … daughter of Curt and Trina Billingsley … sibling is Zack Billingsley … plans to major in dietetics to become a sports dietitian. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior