Liz Phillips | TFRRS Profile
HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2024 XC, 2025 T&F, 2025 XC, 2026 T&F); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2024 XC, 2025 T&F, 2025 XC, 2026 T&F); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2025, 2026).
2026 (SR)
Cross Country (2025): Placed 11th at the Utah State Alumni Challenge with a 5K time of 18:41.3… Finished 125th at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run with a 6K time of 21:28.0… Took eighth at the Utah State-hosted Steve T. Reeder Memorial Invitational with a 5K time of 19:07.6, helping the Aggies win the team title… Placed 50th with a 6K time of 21:35.1 at the Mountain West Championships, helping USU finish fourth… Finished 83rd at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships with a 6K time of 22:44.3… Earned Academic All-MW honors… MW Scholar-Athlete.
Indoor: Helped USU’s DMR squad finish third in a personal-best time of 12:06.66 and took 11th in the 3,000 meters in a season-best 10:19.97 at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain State Games… Set a season best in the mile at the USU-hosted Roman Ruiz Speed and Power Invitational, placing seventh with a time of 5:14.58.
Outdoor: Took 23rd in the 1,500 meters and 32nd in the 5,000 meters at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, respectively, finishing in 4:41.01 and a season-best 17:14.44… Placed second in the 1,500 meters at the USU-hosted Aggie Invitational in a season-best time of 4:40.08… Set a season best in the outdoor mile with a time of 5:10.53, taking 13th at the Weber State Spring Classic… Academic All-MW honoree… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
2025 (JR)
Cross Country (2024): Took ninth at the Utah State Alumni Challenge with a 5K time of 18:22.96… Placed 14th at the BYU Autumn Classic, leading all Aggie runners with a three-mile time of 15:55.70… Finished 119th at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run with a 6K time of 21:32.9… Took third at the Utah Open with a 5K time of 19:00.84, leading Utah State to a team title… Received Academic All-Mountain West honors… MW Scholar-Athlete.
Indoor: Set a personal best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:52.24 as she placed 46th at the Washington Invitational… Ran a season-best mile of 5:11.22 at the Idaho State-hosted Snake River Open, placing ninth… Won the 3,000 meters at the Weber State Invitational with a time of 10:16.83.
Outdoor: Took 23rd in the prelims of the 1,500 meters and 24th in the 5,000 meters at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with personal-best times of 4:38.52 and 16:56.68, respectively… Set a personal best in the outdoor mile with a time of 4:59.07 as she placed 16th at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational… Academic All-MW selection… MW Scholar-Athlete… USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL: A six-time All-American in cross country, indoor and outdoor track & field through 2022-2024 at the College of Southern Idaho… Helped CSI to a 2022 NJCAA Division I National Championship in cross country, taking 10th individually… Named NJCAA Division I National Runner of the Week after winning the Utah State-hosted 2023 Steve T. Reeder Memorial 5K with a time of 18:22.4… Named 2024 track & field team MVP… Posted top times in an Eagle uniform in the cross country 5K (18:05) and 6K (21:02), with track & field bests in the 1,500 meters (4:47), mile (4:58), 3,000 meters (10:02) and 5,000 meters (17:25).
HIGH SCHOOL: Five-time letterwinner in track & field and cross country at Bear River High School in Garland, Utah… In her senior season, finished sixth at region and ninth at Utah Class 4A state meet with a personal best time of 19:15… Medaled at region meet three times in 2022 in the 1,600 meters, 3,200 meters and 4x400-meter relay… Named All-State in 2021, girls’ team MVP in 2021 and All-Region in 2019 and 2021… Helped the Bears to a Region 11 championship in 2019 and 4A academic championships in 2019, 2020 and 2021.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Randy Phillips and Sarah Henrikson… Has 10 siblings… Majoring in elementary education.
PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:
| Event |
Indoor |
Outdoor |
| 1,500 Meters |
|
4:38.52 |
| Mile |
5:11.22 |
4:59.07 |
| 3,000 Meters |
9:52.24 |
|
| 5,000 Meters |
|
16:56.68 |
| DMR |
12:06.66 |
|
POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS
| Year |
Place |
Time |
| 2025 |
83rd |
22:44.3 |
MW CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Year |
Place |
Time |
| 2025 |
50th |
21:35.1 |
MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
| Year |
Event |
Place |
Time/Mark |
| 2025 |
1,500 Meters |
23rd (Prelims) |
4:38.52 |
| 2025 |
5,000 Meters |
24th |
16:56.68 |
| 2026 |
1,500 Meters |
23rd (Prelims) |
4:41.01 |
| 2026 |
5,000 Meters |
32nd |
17:14.44 |
