HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2019 XC, 2020 XC, 2021 T&F, 2022 XC, 2023 XC, 2024 T&F); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2020 XC, 2021 T&F, 2021 XC, 2022 XC, 2022 T&F, 2023 T&F, 2023 XC, 2024 T&F); USTFCCCA All-Acdemic (2023 XC).
INDOOR RECORDS: Ranks fourth all-time at USU in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:29.00, set in 2024... Ranks sixth all-time at USU in the DMR with a time of 11:49.60, set in 2022.
OUTDOOR RECORDS: Ranks seventh all-time at USU in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:22.82, set in 2023... Ranks 10th all-time at USU in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:40.94, set in 2022.
2024 (SR)
Cross Country (2023): Began the season at the Virginia Invitational by placing 149th with a 5k time of 18:11.8… Finished 218th with a 6k time of 22:22.0 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational… Was the top USU finisher at the Utah Open, placing eighth with a 5k time of 19:15.2… Took 46th with a 6k time of 21:31.5 at the Mountain West Championships… Finished 71st with a 6k time of 21:18.9 at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships… Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
Indoor: Took 21st in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:41.59 and 24th in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:01.97 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Placed 25th in the 5,000 meters with a personal record time of 16:29.00, which ranks fourth all-time in school history, at the Husky Classic… Set a personal best in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:44.76 as she placed 32nd at the Washington Invitational.
Outdoor: Placed 33rd in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:48.63 at the NCAA West First Rounds… Finished eighth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:27.14 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships... Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
2023 (SR)
Cross Country (2022): Placed 52nd with a 6K time of 21:15.5 at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships… Finished 43rd with a 6K time of 21:20.0 at the Mountain West Championships, where the Aggies placed third as a team… Was the third Aggie to cross the finish line at the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational, placing 154th with a 6K time of 21:15.6… Led USU to the team title at the season-opening Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational, where she was the first Aggie to finish, placing second overall with a 5K time of 18:08… Finished 46th with a 6K time of 20:23.0 at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run to help Utah State place fourth out of 46 teams… Named a MW Scholar-Athlete and academic all-MW.
Indoor: Placed ninth in the mile at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a time of 5:06.76, qualifying through the preliminary rounds after placing 10th with a time of 4:57.64… Recorded a career-best time in the 5,000 meters of 16:50.34, ranking eighth all-time at USU, to finish 46th at the Husky Classic… Recorded a career-best time of 4:56.51 in the mile to finish 31st at the Washington Invitational, also placing eighth in the DMR at the same meet with a time of 12:00.04.
Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships with a time of 10:24.90… Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors… Named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
2022 (JR)
Cross Country (2021): Helped lead Utah State to a 28th-place finish at the NCAA National Championships by placing 188th with a time of 21:06.3… Placed 47th with a time of 21:33.8 at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships to help the Aggies place seventh out of 19 teams… Finished 21st with a time of 20:34.5 at the Mountain West Championships, where Utah State placed second for its best-ever finish at the championship meet… Placed 94th with a time of 21:14.5 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational… Was the second Aggie finisher at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run, where she placed 14th with a time of 20:24.5 to help Utah State finish third out of 38 teams… Placed seventh with a time of 16:51.00 at the Montana State Invitational, where the Aggies captured the team title... Named a MW Scholar-Athlete.
Indoor: Placed 14th with a time of 5:06.43 in the mile at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Set a personal best in the mile with a time of 5:01.71 as she finished first at the Utah State-hosted Speed and Power Meet… Placed 29th with a personal-best time of 10:00.49 in the 3,000 meters at the Washington Invitational… Also set a career best in the DMR at the Idaho State-hosted Mountain State Games, placing first with a time of 11:49.60, which ranks fourth all-time in school history.
Outdoor: Set a personal best in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, placing eighth with a time of 10:25.75, which ranks seventh all-time in school history… Also set the seventh-best time in program history in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:40.94 as she placed fifth at the Stanford Invitational… Named the MW Women’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week after taking first place with a time of 11:10.07 in the steeplechase at the Arizona-hosted Willie Williams Classic… Also won the steeplechase with a time of 10:36.96 at the Fresno State Invitational... Was named a MW Scholar-Athlete and a USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.
2021 (SO)
Cross Country (2020): Placed 26th overall at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 21:05.4, fourth among Utah State finishers… Earned a top-20 finish at the Dixie State Invitational, placing 13th with a time of 21:31.3 as she helped the Aggies to a first-place team finish… Finished with a time of 21:47.0 at the Florida State Winter Classic to place 66th… Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
Indoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outdoor: Placed 18th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 16:56.13 at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, where she also finished 16th in the prelims of the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:36.72… Ran season-best time of 16:49.92 in the 5K at the Fresno State-hosted West Coast Relays… Won the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational 1,500 meters with a career-best time of 4:33.76… Ran a leg on the 4x1,600-meter relay team that placed second with a personal-best time of 19:50.04 at the Drake Relays…
Earned academic all-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
2020 (FR)
Cross Country (2019): Placed 42nd at the Mountain West Championships with a time of 21:36.0… Recorded a pair of top-10 finishes on the season, placing third at the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational (18:33.6) and eighth at the Montana State Cross Country Classic (17:41.90), where the Aggies captured team titles at both meets… Placed 58th with a time of 20:57.1 at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run… Was the top Aggie finisher at the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational, where she placed 114th with a time of 21:22.8... Earned academic all-MW honors.
Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
HIGH SCHOOL: An eight-time letterwinnner in track & field and cross country at Desert Hills High School in St. George, Utah… Placed fifth (out of 122) with a time of 18:26.4 at the 4A State Cross Country Championships to help lead the Thunder to the team title during her senior season… Captured individual title in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 10:46.24 4A State Track & Field Championships as a senior, and individual state titles in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters as a freshman… Placed first in the state cross country championships as a sophomore… Helped lead Desert Hills HS to a track & field state title as a sophomore, and runner-up finishes as a freshman, junior and senior… Cross country team placed second at state during sophomore season… Tabbed the Thunder’s MVP three years… Ran career-best times of 2:18.84 in the 800 meters, 4:58.82 in the 1,600 meters, 10:46.24 in the 3,200 meters, 16:47.2 in the three-mile run and 18:06.3 in the 5,000 meters… Earned academic all-state honors in cross country and track & field… Made the High Honor Roll all four years at Desert Hills HS… Graduated first in her class of 473.
PERSONAL: One of five children of Amy and Kenley Brinkerhoff… Married fellow distance runner Camren Todd, a member of Utah State's men's track & field team, in December of 2021... Majoring in psychology.
PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:
| EVENT |
INDOOR |
OUTDOOR |
| Mile |
4:56.51 |
NA |
| 1,500 Meters |
NA |
4:33.76 |
| 3,000 Meters |
9:44.76 |
NA |
| 5,000 Meters |
16:29.00 |
16:40.94 |
| 4x1,600-Meter Relay |
NA |
19:50.04 |
| 3,000-Meter Steeplechase |
NA |
10:25.75 |
POSTSEASON RESULTS:
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
| YEAR |
PLACE |
TIME |
| 2021 |
188th |
21:06.3 |
NCAA WEST FIRST ROUNDS
| YEAR |
EVENT |
PLACE |
TIME |
| 2024 |
3,000-Meter Steeplechase |
33rd |
10:48.63 |
NCAA CROSS COUNTRY REGIONALS
| YEAR |
PLACE |
TIME |
| 2021 |
47th |
21:33.8 |
| 2023 |
71st |
21:18.9 |
MW CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
| YEAR |
PLACE |
TIME |
| 2019 |
42nd |
21:36.0 |
| 2020 |
26th |
21:05.4 |
| 2021 |
21st |
20:34.5 |
| 2023 |
46th |
21:31.5 |
MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
| YEAR |
EVENT |
PLACE |
TIME |
| 2022 |
Mile |
14th |
5:06.43 |
| 2022 |
3,000 Meters |
-- |
DNF |
| 2023 |
Mile |
10th |
4:57.64q |
| 2023 |
Mile |
9th |
5:06.76 |
| 2023 |
3,000 Meters |
DNF |
DNF |
| 2024 |
5,000 Meters |
21st |
17:41.59 |
| 2024 |
3,000 Meters |
24th |
10:01.97 |
MW OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
| YEAR |
EVENT |
PLACE |
TIME |
| 2021 |
1,500 Meters |
16th (prelims) |
4:36.72 |
| 2021 |
5,000 Meters |
18th |
16:56.13 |
| 2022 |
3,000-Meter Steeplechase |
8th |
10:25.75 |
| 2022 |
5,000 Meters |
-- |
DNF |
| 2023 |
3,000-Meter Steeplechase |
5th |
10:24.90 |
| 2023 |
5,000 Meters |
DNS |
DNS |
| 2024 |
3,000-Meter Steeplechase |
8th |
10:27.14 |
| 2024 |
5,000 Meters |
DNS |
DNS |
