Utah State University Athletics

HONORS: Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2017 XC, 2018 T&F, 2018 XC, 2019 T&F); Academic All-Mountain West (2018 T&F, 2018 XC, 2019 T&F, 2020 T&F); USU Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019, 2020).

2020 (JR)
Cross Country (2019): Raced in four meets with her best finish coming at the Utah State-hosted Steve T. Reeder Memorial, where she placed seventh with a time of 19:01.17… Also recorded top-20 finishes at both the Utah Open (11th; 19:43.7) and the USU-hosted Sagebrush Invitational (20th; 21:16.70)… Placed 42nd at the Montana State Cross Country Classic with a time of 19:21.40.
Indoor: Ran the mile at two meets and the 3,000 meters at two meets during the season… Recorded best finish of the season at the Boise State-hosted Jackson’s/Nike Boise Indoor Invitational, where she placed sixth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:51.33… Best finish in the mile was at the Boise State-hosted Bronco Challenge, where she placed 15th with a time of 5:19.55... Earned academic all-Mountain West and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete honors.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 (SO)
Cross Country (2018): Ran in four races for the Aggies with her best finish coming at the Utah State-hosted Steve T. Reeder Memorial Invitational, where she placed 19th with a time of 19:27.68… Finished 20th with a time of 20:08.2 at the Utah Open… Also placed 23rd in the USU-hosted Sagebrush Invitational (19:51.05) and 37th at the BYU-hosted Autumn Classic (19:48.2)... Earned academic all-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
Indoor: Competed in four meets, recording a personal-best time of 10:14.11 in the 3,000 meters at the Boise State-hosted Bronco Challenge… Also ran a season-best 5:26.78 in the mile to place fifth at the Montana State Dual Meet.
Outdoor: Ran career-best time of 10:22.04 in the 3,000 meters at the UC Irvine-hosted Collegiate Classic, where she placed third… Also set a personal-best time of 17:42.62 in the 5,000 meters at the San Francisco State-hosted Mike Fanelli Track Classic… Earned academic all-Mountain West, MW Scholar-Athlete and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete honors.

2018 (FR)
Cross Country (2017): Raced in three competitions during the season, with her best finish coming at the Utah State-hosted Steve T. Reeder Memorial, where she placed 12th with a time of 19:25.12… Finished 29th at the USU-hosted Sagebrush Invitational with a time of 19:44.46… Placed 42nd at the BYU Autumn Classic with a time of 18:47.5… Earned Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honors.
Indoor: Competed in four meets, recording a personal-best time of 5:18.50 in the mile at the Boise State-hosted Jackson’s/Nike Boise Indoor Invite and a season-best time of 10:38.68 in the 3,000 meters at the BSU-hosted Bronco Challenge… Best finish of the season came at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational, where she placed fourth in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:50.37.
Outdoor: Competed in three events at five meets during the season… Recorded personal bests of 4:55.86 in the 1,500 meters at the Utah State-hosted Mark Faldmo Invitational and 5:23.49 in the mile at the BYU-hosted Clarence Robison Invitational… Set season-best time of 10:28.94 in the 3,000 meters at the UC Irvine-hosted Spring Collegiate Classic… Earned academic all-Mountain West, MW Scholar-Athlete and USU Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete accolades.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time letterwinner in track & field at Manchester High School in North Manchester, Ind… Ran personal bests in the 1,600 meters (5:01) and 3,200 meters (10.52) during her senior season to earn county and conference championships in those events, as well as the 800 meters and the 4x800-meter relay… Was an Indiana All-Star and earned all-state honors… Won the county and conference championships in the 1,600 meters, 3,200 meters and 4x800-meter relay as a junior… As a sophomore, was the sectional champion in the 1,600 meters after earning all-state honors and sectional and regional championships in the 1,600 meters as a freshman… Also earned two letters in cross country… Set a personal best during her senior season with a time of 18:56 to help lead the Squires to the conference title and earn all-state and Indiana All-Star honors… As a junior, helped lead Manchester HS to a cross country conference championship… Also a four-year letterwinner in basketball and a two-year letterwinner in volleyball… Graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was a member of the National Honors Society, Highest Honor Roll and earned academic all-state honors.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Brice and Camille Bedke… Has two sisters and one brother… Married Dillan Hillis in May, 2019... Majoring in finance.

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