2018-2019 (Track): The first ever women’s indoor track All-American in Northwestern History … Broke a personal and school record in the 5K at the Sharon Colyear-Danville BU Season Opener (12/2), with a finish of 15:32.38, beating the NU record by nearly 40 seconds … Ran the third-fastest mile in school history with a first-place finish and a time of 4:52.75 at the Illini Classic (1/12) … Ran the 800m with a time of 2:17.50 at that meet as well, the third-fastest in program history … Set a Northwestern record in the mile at the Meyo Invitational (2/3) in South Bend, Indiana with a time of 4:43.88 … Broke the Northwestern school record for the 3000m with a time of 9:13.73 at the Iowa State Classic (2/9) in Ames, Iowa … Finished 10th in the 5000m with a time of 16:04.47 at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (3/8) in Birmingham, Alabama, to earn All-American honors.
2018 (Cross Country): The first ever cross country All-American in school history … Has been the first Wildcat to cross the finish line in every race of the season ... In her first and only 5K of the season, Roberts finished in second place overall, crossing the line in 16:51.78, her fastest ever 5K on a cross country course ... Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career for her performance at NCAA Pre-Nationals (10/13) in Madison, Wisconsin where she finished in third place overall in the 6K at 20:10.0, shaving 1:04 seconds off her previous season-best time at the Badger Classic (9/14) ... She was one of just 37 runners to break 21 minutes at the meet and is the first Northwestern runner to win a weekly Big Ten award since Elena Barham in 2013 ... Crossed the line in second place at 19:58.4 in the 6K race at the Big Ten Championships (10/28) in Lincoln, Nebraska, earning First Team All-Big Ten Honors for the second time in her career ... Roberts' second-place finish is the highest ever for a Wildcat at the Big Ten Championships, and she’s only the second in program history to earn First Team All-Big Ten Honors … Finished 18th at the NCAA Championships (11/17) in Madison, Wisconsin, earning All-American honors.
2018 (Track): Posted team best 3K time at Illinois Open with 09:47.72 … Ran fastest 5K on team with time of 16:32.75 at Husky Classic … Led the team in 3K at BU Last Chance Meet with time of 09:21.32
2018 (Outdoor Track): Represented team at Stanford Invitational … Led team in 900 M at Benedictine Invitational with time of 02:19.48 … Team best time in 10K at Mt. Sac Relays … Fastest time on team in 5K at Oxy Invitational
2017 (Cross Country): Posted best time on team in every cross country meet … Ran season best 20:16.7 6K at NCAA Regionals, finished top-4 for the second consecutive time … Represented Northwestern at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships
2017 (Outdoor Track): Ran the second-fastest time in school history and her fastest 5K time of the season, with a 16:25.23 at the Dr. Keeler Invitational (May 11-12)… Placed 1st in her heat in the 5K with a time of 16:55.33 at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 21-22)… Ran 16:37.31 at the Oxy Invitational (May 6)… Competed in the 1500m and finished with a time of 4:35.05 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-14).
2016 (Cross Country): Competed in 7 events… Recorded the team’s best 5K and 6K times this season… Won the Illini Challenge with a 5K time of 17:37.3 (Sept. 2) … Placed 17th overall at the Griak Invitational (Sept. 24) … Competed at the Pre-National Invitational, finished first for Northwestern with 20:53.9 (Oct. 15) … Placed 12th in the Big Ten Championships in 21:25.2 (Oct. 30) … Placed 4th individually with team-best time of 20:17.1 at NCAA Midwest Regional to qualify for the NCAA National Championship (Nov. 11) … Placed 50th in the nation at NCAA National Championships (Nov. 19).
High School: Personal bests of: 4:56 – 1600m / 10:41 – 3200m … Was part of the Memorial Old Abes team that won Division 1 State Cross Country Championships in 2014 and 2015 … Four-time Big Rivers Conference Cross Country Champion … Four-time First Team All-State Cross Country … Division 1 Cross Country State Champion in 2015, winning by 38 seconds, and runner-up in 2012 and 2014 … First Team All-State Track (2013-15) … Division 1 3200 State runner-up in 2014, champion in 2015 … Division 1 1600 State runner-up in 2013 … Set freshman record for 4K at Wisconsin State Cross Country Meet in 2012 … Indianhead Track Club High School Female Runner of the Year from 2012-2014.
Personal: Born in Portland, Maine, to Christopher and Kathryn Roberts … National Honor Society President at Memorial … Member of Concert Band … Major is neuroscience and science in human culture.
2018 (Cross Country): The first ever cross country All-American in school history … Has been the first Wildcat to cross the finish line in every race of the season ... In her first and only 5K of the season, Roberts finished in second place overall, crossing the line in 16:51.78, her fastest ever 5K on a cross country course ... Named Big Ten Athlete of the Week for the first time in her career for her performance at NCAA Pre-Nationals (10/13) in Madison, Wisconsin where she finished in third place overall in the 6K at 20:10.0, shaving 1:04 seconds off her previous season-best time at the Badger Classic (9/14) ... She was one of just 37 runners to break 21 minutes at the meet and is the first Northwestern runner to win a weekly Big Ten award since Elena Barham in 2013 ... Crossed the line in second place at 19:58.4 in the 6K race at the Big Ten Championships (10/28) in Lincoln, Nebraska, earning First Team All-Big Ten Honors for the second time in her career ... Roberts' second-place finish is the highest ever for a Wildcat at the Big Ten Championships, and she’s only the second in program history to earn First Team All-Big Ten Honors … Finished 18th at the NCAA Championships (11/17) in Madison, Wisconsin, earning All-American honors.
2018 (Track): Posted team best 3K time at Illinois Open with 09:47.72 … Ran fastest 5K on team with time of 16:32.75 at Husky Classic … Led the team in 3K at BU Last Chance Meet with time of 09:21.32
2018 (Outdoor Track): Represented team at Stanford Invitational … Led team in 900 M at Benedictine Invitational with time of 02:19.48 … Team best time in 10K at Mt. Sac Relays … Fastest time on team in 5K at Oxy Invitational
2017 (Cross Country): Posted best time on team in every cross country meet … Ran season best 20:16.7 6K at NCAA Regionals, finished top-4 for the second consecutive time … Represented Northwestern at the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships
2017 (Outdoor Track): Ran the second-fastest time in school history and her fastest 5K time of the season, with a 16:25.23 at the Dr. Keeler Invitational (May 11-12)… Placed 1st in her heat in the 5K with a time of 16:55.33 at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 21-22)… Ran 16:37.31 at the Oxy Invitational (May 6)… Competed in the 1500m and finished with a time of 4:35.05 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (Apr. 13-14).
2016 (Cross Country): Competed in 7 events… Recorded the team’s best 5K and 6K times this season… Won the Illini Challenge with a 5K time of 17:37.3 (Sept. 2) … Placed 17th overall at the Griak Invitational (Sept. 24) … Competed at the Pre-National Invitational, finished first for Northwestern with 20:53.9 (Oct. 15) … Placed 12th in the Big Ten Championships in 21:25.2 (Oct. 30) … Placed 4th individually with team-best time of 20:17.1 at NCAA Midwest Regional to qualify for the NCAA National Championship (Nov. 11) … Placed 50th in the nation at NCAA National Championships (Nov. 19).
High School: Personal bests of: 4:56 – 1600m / 10:41 – 3200m … Was part of the Memorial Old Abes team that won Division 1 State Cross Country Championships in 2014 and 2015 … Four-time Big Rivers Conference Cross Country Champion … Four-time First Team All-State Cross Country … Division 1 Cross Country State Champion in 2015, winning by 38 seconds, and runner-up in 2012 and 2014 … First Team All-State Track (2013-15) … Division 1 3200 State runner-up in 2014, champion in 2015 … Division 1 1600 State runner-up in 2013 … Set freshman record for 4K at Wisconsin State Cross Country Meet in 2012 … Indianhead Track Club High School Female Runner of the Year from 2012-2014.
Personal: Born in Portland, Maine, to Christopher and Kathryn Roberts … National Honor Society President at Memorial … Member of Concert Band … Major is neuroscience and science in human culture.