UNO Signs Local Distance Standout for 2009-2010
Mar 24, 2009 | General, Track & Field
OMAHA, Neb. – UNO track and cross country head coach Steve Smith announced today the signing of runner Brittany Phillips for the 2009-2010 season. She will run both cross country and distance events for the Mavericks when she begins her freshman year in the fall.
Phillips is currently a senior at Millard West High School in Omaha. She was the top finisher for the Wildcats' cross country team that finished ninth in the Class A state championship meet. She finished sixth overall. During the spring track season of 2008, she was fifth in the 1,600 meters in the state championship meet with a time of 5:21.85 and sixth in the 3,200 meters at 11:44.79.
Phillips also took part in the USA Track and Field National Junior Olympics held in Omaha in July of 2008. She finished second in the 3,000 meters at 10:43.04 and third in the 1,500 meters in a time of 4:53.10 while running for the Cornhusker Flyers, a local track club.
The Mavericks, fresh off an MIAA indoor championship and a fifth place finish in the NCAA Division II national meet, begin the outdoor track season on Saturday, April 4 when they take part in the Northwest Missouri State Invitational in Maryville, Mo.
