Biography
AWARDS
• First Team All-Patriot League: Outdoor (2022: 10,000m | 2023: 5,000m; 10,000m)
• Academic All-Patriot League: Outdoor (2023)
• USTFCCCA Second Team All-American: 10,000m (2023)
• USTFCCCA All American Honorable Mention: 10,000m (2022)
• PL Track Athlete of the Week: Indoor (1/31/23)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2023)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
AS A SENIOR IN 2024-25
Did not compete.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2023-24
Did not compete.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022-23
During the outdoor season, ran to a 16th place Second-Team All American finish in the 10,000m at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 34:13.36 … Competed at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 10,000m (34:21.52) and the 5,000m (16:31.14) and qualified for nationals in the 10,000m … Won the 10,000m (34:21.52) and 5,000m (16:31.14) titles at the Patriot League Championships … Set a personal best in the 1,500m at the Duke Invitational with a time of 4:37.78 … Ran a personal best time of 33:15.94 in the 10,000m at the Raleigh Relays to place eight … During the indoor season, placed third in both the 3,000m (9:37.61) and the 5,000m (16:49.92) at the Patriot League Championships … Notched a personal best in the 5,000m at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invite with a time of 15:50.70 … Ran a personal best in the mile (4:48.22) at the BU Scarlet and White Invite … Ran a 9:21.95 in the 3,000m at the BU John Thomas Terrier Classic for a personal best.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021-22
During her outdoor season, won the 10,000m race at the Patriot League Championships with a personal best time of 34:04.89 … Qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships in the 10,000m in which she finished 19th with a time of 34:05.69 … Earned a personal-best of 16:01.96 in the 5000m at the NCAA East Preliminary Round … Ran a 4:38.41 in the 1500m at the Duke Invitational … During the indoor season, earned a personal best in the mile with a 5:03.94 at the 2022 Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite … Came in third in both the 3000m (9:42.15) and the 5000m (16:59.80) at the Patriot League Championships.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Ran track and cross country at Northern Highlands Regional High School ... As a senior captain, won the Bergen County Women Coaches Multi-Sport Season Award for excellence on and off the field ... Also won the A. John Uhlmann Scholarship Award for athletic achievement and sportsmanship ... As a junior, was the Bergen County Champion, running a 17:42 5K ... Finished fourth at the state cross country championship, earning first team all-state honors ... Was the North Jersey Female Cross Country Runner of the Year ... Was a three-time all-county selection ... During spring track as a junior, was the 1600m sectional champion with a time of 5:03.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jennifer and Erik Liljegren ... Has one sibling, Hanna ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences with plans to major in neuroscience.
