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2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

Sam Poglitsch

  • Class Senior
  • High School Wheaton Warrenville South
  • Hometown Wheaton, Ill.

Biography

NIL Opportunities

2024

  • Placed 37th in the 6k at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (20:45.1)
  • Ran a new personal-best 6k and placed 62nd at the Big Ten Championships (20:28.4)
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2023

  • Ran a season-best 6k at the Bradley Pink Classic (13th, 21:23.0)
  • Placed 22nd at the Big Ten Championships (21:47.5)
  • Placed 43rd at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (21:36.6)
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2022

  • Personal-best 5k (17:45.6) in her eighth place finish at the John McNichols XC Invite
  • Personal-best 6k (20:53.2) in her 13th place finish at the Gans Creek Classic
  • 51st at the NCAA Midwest Region Cross Country Championships (21:10.4)

2021

  • Made her Illini debut in the Redbird Invite, running a 21:59.9 in the 6k.
  • Ran a season-best time in the 6k at the NCAA Pre-Nationals, running a 21:20.9.
  • Placed 66th in the Big Ten Championships (22:06.9)

High School

  • Earned All-State and All-Conference honors for cross country and track three times
  • 2019 conference champion, regional and sectional runner-up
  • 2019 state runner-up in the 3 mile
  • Attended the same high school as current Illini teammate Jack Roberts
  • Coached by Rob Harvey

Personal

  • Chose Illinois because she fell in love with the environment of the campus and the team atmosphere
  • Ran on the same team as current Illini teammate Katie Hohe during elementary and middle school
  • Daughter of Mike and Anne Poglitsch

TFRRS Profile

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

  • 2024Senior