Erin Finn

Erin Finn (born November 19, 1994, in West Bloomfield, Michigan) is a female long-distance runner from the United States. She competed in the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race placing 34th in 20:03.

Erin Finn
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1994-11-19) November 19, 1994 (age 29)
West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S.
Height5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack, long-distance running
Event(s)1500 meters, mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
College teamUniversity of Michigan Wolverines
Coached byMike McGuire
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
NACAC U23
Gold medal – first placeKamloops5000 mCR
NACAC Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first placeMandeville, Jamaica4000 m

Prep

Erin Finn won 2011 and 2012 Michigan High School Athletic Association division 1 state Cross country titles for West Bloomfield High School.[1] Finn finished second at 2011 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships. Finn finished seventh at 2010 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.Finn is a two-time Gatorade cross country runner of the year in Michigan. Erin held the national high school record in the 5000 meters run indoors, running 16:19.69 to win the New Balance Indoor nationals in New York's Fort Washington Avenue Armory in March 2012[2] before Mary Cain set a new record in 2013.

NCAA

Erin Finn is a 9-time NCAA Division I All-American and 10-time Big Ten champion (4 outdoor).[3] She placed sixth in 10,000 meters in a time of 32:50.14 at 2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Finn placed fifth in 5000 meters in 15:43.97 at 2015 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[4] Finn placed 12th in 10,000 m at 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 33:40.88.[5]

YearBig Ten Conference
Cross Country
Championship
NCAA
Cross Country
Championship
Big Ten Conference
Indoor track and field
Championship
NCAA
Indoor track and field
Championship
Big Ten Conference
Outdoor track and field
Championship
NCAA
Outdoor track and field
Championship
2018-1910,000 m 33:23.17 7th10,000 m 33:40.88 12th place
2017-1810,000 m 32:45.51 1st
2016-1720:37.3 1st19:44.2 2nd5000 m 15:32.45 3rd5000 m 15:27.36 2nd
3000 m 9:08.38 3rd
2015-1619:44.9 1st20:10.2 19th5000 m 15:37.31 1st5000 m 15:23.16 2nd
3000 m 9:08.09 1st3000 m 9:04.40 2nd
2014-1510,000 m 33:54.85 1st
5000 m 16:14.27 3rd5000 m 15:43.97 5th
2013-143000 m 9:12.59 2nd5000 m 15:48.90 1st
20:48.3 1st20:40.2 30th5000 m 15:52.11 1st5000 m 16:51.10 12th10,000 m 32:41.65 1st10,000 m 32:50.14 6th

International

Finn placed 8th in Beach to Beacon 10K in 33:16 August 5, 2017, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine.[6] Finn won Big Ten Network 5k in 16:8 July 23, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.[7]

Finn placed 10th in mile in 4:26 at Kalakaua Merrie Mile in Honolulu, Hawai'i on December 10, 2016.[8][9]

Finn won gold at 2014 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics in 16:06.26 setting a championship record.

She competed in the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships – Junior women's race placing 34th in 20:03 in 6 km in Bydgoszcz. Erin Finn won 2013 NACAC Cross Country Championships Junior Women race in 14:09 over the 4 km course in Mandeville, Jamaica, as Team USA finished second to Canada.

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
20172017 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsHornet Stadium (Sacramento)6th10,000 m32:00.46[10]
20162016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field)Hayward FieldDNS10,000 mDNS[11]
20152015 USA Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsHayward FieldDNS10,000 mDNS[12]
2013USA Cross Country Championships JuniorForest Park (St. Louis, Missouri)2nd6000 m20:48.6[13]
2012USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field ChampionshipsBloomington, Indiana4th5000 m16:58.77[14]

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