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Erin Finn
Personal information
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 place Kamloops 5000 mCR
NACAC Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place Mandeville, Jamaica 4000 m

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.

Prep

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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

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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]

Year Big 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
2018-19 10,000 m 33:23.17 7th 10,000 m 33:40.88 12th place
2017-18 10,000 m 32:45.51 1st
2016-17 20:37.3 1st 19:44.2 2nd 5000 m 15:32.45 3rd 5000 m 15:27.36 2nd
3000 m 9:08.38 3rd
2015-16 19:44.9 1st 20:10.2 19th 5000 m 15:37.31 1st 5000 m 15:23.16 2nd
3000 m 9:08.09 1st 3000 m 9:04.40 2nd
2014-15 10,000 m 33:54.85 1st
5000 m 16:14.27 3rd 5000 m 15:43.97 5th
2013-14 3000 m 9:12.59 2nd 5000 m 15:48.90 1st
20:48.3 1st 20:40.2 30th 5000 m 15:52.11 1st 5000 m 16:51.10 12th 10,000 m 32:41.65 1st 10,000 m 32:50.14 6th

International

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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.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2017 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Hornet Stadium (Sacramento) 6th 10,000 m 32:00.46[10]
2016 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Hayward Field DNS 10,000 m DNS[11]
2015 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Hayward Field DNS 10,000 m DNS[12]
2013 USA Cross Country Championships Junior Forest Park (St. Louis, Missouri) 2nd 6000 m 20:48.6[13]
2012 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships Bloomington, Indiana 4th 5000 m 16:58.77[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Erin Finn bio - West Bloomfield HS - Erin Finn Women's Cross Country results in high school and ncaa". Athletic.net. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Erin Finn bio - Team USA – Junior Women's bios - Page 26" (PDF). usatf.org. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Erin Finn bio - University of Michigan". MGoBlue Women's Cross Country Home. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Finn Granted Sixth Year of NCAA Eligibility". Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  5. ^ Two of the best distance runners in Michigan track and field history, All-Americans Erin Finn and Ben Flanagan, discuss their relationship with sports and personal growth. Erin and Ben are joined by U-M Hall of Honor member and former All-American Melanie Weaver Barnett on this edition of Beyond the Wins and Losses. Michigan Wolverines
  6. ^ "2017 Beach to Beacon 10K results". Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  7. ^ "2017 Beach to Beacon 10K results". Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  8. ^ Kalakaua Merrie Mile results
  9. ^ Edwin Kiptoo Wins Battle of Sexes and Inaugural Kalakaua Merrie Mile By Five Seconds
  10. ^ "2017 USATF Championships Results women 10,000 m - 6/25/2017 California State University Sacramento". usatf.org. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  11. ^ "2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field Status of Entries women 10,000 m - Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon". usatf.org. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  12. ^ "2015 USATF Championships Status of Entries women 10,000 m - 6/25/2015 to 6/28/2015 Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon". usatf.org. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  13. ^ "2013 USA CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS JUNIOR WOMEN'S 6K - USA Track & Field - Results". usatf.org. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  14. ^ "2012 USATF Junior Championships Results women 5000 m - 6/15/2012 to 6/17/2012 Bloomington, Indiana". usatf.org. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
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