#RazorFacts
Senior (2018)
Competed in seven meets during the indoor season... Set a personal-best in the 800-meters running 2:05.16 at the Razorback Invitational... Ran a personal-best in the 3K at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash. clocking 9:04.64... SEC Champion in the mile running 4:34.37 at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25)... Posted a personal-best in the Mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships in a third-place finish earning First-Team All-American honors... Competed in four meets during the outdoor season... Fourth-place finisher in the 1,500-meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships... Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 1,500-meters... NCAA Runner-up at 1,500-meters earning First-Team All-American honors... Competed at the USATF Outdoor Championships in the 1,500-meters...
Junior (2017)
Kicked off her season sixth-place place finish at the UC Riverside Invitational (Sept. 16) with a time of 20:15.90, the best time for the Razorbacks… At the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 29), Hiltz ran a 16:55.10, the 26th time overall and second-best for Arkansas… At Pre-Nationals (Oct. 14), she ran a time of 20:15.20 which was the best time for the Razorbacks… At the SEC Championships, Hiltz ran a time of 20:49.50 placing 12th overall and helping Arkansas win the SEC Conference Title… In the NCAA South-Central Regional (Nov. 10) she earned All-Region honors with a time of 19:35.50 which finished her first overall, and helped lead Arkansas to a first place finish… In the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 18), Hiltz finished second for the Razorbacks at 20:37.20
Sophomore (2017)
NCAA indoor runner-up (pentathlon), Two-time first team All-American, SEC outdoor champion ... Kicked off her 2017 indoor season running one of the best times (4:36.42) in the mile to win the Arkansas Invitational ... Was the top collegiate finisher in the 1,500 and the mile at the prestigious Armory Invitational ... Raced into the record books with the DMR, running the third-fastest time 10:57.93 in program history at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Scored seven points towards Arkansas’ SEC indoor victory with a fourth-place finish in the mile and a second place finish with the DMR ... Qualified for nationals in the mile ... Capped her indoor season finishing sixth in the mile at the NCAA Championships with a PR of 4:34.57 ... Opened outdoor strong, placing second in the 1,500 at the Bryan Clay Invite ... Captured the 1,500 title at the Payton Jordan Invitational and followed it up with a victory in the same event at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... Hiltz raced to a top-four finish in the 800 at the conference meet shortly after her 1,500 gold-medal performance ... Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500 ... Closed out the year as the national runner-up in the 1,500 ... Hiltz also earned a berth to the USATF Outdoor Championships where she finished sixth in the 1,500 ahead of several professionals in a PR and program No. 2 time of 4:10.28.
Redshirt Freshman (2016)
First team indoor All-American (DMR) ... Posted a fourth-place finish in the 800 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (2/6) ... Recorded a new PR in the mile of 4:38.27 at the Husky Classic (2/13) ... Ran an NCAA indoor qualifying time with the DMR at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/20) ... Earned conference gold with the DMR at the SEC Indoor Championship (2/27) and placed sixth in the mile ... Closed the indoor season, helping the DMR team clock a sub-11 minute performance and place fifth at the national meet ... Ran a personal best in the outdoor 800 of 2:06.42 to place third at the Arkansas Twilight (5/6) ... Followed that performance with another PR showing, running 4:20.21 in the 1,500 at the SEC Outdoor Championship (5/14) where she would finish eight overall in the event finals ... Capped the year as the 17th-best performer in the 1,500 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (5/28).
At Oregon (2015)
First team indoor All-American (mile) ... Second team outdoor All-American (1,500m) ... Made Oregon debut at the Bill Dellinger Invitational ... Also appeared at the Washington Invitational ... Redshirted the outdoor, indoor and cross country seasons ... Outdoor – Clocked in at 4:36.65 in the 1,500 meters at the OSU High Performance meet running unattached.
High School
Was the 2012 California state 1,600 meter champion for as a junior Aptos High School, winning in a high-school best 4:42.45 ... That was the third-best time among U.S juniors in 2012 ... Came back from injury late in her senior year to take second in the 1,500 and third in the 800 at the 2013 California state meet ... Had a prep best run of 2:09.50 at the 2013 sectional meet leading up to the state championships ... Also took third in her section of the mile at the Stanford Invitational (4:51.52) ... Was third in the 1,600 in California as a sophomore in 2011 ... In cross country, placed fifth at the 2010 state meet ... Later that year, placed 17th at the Foot Locker XC Nationals.
Personal
Born on Oct. 23, 1994 ... Daughter of Tom and Liz Hiltz ... Has one sister; Michaela ... Majoring in sociology and criminal justice.
- 2017 NCAA outdoor runner-up (1,500)
- Seven-time All-American
- 2017 SEC outdoor champion (1,500)
- Arkansas indoor all-time bests - No. 5 mile, No. 3 DMR
- Arkansas outdoor all-time bests - No. 2 1,500-meters
Senior (2018)
Competed in seven meets during the indoor season... Set a personal-best in the 800-meters running 2:05.16 at the Razorback Invitational... Ran a personal-best in the 3K at the Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash. clocking 9:04.64... SEC Champion in the mile running 4:34.37 at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25)... Posted a personal-best in the Mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships in a third-place finish earning First-Team All-American honors... Competed in four meets during the outdoor season... Fourth-place finisher in the 1,500-meters at the SEC Outdoor Championships... Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 1,500-meters... NCAA Runner-up at 1,500-meters earning First-Team All-American honors... Competed at the USATF Outdoor Championships in the 1,500-meters...
Junior (2017)
Kicked off her season sixth-place place finish at the UC Riverside Invitational (Sept. 16) with a time of 20:15.90, the best time for the Razorbacks… At the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational (Sept. 29), Hiltz ran a 16:55.10, the 26th time overall and second-best for Arkansas… At Pre-Nationals (Oct. 14), she ran a time of 20:15.20 which was the best time for the Razorbacks… At the SEC Championships, Hiltz ran a time of 20:49.50 placing 12th overall and helping Arkansas win the SEC Conference Title… In the NCAA South-Central Regional (Nov. 10) she earned All-Region honors with a time of 19:35.50 which finished her first overall, and helped lead Arkansas to a first place finish… In the NCAA Cross Country Championships (Nov. 18), Hiltz finished second for the Razorbacks at 20:37.20
Sophomore (2017)
NCAA indoor runner-up (pentathlon), Two-time first team All-American, SEC outdoor champion ... Kicked off her 2017 indoor season running one of the best times (4:36.42) in the mile to win the Arkansas Invitational ... Was the top collegiate finisher in the 1,500 and the mile at the prestigious Armory Invitational ... Raced into the record books with the DMR, running the third-fastest time 10:57.93 in program history at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... Scored seven points towards Arkansas’ SEC indoor victory with a fourth-place finish in the mile and a second place finish with the DMR ... Qualified for nationals in the mile ... Capped her indoor season finishing sixth in the mile at the NCAA Championships with a PR of 4:34.57 ... Opened outdoor strong, placing second in the 1,500 at the Bryan Clay Invite ... Captured the 1,500 title at the Payton Jordan Invitational and followed it up with a victory in the same event at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... Hiltz raced to a top-four finish in the 800 at the conference meet shortly after her 1,500 gold-medal performance ... Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1,500 ... Closed out the year as the national runner-up in the 1,500 ... Hiltz also earned a berth to the USATF Outdoor Championships where she finished sixth in the 1,500 ahead of several professionals in a PR and program No. 2 time of 4:10.28.
Redshirt Freshman (2016)
First team indoor All-American (DMR) ... Posted a fourth-place finish in the 800 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (2/6) ... Recorded a new PR in the mile of 4:38.27 at the Husky Classic (2/13) ... Ran an NCAA indoor qualifying time with the DMR at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/20) ... Earned conference gold with the DMR at the SEC Indoor Championship (2/27) and placed sixth in the mile ... Closed the indoor season, helping the DMR team clock a sub-11 minute performance and place fifth at the national meet ... Ran a personal best in the outdoor 800 of 2:06.42 to place third at the Arkansas Twilight (5/6) ... Followed that performance with another PR showing, running 4:20.21 in the 1,500 at the SEC Outdoor Championship (5/14) where she would finish eight overall in the event finals ... Capped the year as the 17th-best performer in the 1,500 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (5/28).
At Oregon (2015)
First team indoor All-American (mile) ... Second team outdoor All-American (1,500m) ... Made Oregon debut at the Bill Dellinger Invitational ... Also appeared at the Washington Invitational ... Redshirted the outdoor, indoor and cross country seasons ... Outdoor – Clocked in at 4:36.65 in the 1,500 meters at the OSU High Performance meet running unattached.
High School
Was the 2012 California state 1,600 meter champion for as a junior Aptos High School, winning in a high-school best 4:42.45 ... That was the third-best time among U.S juniors in 2012 ... Came back from injury late in her senior year to take second in the 1,500 and third in the 800 at the 2013 California state meet ... Had a prep best run of 2:09.50 at the 2013 sectional meet leading up to the state championships ... Also took third in her section of the mile at the Stanford Invitational (4:51.52) ... Was third in the 1,600 in California as a sophomore in 2011 ... In cross country, placed fifth at the 2010 state meet ... Later that year, placed 17th at the Foot Locker XC Nationals.
Personal
Born on Oct. 23, 1994 ... Daughter of Tom and Liz Hiltz ... Has one sister; Michaela ... Majoring in sociology and criminal justice.