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Lila Fenner

Cross Country/Distance
Position
Senior
Class
Portland, Ore.
Hometown
Catlin Gable High School
High School
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Lila Fenner - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2024 Indoor
• Started the season with the mile at the Hokie Invitational
• Raced in the 3000m at the Doc Hale VT Elite Meet

2023 Cross Country
• Opened the 2024 season at the Spider Alumni Open
• Ran a PB 5k at the Virginia Invitational clocking 18:00.01
• Placed 85th at the ACC Cross Country Championships where the Cavaliers placed third as a team
• Named to the 2023 All-ACC Academic Cross Country team

2023 Outdoor
• Named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll
• Won the 5000m race at the Virginia Quadrangular meet

2022 Cross Country
• Opened with a 25th-place finish at the Spider Alumni Open (9/3/22)
• Took 22nd place at the Virginia Invitational (9/16/22)
• Helped UVA to a win at the Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (9/23/22)
• Competed at the Panorama Farms XC23 Invitational where UVA took home a team victory (10/15/22)

2022 Outdoor
• Placed third in the 1500m at the Virginia Open (4:42.44)
• Set a PB in the 5k at the Duke Invitational

2021 Cross Country
• Finished 11th in season opener Spider Alumni Open (2m/11:20.7)
• Placed 23rd at XC23 Invitational (5k/18:17.6)
• Was 41st at Virginia Invitational (5k/19:15.9)
• Ran 6k PB at the ACC Championships (22:57.8)


2021 Outdoor
• Ran PB (11:43.57) in 300 steeplechase at Virginia Grand Prix
• Ran 11.52.09 in 3000m steeplechase at Virginia Challenge
• Made season debut in 1500m at Virginia Invitational
• Named to 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll

2021 Indoor
• Did not compete

2020 Cross Country
• Did not compete

Background
• Two-time individual Oregon state champion
• Helped her cross country team to two state titles, winning the 2016 and 2018 championships
• 2018 and 2019 individual district cross country champion
• Won the 2019 1500, 800 and 4×400 at the district championships
• Named the Female Athlete of the District

Personal
• Majoring in environmental science and global studies
• Daughter Wendy and Jamie Fenner
• Has one brother, Cal
• Walked 550 miles across France during sophomore year
• Also holds high school’s pole vault record