Biography
ACADEMIC AWARDS WCC All-Academic honorable mention in 2020, 2022 and 2023 … WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “gold” honors in 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 … MPSF All-Academic honors in 2023 … CSC Academic All-District honors in 2023 … Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete in 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23.
PEPPERDINE XC 2022 (SR): Competed in all six meets … Was the team’s #1 at the NCAA West Regional (11/11) … Marked the program’s seventh-fastest 6K and season-best at the NCAA West Regional in a time of 21:54.1.
PEPPERDINE XC 2021 (JR): Competed in six of the seven races … Was the team’s #1 runner at the NCAA West Regional (11/12) … Marked the program’s 20th-fastest 6K and season best at the NCAA West Regional in a time of 22:39.8.
PEPPERDINE XC 2020-21 (SO): Competed in the only race of the season at the WCC Championships (2/24) ... Ran the 6K course in 26:02.7.
PEPPERDINE XC 2019 (FR): Competed in five of the six meets and was in the Waves’ top five for all of them ... Had a season-best 6K of 23:30.5 at the Bronco Invitational (10/19) ... Was third on the team at the NCAA West Regional.
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2023 (SR): Competed in all nine meets … Set school records in the 800 meters and the 1,500 meters … Set the 1,500 meter school record at the Oxy Invitational (5/6) in a time of 4:28.31 … Notched the 800 meter school record at the APU Last Chance meet with a time of 2:12.11 (5/12).
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2023 (SR): Competed in one of the three indoor meets … Set the school record in the indoor mile at the MPSF Championships (2/17) in a time of 5:10.33.
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2022 (JR): Ran in eight out of the 10 meets … Competed in the 800 and 1,500 meters … Had the team’s best time in the 800 meters (2:20.05 at Triton Invitational on 4/9), which is the ninth-fastest all-time and the 1,500 meters (4:37.74 at Bryan Clay Invitational on 4/15), which is the third-fastest all-time.
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2022 (JR): Ran in one indoor meet … Had the team’s best time in the mile in a time of 5:29.85.
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2021 (SO): Competed at four of the eight meets ... Had the team’s fastest times of the season in the 800 meters (2:23.21 at Azusa Pacific on 4/16) and the 1,500 meters (4:47.49 at Azusa Pacific on 4/17) ... Moved up to #7 all-time in the 1,500 with her 4:47.49 ... Ran the 800 and the 1,500 three times apiece.
PEPPERDINE OUTDOOR TRACK 2020 (FR): Competed at both outdoor meets before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Ran the 800 and 1,500.
PEPPERDINE INDOOR TRACK 2020 (FR): Ran at all three indoor meets ... Had the team’s second-best time of the season in the 800 meters (2:28.73 at Boise State on 2/15) ... Also competed in the mile.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Lawton Chiles High School, located in Tallahassee, Fla., in 2019 ... Ran four years each of varsity cross country and track ... Earned All-Big Bend in cross country all four years, including first team as a freshman ... Earned All-American status as part of her team’s 4x1600 relay ... Captured All-State 3A honors all four years, including in the 800 meters as a freshman and senior ... Part of a state record in the 4x1600 relay and three school records, including two relays and the 400 meters ... Won three Florida 3A state championships in cross country and was runner-up in track in 2019 ... Was on the academic high honor roll and was an AP scholar with distinction.
PERSONAL: Majoring in finance ... Born in Tallahassee, Fla. ... Daughter of Karena and Travis Miller ... Has three sisters: Gracie, Britton and Avery ... Chose to attend Pepperdine because “I knew it was the right fit for me academically and athletically. The environment is empowering and makes me feel like I’m at home, even though I’m over 2,000 miles away.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys playing the piano and did competitive dance for 10 years ... Lists her sports hero as Colleen Quigley ... Favorites include Simone Biles (pro athlete), Girl on the Train (book), Pitch Perfect (movie), Criminal Minds (TV show), Beyonce (musical artist), ice cream (food) and football (sport other than running) ... Favorite thing about running is “the competition. Whether competing against the clock for personal bests or against other racers, I love the challenge.”
