Career Results
COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS (PRIOR TO 2025-26 SEASON):
- XC 5K: 18:11.9 (4th place at Bob Gravett Invitational - Fall 2024)
- XC 6K: 23:42.2 (23rd place at NCAA Regionals - Fall 2024)
- T&F 1500M: 4:56.62 (15th place at OKBU Invitational - Spring 2024)
- T&F 5000M: 17:26.77 (10th place at Bryan Clay Invitational - Spring 2025)
- T&F 10,000M: 37:12.54 (5th place at GAC Championships - Spring 2024)
- T&F 3000M: 10:20.35 (7th place at Pittsburg State Invitational - Spring 2025)
2025 TRACK & FIELD: First Team All-Great American Conference in both the 5000m and 10,000m... 2024-25 CSC Academic All-District honors... 2025 GAC Elite Scholar Athlete... Competed in eight meets, posting nine top 10 finishes... Placed third in the 5000m (17:43.17) and the 10,000m (38:02.23) at the 2025 GAC Championships... Won the 5000m at the Samford Indoor Open with a time of 18:17.10... Placed second in the 10,000m at the Ouachita Invitational with a time of 37:17.47... Also finished third in the 5000m (17:58.32) at the Ouachita Invitational... Set a personal best in the 5000m with a time of 17:26.77 at the Bryan Clay Invitational, placing 10th... Also set a persona best in the 3000m with a time of 10:20.35, placing seventh at the Pittsburg State Invitational... Named to the President's List for Spring 2025.
2024 CROSS COUNTRY: All-Ouachita Athletic Team selection for cross country... Became the program's first ever All-Region honoree after placing 23rd at the NCAA DII Central Region Championships with a personal best 6k time of 21:46.04... First Team All-GAC... Competed in five meets with four top 25 and three top five finishes... Placed fourth at the GAC Championships with a time of 18:50.1 to help the Tigers win their second GAC Title... Placed fourth and set a personal best in the 5k with a time of 18:11.9 at the Bob Gravett Invitational... Placed second at the Argonaut Invitational with a time of 19:43.1... 2024 GAC Elite Scholar Athlete honors... Named to the President's List for Fall 2024.
2024 TRACK & FIELD: Second Team All-GAC honors in the 5000m and 10,000m... Competed in eight meets... Placed fifth in the 10,000m (38:39.00) and eighth in the 5000m with a personal best time of 18:26.25 at the 2024 GAC Championships to help the Tigers earn a third-place team finish... Won the 10,000m at the Rhodes College Invitational with a personal best time of 37:12.54... Set a personal best in the 1500m at the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational with a time of 4:56.62... Earned 2024 CSC Academic All-District honors... Named to the President's List for Spring 2024.
2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Second Team All-GAC honors... Competed in five meets for the Tigers... Placed 15th at the 2023 Great American Conference Championships with a personal best 5k time of 18:43.4... Set a personal best in the 6k at the 2023 NCAA Central Regionals with a time of 22:41.9 and a top 80 finish... Named to the President's List for Fall 2023.
2023 TRACK & FIELD: Second Team All-Great American Conference in the 5000M... Competed in three events across six meets with four top 10 finishes... Ran the 5000M four times, with her top performance coming at the ASU Red Wolf Open, where she placed seventh with a personal best time of 18:50.89... Placed third in the 10,000M at the East Texas Invitational with a personal best time of 41:15.52... Named to the President's List for Spring 2023.
2022 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets with two top 10 finishes... Made her collegiate debut at the Bob Gravett Invitational with a time of 19:22.1 and a 7th place finish... Set a 5K personal best at the GAC Championships with a time of 19:19.0... Placed 10th at the Argonaut Invitational with a time of 20:43.2... Ran in NCAA Regionals... Named to President's List for fall 2022.
AT JACKSON CHRISTIAN: Track Top 5 at State- (11-12 grade)... Track Top 3 at Regionals- (11-12 grade)... XC Top 5 at State- (11-12 grade)... XC Top 10 at State- (10 grade)... XC Top 5 at Regionals- (10-12 grade)... XC Top 10 at Regionals - (8-9 grade)... MileSplit Interview- (12 grade)... All West TN Runner of the Year- (12 grade)... All West TN First Team- (10-12 grade)... All West TN Second Team- (9 grade)... 6-Year All West Honor Choir Award- (7-12 grade)... Kincaid Gooch Voice Studio 10 Year Award- (12 grade)... Received Rising Star Award at The Ned Theatre- (10 grade)... Received Spotlight Award at the Ned Theatre- (12 grade)... MidSouth Youth Fair Competition Finalist- (12 grade)... Winner of the Soybean Voice- (12 grade)... Delta Fair Competition Finalist- (12 grade)... All West TN Voice Runner-Up- (12 grade)... Broadway Evolved Workshop Scholarship Recipient- (12 grade)... Made The Inspire Broadway Cabaret- (11 grade)... Christian Living Award- (8-12 grade)... Top three grade point average- (11 grade)... Top five grade point average- (9, 10, 12 grade)... All A’s Honor Roll- (9-12 grade).
PERSONAL: Daughter of Derek and Mary Kay Hylkema... One brother, Dakota... Double majoring in political science and communications... Born September 4.
