Erin Finn

Erin Finn
Personal information
Nationality American
Born November 19, 1994
West Bloomfield, Michigan, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Sport
Country United States
Sport Track, long-distance running
Event(s) 1500 meters, mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters
College team University of Michigan Wolverines
Coached by Mike 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

Erin Finn won 2011 and 2012 Michigan High School Athletic Association division 1 state Cross country titles for West Bloomfield High School. 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 before Mary Cain set a new record in 2013.

NCAA

Erin Finn is a 9-time NCAA Division I All-American and 10-time Big Ten champion (4 outdoor). 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. Finn placed 12th in 10,000 m at 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 33:40.88.

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

Finn placed 8th in Beach to Beacon 10K in 33:16 August 5, 2017, in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Finn won Big Ten Network 5k in 16:8 July 23, 2017, in Chicago, Illinois.

Finn placed 10th in mile in 4:26 at Kalakaua Merrie Mile in Honolulu, Hawai'i on December 10, 2016.

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
2016 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Hayward Field DNS 10,000 m DNS
2015 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Hayward Field DNS 10,000 m DNS
2013 USA Cross Country Championships Junior Forest Park (St. Louis, Missouri) 2nd 6000 m 20:48.6
2012 USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships Bloomington, Indiana 4th 5000 m 16:58.77