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2018-19 Track & Field / XC Roster
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Hukka, Minttu
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Minttu Hukka
- Position:
- XC/Distance
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Kotka, Finland
Bio
Personal Records
Cross Country
- 4.1K: 14:23.6 (2014)
- 5K: 16:45.0 (2014)
- 6K: 20:02.7 (2017)
Indoor Track
- Mile: 4:51.69 (2015)
- 3,000m: 9:38.27 (2016)
- 5,000m: 16:09.36 (2016)
Outdoor Track
- 1,500m: 4:28.76 (2016)
- 3,000m: 9:48.17 (2019)
- 5,000m: 16:37.18 (2018)
- 10,000m: 37:52.56 (2017)
- 3,000mSC: 10:13.48 (2016)
HONORS
- 2019 USTFCCCA Track & Field All-Academic Individual
- Tennessee School Record Holder - 3,000m Steeplechase (10:27.20 - 2019)
- 2017 Cross Country All-West Region
- 2017 Cross Country All-Mountain West- Second Team
- 2016 Outdoor Track and Field Honorable Mention All-American - 3,000m Steeplechase
- 2016 Outdoor Track and Field All-MW - 3,000m Steeplechase
- 2016 Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Champion - 5,000m
- 2016 Indoor Track and Field All-MW - 3,000m
- 2015 Cross Country All-West Region
- 2014 Southland Cross Country Conference Champion
2019 TRACK & FIELD
INDOOR- Competed in two events at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/23), placing 22nd in the 5000m (17:36.64) and 30th in the 3000m (10:03.14)
- Ran the 5000m at the Husky Classic (2/9) and placed 20th in her heat with a time of 17:38.52.
- Competed in the 3000m steeplechase at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/25) and placed 26th with a time of 10:36.80
- Finished 16th in the 5000m (16:53.94) and 10th in the 3000m steeplechase (10:43.86) at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11)
- Broke a 14-year-old program record by placing ninth in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 10:27.20 at the Virginia Challenge (4/20)
- Competed in two events at the Tennessee Relays (4/13) including a 25th-place finish in the 1500m (4:38.31) and fourth-place in the DMR (11:52.95)
- Ran the 5000m at the Stanford Invitational (3/30) and took 14th with a time of 16:37.36
- Placed second in the 3000m with a time of 9:48.17 at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge (3/23)
2018 TRACK & FIELD at BOISE STATE
INDOOR- Competed in both the 3000m and 5000m at the Mountain West Championships, with her best showing coming in the 5000m in sixth (Feb. 22-24)
- Ran a personal best in 9:37.89 in the 3,000m race at the Husky Classic (Feb. 9-10)
- Opened the season with a 19th-place finish in the 3,000m in 9:4.93 at the UW Invitational (Jan. 26-27)
2017 CROSS COUNTRY at BOISE STATE
- A scorer for Boise State in all five meets she appeared in
- Was the No. 5 scorer at the NCAA Championships, running 20:42.8 for 6k (Nov. 18)
- Earned All-West Region honors by placing 17th at the West Region Championships (Nov. 10)
- Was one spot shy of First-team All-MW honors, eighth-place finish at the Mountain West Championships was still good for Second-team honors (Oct. 27)
- Boise State’s No. 2 runner at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational (Oct. 13)
- Opened the season with a 16th-place finish at the Greater Louisville Classic (Sept. 30)
2017 TRACK & FIELD at BOISE STATE
INDOOR- Did not compete
- Competed in two meets over the course of the outdoor season…ran a 4:48.64 in the 1,500m at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- took part in two races at the conference championships, taking 13th in the 10,000m (37:52.56) and 21st in the 5,000m (18:06.84).
2016 CROSS COUNTRY at BOISE STATE
- Competed in three meets over the course of the season
- opened the year at the Roy Griak Invitational and turned in a solid performance taking 37th (22:35.1) place
- was 17th at the Mountain West Championships after finishing the 6-kilometer course in 21:12.5
- clocked a 21:11.6 and finished in 74th at the NCAA West Regional Championships
2016 TRACK & FIELD at BOISE STATE
INDOOR- Turned in a great indoor season, ran in both the 3,000m and the 5,000m…won the 5,000m at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships with a time of 16:57.89
- was an All-MW honoree in the 3,000m after finishing in third place (9:38.27)
- took fifth in the 5,000m at the UW Invitational with a time of 16:09.36, good for fifth place and was just shy of cracking the school record top-three performance list
- Named an Honorable Mention All-American after taking 20th in the 3,000m steeplechase thanks to a time of 10:36.67 at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- enjoyed her fastest time of the season at the NCAA West Preliminaries (10:13.48), becoming the second-fastest Bronco in school history and qualifying to nationals in the process
- took second in the steeplechase at the conference championships, running a 10:14.06 to secure All-Mountain West honors
- clocked a 4:28.76 in the 1,500m at the Stanford Twilight
- also competed at the Stanford Invitational and Payton Jordan Invitational.
2015 CROSS COUNTRY at BOISE STATE
- Peaked at the end of the year and performed well at the final two meet
- took fifth at the NCAA West Regional with a time of 20:42.2, earning All-West Region honors in the process
- 51st at the NCAA Championships, running a 20:32.5 on the 6k course to be the Broncos’ No. 3 finisher on the day
- was huge at the Roy Griak Invitational in helping the women’s team, finishing in sixth place thanks to a 21:34.0 6k
- second place at the Dual in Speedway Meadow (20:58.3)
- also performed well at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, taking 45th place with a 20:28.6
2014-15 at LAMAR
- Won the 2014 Southland Cross Country Conference Championship.
- On the track side, Hukka won the indoor mile conference title in 4:51.69, and helped the DMR squad to a first-place finish as well.
PERSONAL
- Minttu Karoliina Hukka born on March 31st, 1995
- Daughter of Tero and Mari Hukka
- Majoring in Kinesiology
- Biggest Sports Influence:Alexi Pappas and Emma Coburn
- Hobbies include cooking and baking
- Dottie Dent Women's Athletic Endowed Scholarship
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