2022 USC Track & Field Roster
Roster
Milovanovic, Mihajla

Mihajla Milovanovic
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Chandler
- Hometown:
- Chandler, Ariz.
Bio
THIS YEAR: Senior Mihajla Milovanovic is in her second season as a distance runner at USC, following two seasons at Loyola (Ill.). She also competes with USC’s cross country team.
2022: Milovanovic competed in five meets and set PRs in the 800m, 1500m and 3000m. She posted her 1500m PR of 4:33.79 and her 3000m best of 10:20.29 at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on May 1. She set her 800m best of 2:18.15 at the Chris Rinne Twighlight meet on April 22. Milovanovic ran in all four 6K cross country meets for USC, finishing as one of USC’s top three runners at each meet. She began her USC career with a 6K PR of 21:35.7 at the UC Riverside Invitational on Sept. 18, third among the Trojans. She was USC’s second finisher in the final three meets of the season, running 22:11.8 at the Highlander Invitational on Oct. 16, 23:30.4 at the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 29 and 22:06.0 at the NCAA West Regional on Nov. 12.
BEFORE USC: Milovanovic was on the Loyola (Ill.) track and field team from 2019-21 in track and field and cross country. She only competed in one meet in 2021, taking 8th in the one-mile with a time of 5:22.65 at the GVSU Indoor Tune-Up Meet on Feb. 19. Competed indoors in 2020 before COVID-19 shutdown the season, posting PRs in the mile (5:17.12), 3000m (10:17.95) and 5000m (17.42.92). The 5000m time of 17:42.92 earned her 11th place at the Missouri Valley Indoor Championships on March 1. Also ran cross country in the Fall of 2018 and 2019. Had a 5K best of 18:29.7 to finish 23rd at the Illinois State Invite on Sept. 13, 2019. She was a Dean’s List student.
HIGH SCHOOL: She graduated from Chandler High in Chandler, Ariz. In 2019. She was a four-time All-Arizona team selection in track and cross country. She was an honorable mention for Arizona Central Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2018. She had high school bests of 10:58.63 in the 3200m, 5:10.60in the one-mile, 5:05.65 in the 1600m, 4:51.04 in the 1500m and 2:19.18 in the 800m. She owns the Chandler school record in the 1600m. She was named to the All-Section team three times for track and cross country. As a junior in cross country she placed third at the 2017 AIA Division 1 State Championships, the highest finish ever by a woman from Chandler HS. Milovanovic also competed in swimming for Chandler High.
PERSONAL: Mihajla was born on March 21, 2001…Her parents are Suzi and Michael Milovanovic and she has a brother Mateja, who is a Division I swimmer…She is involved with many activities which align her with her Serbian heritage…Someday would like to travel to Spain, Costa Rica and Greece…She is a Spanish major with a minor in Migration Studies…After USC she would like to attend law school and focus on immigration.
CAREER BESTS: 800m - 2:18.15 1500m- 4:33.79 3000m - 10:20.29
2022: Milovanovic competed in five meets and set PRs in the 800m, 1500m and 3000m. She posted her 1500m PR of 4:33.79 and her 3000m best of 10:20.29 at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on May 1. She set her 800m best of 2:18.15 at the Chris Rinne Twighlight meet on April 22. Milovanovic ran in all four 6K cross country meets for USC, finishing as one of USC’s top three runners at each meet. She began her USC career with a 6K PR of 21:35.7 at the UC Riverside Invitational on Sept. 18, third among the Trojans. She was USC’s second finisher in the final three meets of the season, running 22:11.8 at the Highlander Invitational on Oct. 16, 23:30.4 at the Pac-12 Championships on Oct. 29 and 22:06.0 at the NCAA West Regional on Nov. 12.
BEFORE USC: Milovanovic was on the Loyola (Ill.) track and field team from 2019-21 in track and field and cross country. She only competed in one meet in 2021, taking 8th in the one-mile with a time of 5:22.65 at the GVSU Indoor Tune-Up Meet on Feb. 19. Competed indoors in 2020 before COVID-19 shutdown the season, posting PRs in the mile (5:17.12), 3000m (10:17.95) and 5000m (17.42.92). The 5000m time of 17:42.92 earned her 11th place at the Missouri Valley Indoor Championships on March 1. Also ran cross country in the Fall of 2018 and 2019. Had a 5K best of 18:29.7 to finish 23rd at the Illinois State Invite on Sept. 13, 2019. She was a Dean’s List student.
HIGH SCHOOL: She graduated from Chandler High in Chandler, Ariz. In 2019. She was a four-time All-Arizona team selection in track and cross country. She was an honorable mention for Arizona Central Cross Country Runner of the Year in 2018. She had high school bests of 10:58.63 in the 3200m, 5:10.60in the one-mile, 5:05.65 in the 1600m, 4:51.04 in the 1500m and 2:19.18 in the 800m. She owns the Chandler school record in the 1600m. She was named to the All-Section team three times for track and cross country. As a junior in cross country she placed third at the 2017 AIA Division 1 State Championships, the highest finish ever by a woman from Chandler HS. Milovanovic also competed in swimming for Chandler High.
PERSONAL: Mihajla was born on March 21, 2001…Her parents are Suzi and Michael Milovanovic and she has a brother Mateja, who is a Division I swimmer…She is involved with many activities which align her with her Serbian heritage…Someday would like to travel to Spain, Costa Rica and Greece…She is a Spanish major with a minor in Migration Studies…After USC she would like to attend law school and focus on immigration.
CAREER BESTS: 800m - 2:18.15 1500m- 4:33.79 3000m - 10:20.29
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