Personal
- Born 6/25/80 in Howell, Michigan
- Parents are James and Linda Philburn
- Married to Eric Cottle
At BYU
- 1999-CC: ran a 19:05 at the Roy Griak invitational.
- 2000-CC: finished seventh at BYU Triple Crown, covering three-mile course in 18:23. . . ran season-best 18:23 on the 5K course at the Great American Festival. . . third team finisher at Stanford Invitational, finishing ninth overall.
- 2001-CC: ran a time of 18:45 at the Great Race to finish fourth. . . finished ninth at the Great American Festival with a time of 18:29.3.
Before BYU
- Played basketball and track
- All-state in track for three years in the 800m
- Took second place at the Midwest Meet of Champions
- Holds five high school records
- Voted Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year
- Four year Academic All-State