2017 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2017-18 - Freshman
Cross Country
- Competed in six meets for the Boxers in 2017
- Ran to a 99th place finish at the Charles Bowles Invitational, notching a personal best of 20:03 in the 5k
- Crossed the line in 77th place at the Lewis and Clark Invitational in a personal best of 25:02.7 over the 6,000 meter championship distance
- Placed 50th at the Northwest Conference Championships
- Finished in 95th place at the NCAA West Regional Championships
High School
- Ran for Thor Esbensen at Wilson High School
- Team finished seventh at Oregon 6A State Cross Country Championships in 2016
- Paul McCall Sportsmanship Award winner
Personal
- Has one sibling
- International business major
Getting to Know Elsa
- Favorite Movie: Bridesmaids
- Favorite TV Show: Friends
- Favorite Band: Portugal, The Man
- Favorite Book: Commonwealth by Ann Patchet
- Favorite Sport: Track & Field
- Favorite Athletes: Colleen Quigly and Matthew Centrowitz
- Favorite Food: Watermelon
- Hobbies: Guitar, reading, watching TV, running
- Favorite quote: "Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up, it knows it must outrun the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning in Africa, a lion wakes up, it knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn't matter if you are a lion or a gazelle - when the sun comes up, you'd better be running."
Personal Bests
Outdoor Track & Field
800 Meters: 2:39.68
1,500m: 5:16.82
3,000m: 11:12.15
Cross Country
5K: 20:34.6
