Ella Zeigler

Career Honors and Recognition
2x Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024, 2023)
2024 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2023 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results

2024-25

Indoor

Appeared in four meets during the indoor campaign, running the mile and three separate 3K races … Finished 14^th at the Gamecock Challenge 3K after clocking 10:01.01 … Three weeks later she ran a personal best indoor 3K time of 9:56.76 at the USC Invite to finish fifth overall … Ran one mile event on the season at the Tiger Paw Invitational, finishing 13^th overall with a time of 4:55.13.

Outdoor

Appeared in four meets on the season for Carolina, running three 1500m races and one 5K event … Opened her season at the Raleigh Relays in the 1500m, running 4:40.58 … Placed runner-up in the 1500m at the Gamecock Invite, running 4:35.93 … Turned in a personal best 1500m at the East Coast Relays, crossing the finish line in 4:33.38 to place 12^th overall … Clocked a personal best 17:07.34 in the Charlotte Invitational 5K, placing sixth on the leaderboard.

Cross Country

Took part in two meets during the season … Made her season debut at the Upstate Invite 5K, running 18:12.3 to finish 12^th overall … Turned in a new 6K personal best at the SEC Championship, clocking 21:50.2.

2023-24
Indoor
Missed the indoor season after having to nurse an injury obtained during the cross country season.

Outdoor
Ran in four meets during the outdoor season, competing in the 800m, 1500m, 3000m and one 5000m race … Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 3K at the Shamrock Invitational, running 10:52.23 … Also ran an 800m PR at the Shamrock Invitational, crossing the line in 2:29.73 … Best 1500m race was a bronze finish at the Gamecock Invitational, stopping the clock at 4:47.56.

Cross Country
Appeared in three meets during the season before coming down with an injury that shut down the rest of her fall campaign … Opened the year with a 30^th place finish at the Eye Opener with a time of 18:30.1 … Two weeks later she recorded the sixth fastest 5K time in program history when she posted a time of 17:22.8 to finish ninth at the Gamecock Challenge – setting a new personal record in the 5K … Ran in one 6K event on the season at the Paul Short Run, making it count with a new personal best in the event following a time of 22:11.5.

2022-23
Indoor
Appeared in six indoor competitions as a true freshman, running the mile, 3000m and the 5000m, along with one distance medley relay … Competed at the 2023 SEC Indoor Championship in the 3K, clocking 10:07.10 … Made her indoor debut at the Gamecock Opener, running 5:07.35 in the mile to finish seventh, while also running as the anchor in the DMR team that won with a time of 12:10.64 … Her fastest indoor mile was at the USC Indoor Open, running 4:58.10 to finish second overall … Clocked an indoor PR at the Tiger Paw Invite in the 3K, running 10:00.23 to finish sixth … Ran one indoor 5K on the season, resulting in a runner-up finish at the Columbia Challenge with a time of 17:22.10.

Outdoor
Took part in five meets during the outdoor season, running the 1500m, 3000m and one 5000m race … Made her outdoor debut at the Island Relays Bahamas, turning in a personal best time in the 1500m with a mark of 4:48.89 to finish seventh … The following week, she set a personal best in the outdoor 3K when she finished third with a time of 10:17.95 … The week after that, Zeigler finished 10^th in her lone 5K race of the season, turning in a personal best time of 18:13.74.

Cross Country
Appeared in six meets as a true freshman, leaving her mark in her collegiate debut with a runner-up finish at the Carolina Challenge with a time of 18:53.3 … Also placed fourth at the Winthrop Invitational 5K, posting a mark of 19:02.3 … Set her 5K personal record at the Live in Lou Classic following a time of 18:12.3, the 46^th-fastest 5K in program history … Ran her 6K personal record at the 2022 SEC Cross Country Championship with a time of 22:18.11 … Appeared in the NCAA Regionals, stopping the clock with a 22:55.9 6K race.

Pre- South Carolina
High School
Lettered in cheerleading, cross country and track & field at James Hubert Blake HS in Olney, Maryland … Claimed the 2022 4A Indoor State Championship in the 3200m and the 4×400-meter relay … Captured the 2022 4A Outdoor State Championship in the 3200m, 1600m and the 800m … Helped lead the track & field team to being the Montgomery County Champions … 4A North Regional Champions and State Runner-Up title in 2022 … Placed 2^nd and All-American in the 5000m at 2022 Adidas Indoor Track Nationals … Placed 4^th and All-American in the 5000m at 2022 New Balance Outdoor Nationals … Holds school records in the Sprint Medley Relay, 800m, 1500m, 1600m, 3000m, 3200m, 3-mile run and the 5000m … Selected 1^st Team All-Met for Girls’ Track and Field and Honorable Mention All-Met for Indoor Track & Field in 2022 … Montgomery County Road Runner’s 2022 Outstanding High School Runner Award Recipient … Was a straight-A student and Honor Roll student each of her four years in high school … Finished in the Top 5% of her graduating class and was Class Council Treasurer all four years … Member of the National Honor Society, National Science Honor Society, Leadership Institute and the Principal’s Award Recipient.

Personal
Born to her mother Elisa Zeigler on June 18, 2004 … Has two siblings, Owen (brother) and Abigail (sister) … Plans to major in Management and Marketing … Will be part of the Honors College at Carolina … Rewarded the Academic Scholar Superlative Award and the Business Administration Scholarship.

Personal Records
Indoor

Outdoor

Cross Country