Ella Zeigler

position Distance
class Freshman
Hometown Olney, Md.
High school James Hubert Blake

position Distance
class Freshman
Hometown Olney, Md.
High school James Hubert Blake

Season and Career Results
2022-23
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
Cross Country