Ella Zeigler

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

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

Academic Highlights

2023 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results
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