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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

Ella Zeigler Bio

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 46th-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 2nd and All-American in the 5000m at 2022 Adidas Indoor Track Nationals … Placed 4th 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 1st 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

5K 18:12.3 (10/1/22)
6K 22:18.11 (10/28/22)