Elle Mehltretter

position Distance
class Freshman
Hometown Seminole, Fla.
High school Osceola Fundamental HS

position Distance
class Freshman
Hometown Seminole, Fla.
High school Osceola Fundamental HS

Season and Career Results

2024-25

Indoor

Took part in two meets during the indoor season, running the 3,000 meter in both appearances … Made her indoor collegiate debut in the Gamecock Challenge 3K, running 10:17.34 … Set an indoor 3K personal best at the USC Invite, posting a mark of 10:16.35 to finish fifth on the leaderboard.

Cross Country

Ran in a pair of meets in her freshman campaign with cross country … Made her collegiate debut in the Furman Invitational 6K, clocking 23:56.3 to finish 48^th overall … Saw action in the Upstate Invite 5K to close her season, running 18:28.8 to finish 21^st overall.

Pre- South Carolina
High School
Earned four letters in cross country, track & field and earned two letters in soccer at Osceola Fundamental High School in Seminole, Fla. … Ran the 800m, 1600m, 3200m and the 5K … 2x FACA All-Academic and All-State in 2023-24 and was named Most Valuable Player in 2024 … Was a 3A XC State Champion in 2023 and was awarded the Most Improved Runner that same season … Earned the Long Distance Runner of the Year, Coach’s Award and the XC Academic Award in 2023 as well … Honored with the Unsung Award in 2022 … Finished 8^th at the 3A XC State Championship in 2023 and then 5^th in the 1600m at the 3A Track & Field State Championship in the spring of 2024 … She also placed 6^th overall in the 3200m at the 3A Track & Field State Championship … Named 3A Region 3 XC Champion in 2023 and also earned both the 1600m and 3200m County, District and Regional Champion in 2024.

Personal
Daughter of Matthew and Carrie Mehltretter, born on May 10, 2006 … Has three younger siblings, Spencer, Duncan and Luna … Earned the Principal’s Outstanding Senior Athlete Award, Computer Science Award, Language Arts Award and twice earned the Foreign Language Award … Finished Top 7% of her class and was an AP Scholar with Distinction … Plans to major in Cyber Policy & Ethics with a career goal of working cybersecurity with the FBI … Is on the Superlative Scholarship and will be involved in the Honors College at Carolina.

Personal Records

Indoor

3000m

10:16.35 (2/22/25)

Cross Country