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2025 Women's Track & Field Roster

Ella Smith

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown York, Pa.
  • Major Psychology
  • Highschool York Suburban

Biography

Outdoor Track & Field
 
PRs:
800: 2:42.64 (4/19/23 at Shippensburg) [3]
1500: 5:26.57 (3/24/23 at Lynchburg) [3]
3K: 11:36.94 (4/29/23 at Shippensburg) [1]
5K: 20:19.68 (4/27/24 at Shippensburg) [3]
 
2024 (Sophomore): Competed in three meets…ran the 800 once (season best of 2:55.30), the 1,500 once (season best of 5:43.56) and the 5K twice (PR of 20:19.68).
 
2023 (Freshman): Competed in four meets…ran the 800 twice (season best of 2:42.64), the 1,500 twice (season best of 5:26.57), the 3K once (season best of 11:36.94) and the 5K once (season best of 20:37.65).

Indoor Track & Field

 
PRs:
800: 2:48.46 (2/11/23 at Alvernia) [1]
Mile: 5:58.59 (2/11/23 at Alvernia) [1]
3K: 11:50.21 (2/17/23 at Bucknell) [5]
5K: 21:00.92 (2/3/24 at Susquehanna) [1]
 
2024 (Sophomore): Competed in three meets…ran the 3K twice (season best of 11:51.06) and the 5K once (season best of 21:00.92).
 
2023 (Freshman): Competed in four meets……ran the 800 once (season best of 2:48.46), the mile once (season best of 5:58.59) and the 3K three times (season best of 11:50.21).

Cross Country
2024: PSACs (62nd, No. 9)
2023: PSACs (110th, No. 11)
2022: PSACs (DNC)
 
PRs:
4K: 16:19.6 (9/28/24 at Dickinson) [4]
6K: 24:18.1 (10/5/24 at Lehigh) [10]
 
2024 (Junior): Competed in 5/6 meets.
 
2023 (Sophomore): Competed in 4/6 meets.
 
2022 (Freshman): Competed in 5/7 meets.
 
York Suburban High School: Totaled eight varsity letters spanning cross country and track & field for the Trojans under coaches John Enders and Ron Herman…was a PIAA State Championships qualifiers as a sophomore…finished as a four-time District Championships qualifier…earned All Star honorable mention as a sophomore.
 
About Smith: Full name is Ella Grace Smith…is the daughter of Jason ’97/’01M and Tracey ’98 Smith…has a brother, Gavin, and a sister, Finley...majoring in psychology while seeking a minor in biology.