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2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Christopher Cecere

Ellie Ponko

Ellie Ponko

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    New Trier
  • Hometown:
    Kenilworth, IL

Summary

Biography

At UR 2024: Ran in seven meets, qualifying for and competing at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships...Team-best 10th-place finish (22:42.2) at the NCAA Niagara Regional on Nov. 16 to earn USTFCCCA All-Region honors and an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships...Placed 210th at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, IN, clocking in at 23:04.2...Was also the Yellowjackets' top finisher at UAAs, placing 33rd with a 6k PR of 22:33.0...Finished in the top 35 in six-of-seven meets, earning four top-25 and two top-10 results...Kicked off the 2024 campaign with a 4k PR (15:17.8) and 11th-place finish at the Hamilton Short Course on Sept. 14...Matched a season-best 10th-place finish at the Kara Hall Memorial Invitational on Oct. 5, clocking in at 23:31.3...Headed into NCAAs with a team-best 19.67 average finish, having defeated 91.75 percent of opposing runners...Earned third-straight UAA All-Academic honor...Recognized on the USTFCCCA's All-Academic Team...Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District accolades.

At UR 2023: Competed in six meets...Opened the season with a 7th-place finish (11:03.9) at the Highlander Short Course, a season-high mark, helping UR win the even for the second-straight year...Scored five top-100 finishes, including a 53rd-place result at UAAs and a 56th-place finish at the NCAA Niagara Regional...Wrapped up junior campaign with a 6k PR at the Niagara Regional, crossing the finish line in 23:13.3...Achieved a 73.76 win-loss percentage against opposing runners, a top-five mark on the team...Named UAA All-Academic for second year in-a-row.

At UR 2022: Competed in three meets as a sophomore with the 'Jackets...Scored a season-best 11th-place finish at the Highlander XC Short Course, clocking in with a 4k PR time of 15:40.5...UAA All-Academic.

At UR 2021: Appeared in five races for Rochester during rookie campaign...Finished among the Yellowjacket top-5 racers in two meets, coming at the St. John Fisher Terry Rodenbeck Invite (24th) and the SUNY Geneseo Mike Woods Invitational (85th)...Had best 6K time of the season at Geneseo, running a time of 24:40.2...Placed 50th at the UAA Championships.

HS: Attended New Trier HS...Lettered in cross country and track and field for the Trevians...Cross country co-captain as a senior...Personal best of 3-mile XC run of 19:30...Helped team to conference titles in both cross country and track and field.

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