2022 Cross Country Roster

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Ella Baran

  • Height:
    5-3
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Plymouth, Minn.
  • High School:
    Houston
  • Prev School:
    Johns Hopkins
  • Major:
    Master of the Environment
NCAA APPEARANCES (3)
2022 NCAA 6K (xc) (30th)
2023 NCAA 5,000-meter (i) (15th)
2023 NCAA 5,000-meter (o) (22nd)
ALL-AMERICAN HONORS (2)
2022 All-American Cross Country (30th)
2023 All-American Second Team (Indoor 5,000)

Ella Baran TFRRS

2022-23

  • XC: Competed in all six races for the Buffs ... finished seventh at the Pac-12 Championships to help lead the team to the title ... closed her season 30th at the NCAA Championships for an All-American finish
  • Indoor: Became just the second woman in CU history to finish under nine minutes in the 3,000 after running 8:57.67 at the Ken Shannon Invitational ... qualified for the 5,000 and finished 15th ... ran the fourth-best time in CU history in the 5,000 in Boston at 15:33.72
  • Outdoor: Ran if four meets for the Buffs ... set a personal record (4:18.64) in the 1,500 at the Stanford Invitational as she finished eighth ... second-place finish in the 5,000 at the Pac-12 Championships ... placed 22nd in the 5,000 with a time of 16:22.52 at the NCAA Championships
 

AT JOHNS HOPKINS (NCAA DIII):

ACCOLADES 

  • 2022 Indoor Mile National Champion
  • 2022 Indoor All-American (Mile)
  • 2022 Indoor All-American (3,000)
  • 2022 Outdoor All-American (5,000)
  • 2021 XC All-American (9th)
  • 2021 Outdoor All-American (1,500)
  • 2021 Outdoor All-American (5,000)
  • 2020 Indoor All-American (3,000)
  • 2020-21 CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American
  • 2020-21 & 2021-22 CoSIDA Academic All-District
  • NCAA Division III Record Holder in the Mile (Indoor)
  • 2022 Mid-Atlantic Track Runner of the Year
  • 2021 Centennial Conference Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year
  • 6x Centennial Conference Medalist (4 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)
  • 2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • Ran the second-fastest NCAA Championship time in program history (21:03.1
  • Indoor Mile program-record holder (4:40.53)
  • Indoor 3,000 program-record holder (9:13.32)
  • Outdoor 1,500 program-record holder (4:19.97)
  • Outdoor 5,000 program-record holder (15:49.09)
  • Member of the fastest indoor 4x800 relay team in program history (9:31.66)
  • Member of the second-fastest indoor DMR team in program history (11:43.93)
  • Holds four of the top-five indoor mile times in program history
  • Holds two of the top-four indoor 3,000 times in program history
  • Holds four of the top-10 outdoor 1,500 times in program history 
  • Holds four of the top-10 outdoor 5,000 times in program history
  • Centennial Academic Honor Roll
 

2021-22

  • XC: Finished ninth at the Division III Championships with a 6K personal record time of 23:03.1 ... placed second at the Iona Meet of Champions with a 5K personal record time of 18:21.5 ... team captain
  • Indoor: Won the national championship in the Mile at the NCAA Championships w/ a time of 4:47.97 … earned All-America honors w/ a sixth-place finish in the 3,000 at NCAA's w/ a time of 9:47.40 … won gold in the Mile at Centennials w/ a time of 4:51.10 … brought home a silver medal as a member of the 4x800 relay team at Centennials (9:31.66) … ran a 3,000 PR of 9:13.32 at the BU David Hemery Invitational to break the school record … finished seventh in the Mile at the Dr. Sander Invitational w/ a DIII record-breaking time of 4:40.53 … won the Mile at the NYC Gotham Cup (4:51.03) … won the 3,000 at the Fastrack Season Opener (9:36.90)
  • Outdoor: Earned All-America honors w/ a third-place finish in the 5,000 at NCAA's (16:20.49) … broke the program-record in the 5,000 w/ a third-place finish at the Virginia Challenge (15:49.09) … finished fifth in the 800 at the Mason Spring Invitational w/ a PR time of 2:10.66 … broke the school-record in the 1,500 at the Raleigh Relays w/ a time of 4:19.97 … qualified for NCAA's in the 800, 1,500, & 5,000


2020-21

  • XC: Season canceled due to COVID-19
  • Indoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19
  • Outdoor: Finished Runner-Up at NCAA's in the 5,000 with a program-record time of 16:30.93 … finished Runner-Up at NCAA's in the 1,500 w/ a PR time of 4:23.28 … won gold in the 1,500 at the Centennial Championships w/ an NCAA qualifying time of 4:26.10 … earned a gold medal as a member of the 4x800 relay team at the Centennial Championships (9:30.86) … set a PR in the 800 at the Gettysburg Quad Meet w/ a time of 2:13.61 … qualified for NCAA's in the 5,000 w/ a time of 16:40.85 at the George Mason Spring Invitational
 

2019-20

  • XC: Did not compete
  • Indoor: Took gold at Centennials as part of the DMR team (12:09.77) ... earned bronze in the 3,000 at Centennials w/ a personal best 9:53.55 to qualify for NCAA's ... ran her fastest collegiate mile at the BU David Hemery Invitational, clocking in at 4:57.08
  • Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19
 

2018-19

  • XC: Ran in five races ... ran a personal record in the 6K w/ a time of 23:42.5 at the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle
  • Outdoor: Ran a 4:40.01 1500 at the Centennial Championships to place 4th

IN THE CLASSROOM
  • Majoring in Environmental Engineering


PERSONAL

  • Daughter of Robert Baran & Tara Shewchuk
  • Has two siblings, Amelia and Stephen
  • Certified lifeguard who volunteers at local gardens
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