2025 Cross Country Roster
Hagen, Ella

Ella Hagen
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Breckenridge, Colo.
- High School:
- Summit
- Major:
- Cellular, Molecular, and Deveopmental Biology
Bio
High School
• Attended Summit High School in Frisco, Colo.
• 3x Nike Cross Nationals Qualifier (2022, 2023, 2024)
• Placed 25th at NXN in 2022, 10th in 2023, and 9th in 2024
• 2x Colorado 4A State Cross Country Champion (2022, 2024)
• 2023 Colorado 4A Track State Champion in the 1600 meters
• 2023 Colorado State Nordic Freestyle Ski Champion
• Also competed in Nordic skiing at the state level
• Coached by her parents, Mike and Eva Hagen
Academic Honors
• Graduated summa cum laude
• National Honor Society member
• Gold Honor Roll (2022–2025)
Personal
• Born December 12, 2006, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Hometown: Breckenridge, Colo.
• Daughter of Mike and Eva Hagen — both high school and club coaches in cross country and track
• Has one brother, Luc, who ran for Colorado School of Mines and was part of their NCAA DII national championship team
• Father was a professional triathlete
• Enjoys hiking, biking, Nordic skiing, reading, and painting
• Volunteers with the Breckenridge Recreation Center, Firecracker 50, Breck Epic, and Smart Bellies
• Dual citizen of Austria and the U.S.; speaks German
• Aspires to become a pediatric oncologist
• Chose Colorado for its inspiring team culture, coaching staff, and mountainous training environment
• Also considered BYU, Tennessee, Duke, and NC State
• Attended Summit High School in Frisco, Colo.
• 3x Nike Cross Nationals Qualifier (2022, 2023, 2024)
• Placed 25th at NXN in 2022, 10th in 2023, and 9th in 2024
• 2x Colorado 4A State Cross Country Champion (2022, 2024)
• 2023 Colorado 4A Track State Champion in the 1600 meters
• 2023 Colorado State Nordic Freestyle Ski Champion
• Also competed in Nordic skiing at the state level
• Coached by her parents, Mike and Eva Hagen
Academic Honors
• Graduated summa cum laude
• National Honor Society member
• Gold Honor Roll (2022–2025)
Personal
• Born December 12, 2006, in Colorado Springs, Colo.
• Hometown: Breckenridge, Colo.
• Daughter of Mike and Eva Hagen — both high school and club coaches in cross country and track
• Has one brother, Luc, who ran for Colorado School of Mines and was part of their NCAA DII national championship team
• Father was a professional triathlete
• Enjoys hiking, biking, Nordic skiing, reading, and painting
• Volunteers with the Breckenridge Recreation Center, Firecracker 50, Breck Epic, and Smart Bellies
• Dual citizen of Austria and the U.S.; speaks German
• Aspires to become a pediatric oncologist
• Chose Colorado for its inspiring team culture, coaching staff, and mountainous training environment
• Also considered BYU, Tennessee, Duke, and NC State
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