Ella Hagen

Women @ NCAA Mountain Regional Championships

Position:
Distance
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Breckenridge, Colo.
High School:
Summit
Major:
Cellular, Molecular, and Deveopmental Biology

2025

Cross Country
• Raced six times for the Buffs in her first season, highlighted by postseason appearances at both the regional and national championships.
• Opened the season with a victory at the Wyoming Invite, running 17:54.4 for 5k.
• Ran 21:00.5 for 6k at the Gans Creek Classic to place 119th.
• Clocked 21:14.4 for 113th at the Nuttycombe Invitational.
• Placed 42nd at the Big 12 Championships in 20:57.2.
• Earned a top-30 finish at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships, running 21:13.8 to place 28th.
• Finished 213th at the NCAA Cross Country Championships in 20:46.5.

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, 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