Colorado University Athletics

2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Ella Hagen
Ella Hagen

Ella Hagen

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

Ella Hagen TFRRS Profile | Ella Hagen XC Bio
 

2025-26
Indoor: Competed in six meets for the Buffs...

  • Ran a mile personal best of 4:56.62 to place third at the Colorado Invitational

  • Ran a 5k personal best of 16:20.29 to place fifth at BU John Thomas Terrier Classic

 

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
Colorado T&F/XC: 2016 HOF Sara Gorton Slattery
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Monday, May 13
Pac-12 TRACK Championships - Wrap Up
Monday, May 13
@cubufffstrack First Crack at NEW Potts Field #gobuffs
Wednesday, April 10