2018-19 Track and Field Roster
Mann, Elissa
Elissa Mann
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Louisville, Colo.
- High School:
- Monarch
Bio
PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
800-meters: 2:06.91 (2017)
OUTDOOR
400-meters: 56.67 (2016)
800-meters: 2:03.96 (2018)
1,500-meters: 4:32.86 (2016)
MPSF SCORING
2017 800-meters, 4th (2:07.00)
2017 Distance medley relay, 1st (10:58.68)
2018 800-meters, 2nd (2:07.07)
2018 Distance medley relay, 3rd (11:21.90)
PAC-12 SCORING
2016 800-meters, 5th (2:05.28)
2018 800-meters, 5th (2:05.23)
NCAA SCORING
2017 (I) Distance medley relay, 1st (11:00.34)
HONORS
2017 NCAA Champion (Indoor DMR)
2017 All-America First Team (DMR)
CU Record Holder (Indoor DMR)
2018: Indoor: Mann’s indoor career was focused on the 800-meter run. She competed four time this season, and placed in the top ten each time. Her best finish this season was at the MPSF Championships in February, where she clocked in at 2:07.07 and placed second. She was just shy of beating her personal best 2:06.91 from last season. She was also one of the top point-scorers at the meet with a third place in the DMR.
Outdoor: Mann’s outdoor season was focused mostly on the 800-meter run, but she also competed a few times in the 400-meter dash. Her best time in the 400 this season was 57.14 in April at the Cardinal Classic. Mann competed quite a few times in the 800, and her best time was at the NCAA West Preliminaries in May where she earned ninth place and clocked in at 2:03.96. She finished 17th in the outdoor championships.
2017: Indoor: Mann had a great indoor season focusing on the 800-meters. In four meets, she never placed lower than sixth, and had two top three finishes at the Colorado Open (third) and in the Potts Invitational, where she placed first. She recorded a PR (2:06.91) at the Husky Classic where she came in sixth. Mann was also a member of the distance medley relay team, running the 400-meter leg. The relay team broke the school record (10:58.68) as they raced to first place at the MPSF Championships, before becoming the NCAA Champions two weeks later.
Outdoor: Did not compete.
2016: Indoor: Mann focused on the 800-meter run as a freshman. In her first race in a CU uniform, she clocked a 2:12.64 time, which was second at the Air Force Invite (1/23). Mann saw improvement in her next race, finishing 25th at the Husky Classic (2/13) in 2:09.73. She improved again in her final race of the season, clocking in at 2:09.58 for ninth overall at the MPSF Championships. She is third on CU’s all-time list.
Outdoor: Mann, a celebrated middle distance runner in high school, had an amazing freshman season for the Buffs, shaving over five seconds off her personal record in the event during the season. Mann entered the season with a 2:10.39 best and wrapped up the season with a time of 2:05.27, putting her fourth on CU’s all-time performers list as just a freshman. She started the season running a 2:06.68 for a fifth place finish at the Bryan Clay Invite and the following week clocked in at 2:05.78 at the Stanford Twilight. She placed fifth at the Pac-12 Championships with her PR (2:05.28) after finishing seventh in the preliminary round (2:06.63). Mann barely missed qualifying for NCAAs after placing 13th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, clocking a time of 2:06.97, which was just .08 seconds from advancing to nationals.
CROSS COUNTRY: (2017) Mann raced in a pair of meets for the Buffs as a redshirt sophomore. She started the season off with a 52nd place finish at Colorado State Invitational and followed that up with a 24th place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout.
(2016) Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Mann has been an important part of the Monarch High School cross country and track and field teams, setting five school records. Mann owns the 400 (57.46) and 800-meter (2:10.39) records and is a part of the 4x400 (3:55.68), 4x800 (9:11.89) and 800 meter sprint medley relay (1:48.21) records. Her cross country team won the Colorado 5A Championship three times (2011, ’12, and ’13) and in 2013, the team placed fifth at Nike Cross Nationals. The Coyotes placed second at the state meet her senior year (2014), but they won the Front Range League Championship all four seasons (2011-14). On the track, the 4x800 relay was the state runner-up four times (2012-15), which included her sister Karina. Mann earned four letters on the cross country team and four letters on the track team at MHS. She was a conference all-academic selection for both teams all four years, and a CHSAA Academic All-State First Team selection her sophomore, junior and senior years. Utah and Nebraska-Omaha also recruited Mann.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Mann is an environmental studies major with a minor in sociology and environmental design.
PERSONAL: Elissa Marie Mann was born on February 9, 1997 in Louisville, Colo. She is the daughter of Rick and Viki Mann and has two sisters, Jessie and Karina, her twin, who is also a member of the CU cross country and track and field team. She enjoys snowboarding, rock climbing, hiking and ceramics. Mann has also volunteered at the Ironman Boulder (2014 and ’15).
INDOOR
800-meters: 2:06.91 (2017)
OUTDOOR
400-meters: 56.67 (2016)
800-meters: 2:03.96 (2018)
1,500-meters: 4:32.86 (2016)
MPSF SCORING
2017 800-meters, 4th (2:07.00)
2017 Distance medley relay, 1st (10:58.68)
2018 800-meters, 2nd (2:07.07)
2018 Distance medley relay, 3rd (11:21.90)
PAC-12 SCORING
2016 800-meters, 5th (2:05.28)
2018 800-meters, 5th (2:05.23)
NCAA SCORING
2017 (I) Distance medley relay, 1st (11:00.34)
HONORS
2017 NCAA Champion (Indoor DMR)
2017 All-America First Team (DMR)
CU Record Holder (Indoor DMR)
2018: Indoor: Mann’s indoor career was focused on the 800-meter run. She competed four time this season, and placed in the top ten each time. Her best finish this season was at the MPSF Championships in February, where she clocked in at 2:07.07 and placed second. She was just shy of beating her personal best 2:06.91 from last season. She was also one of the top point-scorers at the meet with a third place in the DMR.
Outdoor: Mann’s outdoor season was focused mostly on the 800-meter run, but she also competed a few times in the 400-meter dash. Her best time in the 400 this season was 57.14 in April at the Cardinal Classic. Mann competed quite a few times in the 800, and her best time was at the NCAA West Preliminaries in May where she earned ninth place and clocked in at 2:03.96. She finished 17th in the outdoor championships.
2017: Indoor: Mann had a great indoor season focusing on the 800-meters. In four meets, she never placed lower than sixth, and had two top three finishes at the Colorado Open (third) and in the Potts Invitational, where she placed first. She recorded a PR (2:06.91) at the Husky Classic where she came in sixth. Mann was also a member of the distance medley relay team, running the 400-meter leg. The relay team broke the school record (10:58.68) as they raced to first place at the MPSF Championships, before becoming the NCAA Champions two weeks later.
Outdoor: Did not compete.
2016: Indoor: Mann focused on the 800-meter run as a freshman. In her first race in a CU uniform, she clocked a 2:12.64 time, which was second at the Air Force Invite (1/23). Mann saw improvement in her next race, finishing 25th at the Husky Classic (2/13) in 2:09.73. She improved again in her final race of the season, clocking in at 2:09.58 for ninth overall at the MPSF Championships. She is third on CU’s all-time list.
Outdoor: Mann, a celebrated middle distance runner in high school, had an amazing freshman season for the Buffs, shaving over five seconds off her personal record in the event during the season. Mann entered the season with a 2:10.39 best and wrapped up the season with a time of 2:05.27, putting her fourth on CU’s all-time performers list as just a freshman. She started the season running a 2:06.68 for a fifth place finish at the Bryan Clay Invite and the following week clocked in at 2:05.78 at the Stanford Twilight. She placed fifth at the Pac-12 Championships with her PR (2:05.28) after finishing seventh in the preliminary round (2:06.63). Mann barely missed qualifying for NCAAs after placing 13th at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, clocking a time of 2:06.97, which was just .08 seconds from advancing to nationals.
CROSS COUNTRY: (2017) Mann raced in a pair of meets for the Buffs as a redshirt sophomore. She started the season off with a 52nd place finish at Colorado State Invitational and followed that up with a 24th place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout.
(2016) Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Mann has been an important part of the Monarch High School cross country and track and field teams, setting five school records. Mann owns the 400 (57.46) and 800-meter (2:10.39) records and is a part of the 4x400 (3:55.68), 4x800 (9:11.89) and 800 meter sprint medley relay (1:48.21) records. Her cross country team won the Colorado 5A Championship three times (2011, ’12, and ’13) and in 2013, the team placed fifth at Nike Cross Nationals. The Coyotes placed second at the state meet her senior year (2014), but they won the Front Range League Championship all four seasons (2011-14). On the track, the 4x800 relay was the state runner-up four times (2012-15), which included her sister Karina. Mann earned four letters on the cross country team and four letters on the track team at MHS. She was a conference all-academic selection for both teams all four years, and a CHSAA Academic All-State First Team selection her sophomore, junior and senior years. Utah and Nebraska-Omaha also recruited Mann.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Mann is an environmental studies major with a minor in sociology and environmental design.
PERSONAL: Elissa Marie Mann was born on February 9, 1997 in Louisville, Colo. She is the daughter of Rick and Viki Mann and has two sisters, Jessie and Karina, her twin, who is also a member of the CU cross country and track and field team. She enjoys snowboarding, rock climbing, hiking and ceramics. Mann has also volunteered at the Ironman Boulder (2014 and ’15).
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