Northwestern University Athletics
Cross Country to Welcome Eleven Newcomers to Roster
7/26/2023 2:29:00 PM | Women's Cross Country & Track
EVANSTON, Ill. – Head coach Jill Miller will welcome 11 new members to her roster for the 2023 cross country season, she announced Wednesday. The group includes seven first years and four transfers.
"Our coaching staff is excited to welcome eleven student-athletes to our program," said Miller. "From the First-Years to the Graduate Transfers, we are extremely impressed with the accomplishments of this class thus far. The energy this group brings will enhance the culture we've been building here, and we look forward to their further development within our program."
FIRST YEARS
Erin Boler (Albany Academy; Niskayuna, N.Y.)
1500m - 4:41 3K - 9:58 5K - 17:22
1600m - 5:01 3200m - 10:34
800m - 2:13 1600m - 4:48 3200m - 10:33
1600m - 4:59 3200m - 10:51 5K - 18:23
800m - 2:10 1500m - 4:37 Mile - 4:58 3000m - 10:23 5K - 18:39
1600m - 4:56 3000m - 10:01
800m - 2:20 1600m - 5:09 3200m - 10:57 5K - 18:16
GRADUATE TRANSFERS
Ella Behrens (Washington University (Mo.); Chicago, Ill.)
3K - 9:59 5K - 16:46 6K - 22:12 10K - 35:15
1500m - 4:34 3K - 9:48 5K - 16:35 10K - 38:40
1500m - 4:28 3K - 9:42 5K - 16:35 6K - 20:41
1500m - 4:23 5K - 18:22 6K - 21:02
"Our coaching staff is excited to welcome eleven student-athletes to our program," said Miller. "From the First-Years to the Graduate Transfers, we are extremely impressed with the accomplishments of this class thus far. The energy this group brings will enhance the culture we've been building here, and we look forward to their further development within our program."
FIRST YEARS
Erin Boler (Albany Academy; Niskayuna, N.Y.)
1500m - 4:41 3K - 9:58 5K - 17:22
- Placed eighth at the 2022 New York Federation Cross Country Championships
- Awarded several team MVPs, including three in cross country (2020, '21, '22), and two each in indoor track (2022, '23) and outdoor track (2022, '23)
- Named varsity captain in cross country and track and field her senior year
1600m - 5:01 3200m - 10:34
- 2023 MIAA State Champion in the 3200m
- 2022 Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee
- 2022 Division 1A Cross Country Champion
- 2023 Division 1 Outdoor 2-Mile Champion
- Five-time Middlesex League MVP - twice in indoor track (2021-22, 2022-23), twice in outdoor track (2022, '23) and once in cross country (2022)
- Two-time Middlesex League record-holder (indoor 1 mile; outdoor 2 mile)
- Set a course record at Middlesex League Cross Country Championship
- 2021-22 indoor track 1 mile state champion and 2022-23 2 mile state champion
- Helped team to League Championships in indoor and outdoor track in 2023
- Named varsity captain in indoor track her senior year and in outdoor track her junior and senior years
- Boston Globe All-Scholastic in cross country (2022), indoor track (2021-22, 2022-23) and outdoor track (2023)
800m - 2:13 1600m - 4:48 3200m - 10:33
- Runner-up in the 1600m and State Champ in the 3200m at MHSAA 2023 DI State Championships
- Regional 1600m winner in 2021, '22 and '23
- Regional 3200m winner in 2023
- School record-holder in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m
- Academic All-State and All-Conference honors
1600m - 4:59 3200m - 10:51 5K - 18:23
- Placed 12th at the 2022 CIF State Cross Country Championships
- Finished first in SF Cross Country Sectionals for cross country in her junior and senior seasons
- Finished first in the 800m, 1600m and 3200m at the 2023 SF Track Section Finals
- Awarded Team MVP in cross country and track her senior season
- Named team captain in cross country and track her her senior year
- Helped her team to section championships in both cross country and track both her junior and senior seasons
- Four-year honor roll student
800m - 2:10 1500m - 4:37 Mile - 4:58 3000m - 10:23 5K - 18:39
- First-team All-Conference cross country athlete all four years of high school
- Second-Team All-State Girls Class B in cross country as a junior and First-Team as a senior
- Awarded team MVP in both cross country and track her junior senior seasons
- Four-time varsity letter-winner in cross country, including one year as a captain
- Three-time varsity letter-winner in track and field, including two years as captain
1600m - 4:56 3000m - 10:01
- 2023 IAHSAA Runner-Up in the 3000m
- Third-place finish in both 1500m and 3000m at the 2023 state meet
- Three-time cross country state qualifier
- Three All-Conference Team selections for cross country and eight for track and field
- Nine-time track and field state qualifier and seven-time Drake Relays qualifier
- 2023 3000m Elite All-State and 2022 4x800 Elite All-State
- Four-year varsity athlete in cross country and track
- Named cross country and track team captain her senior year
- Academic All-State awards in both cross country and track her senior year
- Four-time Academic Excellence Award winner
800m - 2:20 1600m - 5:09 3200m - 10:57 5K - 18:16
- Earned All-State honor in cross country her sophomore and junior years
- Named First-Team All-Federal League in cross country all four years of high school
- Named First-Team All-Federal League in track her junior year
- Named First-Team All-Stark County in cross country her freshman, junior and senior seasons
- Awarded Most Valuable Distance Runner in each of her final three track seasons
- Earned Cross Country Rookie of the Year her freshman season and Most Valuable Runner her senior year
- Named the Stark County Division I Runner of the Year for cross country in 2021
- Four-time letter-winner in cross country and track
- Graduated summa cum laude with an honors diploma and a Seal of Biliteracy
GRADUATE TRANSFERS
Ella Behrens (Washington University (Mo.); Chicago, Ill.)
3K - 9:59 5K - 16:46 6K - 22:12 10K - 35:15
- Placed fourth in the 5000m at the 2023 NCAA DIII Indoor Track and Field Championships, earning All-American honors
- Earned All-Conference Cross Country honors in 2019, indoor track in 2022 and 2023, and outdoor track in 2023
- All-Region Cross Country in 2019 and 2021 as well as indoor and outdoor track in 2023
- Finished 18th at the UAA Cross Country Championships in 2022
- Named to the UAA All-Freshman Team in 2019
- Three-time Academic All-UAA honoree (2022, '21, '20)
- USTFCCCA All-Academic athlete in 2021-22
1500m - 4:34 3K - 9:48 5K - 16:35 10K - 38:40
- Placed 35th at the DI South Region Cross Country Championships in 2022 after finishing tenth at the conference championships
- Finished eighth in the 1500m at the 2023 Sun Belt Outdoor Track Championship, helping her team to a third-place finished overall
- Finished top-five in both the 3000m and the 5000m at the 2023 Sun Belt Indoor Track Championship
- First-Team All-Sun Belt honors in 2021
1500m - 4:28 3K - 9:42 5K - 16:35 6K - 20:41
- Placed 28th at the 2022 DI Mid-Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships after finishing 19th at the Big East Cross Country Championships
- Helped Georgetown to both an East Region Cross Country Team Championship and a Big East Team Championship in 2022
- Finished seventh in the 5000m at the 2023 Big East Outdoor Track Championships
- Finished seventh in the mile and first in the 4x800 at the 2023 Big East Indoor Track Championships
- Three-time All-Conference in both cross country and track
1500m - 4:23 5K - 18:22 6K - 21:02
- Placed first in the 4x800 and sixth in the 800m at the 2022 Big East Indoor Track Championships
- Finished second in the 4x800 and fifth in the 1500m at the 2022 Big East Outdoor Track Championships
- Earned All-Conference honors in 2019 after finishing second in the 4x800 at the Big East Indoor Championships
- 2017 NBNO Emerging Elite Mile Champion
- 2016 MIAA All-State mile champion
- Three-time All-State Champion in Track
- Four-time Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic Student Athlete
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