2017 (Outdoor Track): Competed in Oxy Invitational with 5K time of 19:08.91 (May 6).
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2017 (Track): Placed 19th at 10:44.79 in 3K at Illini Classic (Jan. 14).
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2016 (Cross Country): Competed in 3 events… Placed 21st at Illini Challenge (Sept. 2)... Finished 2nd for Northwestern at the Bradley Intercollegiate in 18:28.7 (Sept. 16)... Ran in the Griak Invitational (Sept. 24).
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2016 (Outdoor Track):Â Ran her personal-best 5K time at the Illinois Twilight with a 18:30.80 (Apr. 22) ... Ran an 18:38.26 at the Keeler Invitational 5K (May 12).
2016 (Track):Â Ran the mile race at the Windy City Rumble (Feb. 6) in 5:31.37 ... Finished the 800m event in 2:44.57 ... Clocked a time of 10:54.88 in the 3,000m at the Illini Classic (Jan. 16).Â
2015 (Cross Country): Competed in three events ... Ran a 16:43.1 at the 4KÂ Badger Season Opener (Sept. 4) ... Ran her best 6K time at the Pre-Nationals Invite (Oct. 17) with a time of 22:55.4 ... Also competed in the Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1), finishing in 23:02.0 ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2015 (Track): Finished the 5,000m event at the Dr. Keebler Invitational (May 7-8) in 18:08.58 … Led all Wildcat participants in the 5,000m race at the Illinois Twilight (Apr. 18) with a finish of 17:59.00 … Finished in first place in the 3,000m event at the Ted Haydon Invitational (Apr. 4), owning a time of 10:38.80.
2014:Â Did not compete.
2013:Â Ran in seven events, making strong contributions in her debut season ... Achieved a career-best 6K time of 21:49.9 in her first trip to the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, finishing third on the team and 67th overall (Nov. 15) ... Also was NU's fourth finisher at the Big Ten Championships (22:37) and Wisconsin Invite (21:53) ... Claimed second place on the team and eighth overall at the UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational 5K, clocking in at 18:11.6 (Oct. 12).
High School:Â All-State and All-Region performer for Lahser High School ... Two-time team MVP in cross country as well as a team captain ... Personal-best times include 5:06 in the 1,600, 10:53 in the two-mile and 18:03 in the 5K ... Helped Lahser win Oakland Activities Association (OAA) league championship in 2012 and regional championships in 2011 and 2012 ... Also a three-year varsity letterwinner in lacrosse, earning Academic All-American honors ... National Honor Society member and Student Council treasurer.
Personal:Â Born Elena Rains Miller ... Daughter of Mary Ellen and Scott Miller ... Parents each were college golfers (mother at Michigan, father at Albion) ... Chose Northwestern over Michigan, Cornell and Washington University in St. Louis ... Majoring in industrial engineering.
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2017 (Track): Placed 19th at 10:44.79 in 3K at Illini Classic (Jan. 14).
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2016 (Cross Country): Competed in 3 events… Placed 21st at Illini Challenge (Sept. 2)... Finished 2nd for Northwestern at the Bradley Intercollegiate in 18:28.7 (Sept. 16)... Ran in the Griak Invitational (Sept. 24).
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2016 (Outdoor Track):Â Ran her personal-best 5K time at the Illinois Twilight with a 18:30.80 (Apr. 22) ... Ran an 18:38.26 at the Keeler Invitational 5K (May 12).
2016 (Track):Â Ran the mile race at the Windy City Rumble (Feb. 6) in 5:31.37 ... Finished the 800m event in 2:44.57 ... Clocked a time of 10:54.88 in the 3,000m at the Illini Classic (Jan. 16).Â
2015 (Cross Country): Competed in three events ... Ran a 16:43.1 at the 4KÂ Badger Season Opener (Sept. 4) ... Ran her best 6K time at the Pre-Nationals Invite (Oct. 17) with a time of 22:55.4 ... Also competed in the Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1), finishing in 23:02.0 ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2015 (Track): Finished the 5,000m event at the Dr. Keebler Invitational (May 7-8) in 18:08.58 … Led all Wildcat participants in the 5,000m race at the Illinois Twilight (Apr. 18) with a finish of 17:59.00 … Finished in first place in the 3,000m event at the Ted Haydon Invitational (Apr. 4), owning a time of 10:38.80.
2014:Â Did not compete.
2013:Â Ran in seven events, making strong contributions in her debut season ... Achieved a career-best 6K time of 21:49.9 in her first trip to the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, finishing third on the team and 67th overall (Nov. 15) ... Also was NU's fourth finisher at the Big Ten Championships (22:37) and Wisconsin Invite (21:53) ... Claimed second place on the team and eighth overall at the UW-Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational 5K, clocking in at 18:11.6 (Oct. 12).
High School:Â All-State and All-Region performer for Lahser High School ... Two-time team MVP in cross country as well as a team captain ... Personal-best times include 5:06 in the 1,600, 10:53 in the two-mile and 18:03 in the 5K ... Helped Lahser win Oakland Activities Association (OAA) league championship in 2012 and regional championships in 2011 and 2012 ... Also a three-year varsity letterwinner in lacrosse, earning Academic All-American honors ... National Honor Society member and Student Council treasurer.
Personal:Â Born Elena Rains Miller ... Daughter of Mary Ellen and Scott Miller ... Parents each were college golfers (mother at Michigan, father at Albion) ... Chose Northwestern over Michigan, Cornell and Washington University in St. Louis ... Majoring in industrial engineering.