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University of Illinois Athletics

2016 Women's Cross Country Roster

Ellie Marcet

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Naperville, Ill.
  • High School Naperville Central

Biography

High School

  • Four-year letterwinner in both cross-country and track
  • Placed in the top-20 at state championships in 2012-2014, finishing 10th in 2014
  • Three-time DuPage Valley All-Conference in Cross-Country
  • 2015 Cross-Country captain 
  • Academic All-Conference
  • Coached by Aislinn Hicks and Matthew Blondell

Personal

  • Daughter of John Marcet and Kimberly Spielman
  • Born May 6,1998
  • Has two siblings, Joey and Cora
  • Hobbies include reading, biking and playing piano 
  • Favorite athlete is Emma Pooley because of her activism for female athletes
  • National Honor Society & Spanish Honor Society
  • Mu Alpha Theta
  • Illinois State Scholar & AP Scholar with Distinction 
  • Majoring in biology with plans to go to medical school 

Marcet's Personal Bests

Indoor Track

300m  - 47.74
800m  - 2:30.24
1600m - 5:26.40
3200m  - 11:32.11

Outdoor Track

800m - 2:26.58
1600m - 5:24.11
3200m - 11:14.31

Cross-Country

3 Miles - 17:48.40