Ella Breidenstine Season 2017

2019: Finished fourth at the Hokie Open (4K) with a time of 14:53.4 … Was 22nd at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational (6K) with a time of 22:50.7 … Ran in the Virginia Tech Invitational (4K) and finished with a time of 15:46.6.

2018: Competed as part of the Hokies' lineup at the NCAA Southeast Regional and ran the 6K course in a time of 22:16.5 … Finished in the top 100 at the ACC Championships (6K) with a time of 22:23.2 … Came in 132nd at the Penn State National Open (6K) with a time of 22:09 … Was 160th at the Paul Short Run (6K), running the course in a time of 22:33 … Finished fifth at the VT Alumni Invite (6K) with a time of 22:22.4 … Came in third at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 14:37.4.

2017: Took a redshirt season.

2016: Came in seventh at the Hokie Open (4K) with a time of 14:28.4 … Was 82nd at the ACC Championships with a time of 21:55.2 … Finished 70th at the Penn State National Open with a time of 21:44.0 … Came in 58th at the Greater Louisville Classic (5K) with a time of 17:57.90.

High school: Was a four-time letterwinner in cross country and track at Lower Dauphin … Was a four-time state qualifier in cross country and a two-time state qualifier in track … Earned the cross country and track and field MVP award two years in a row … Received second-team all-state for cross country in 2013 … Recorded two top-20 finishes at the Pennsylvania Cross Country Championships, finishing 15th in 2013 and 18th in 2015 … Holds a school record and a personal-best time of 5:08 in the 1,600-meter event … Also holds a school record and personal-best mark of 10:48 in the 3,200-meter race … Placed fifth in the 3,200-meter event at the PIAA State Championship … Was the president of the National English Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society … Was also a member of the National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, National Music Honor Society and History Honor Society.

Personal: Born October 16, 1998 ... Daughter of William and Susan Breidenstine … Majoring in architecture and plans to work for a sustainable design architecture firm.