Ellen Baker

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
North Central
Hometown:
Indianapolis, IN

2024: Participated in six meets... began the season with a 6th place finish at the Panthers Opener... was the fifth Panther to cross the line at both ACC Championships, finishing 127th overall with a time of 21:50.5 and NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional Championships for 73rd overall in 21:36.2.

2023: Competed in three meets, two of which were in the postseason... recorded her best finish at the NCAA Division I Mid-Atlantic Region Cross Country Championships (Nov. 10) with a personal best 6k pace of 21:23.4 for 64th place.

2022: Competed in two meets for the Panthers... Placed 29^th at the Virginia Invitational (Sep. 16) with a time of 19:01.00... recorded a personal best of 18:32.80 at the Joe Piane Invitational (Sep. 30), finishing 61^st.

2021: Did not appear in any meets as a freshman.

High School: Ran cross country and track at North Central High School for head coach Chad Wallace… holds the school record in cross country in the 5K (17:45.30) and in track in the 1600m (5:01.90)… earned All-State honors for cross country in 2020… named to Indiana All-Star cross country and track teams in 2020-21… earned All-Region honors in 2018 and 2019 while being named All-Conference in 2019 and 2020… was the team Most Valuable Player for cross country in 2018, 2019 and 2020… named Marion County Female Athlete of the Year in 2021… won a state title in 2019 as a part of the 4x800m relay squad.

Personal: Daughter of Nathan and Mary Beth Baker… has two siblings, Charlie and Vivian… lists her favorite athletes as Allie Ostrander, Alexi Pappas and Sinclaire Johnson… her favorite TV show is New Girl… her favorite musical artists are Chance the Rapper and Anderson Paak… majoring in law, criminal justice and society at Pitt.