Ella Echsner

Ella and Schuyler Echsner and Gooley

Cal Poly XC Media Day 2024

Photo by Owen Main 8/22/24

Height:
5-5
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Del Norte HS
Hometown:
San Diego, CA

TFRRS Profile

Prep -- A four-year letterwinner in track & field and cross country for Del Norte High (San Diego, CA) ... in track, ran the 300-meter hurdles, 400, 4x400 relay, 800, 4x800 relay, 1,600 and DMR ... as a junior in 2023 helped Del Norte win CIF state championship in the women's 4x800 relay and break the state record in the process ... also captured first in the 4x800 relay at the 2023 Nike Outdoor Nationals while competing for Nighthawks Elite ... part of back-to-back CIF San Diego Section Division I championship teams in cross country (2022-23) ... competed in CIF state XC meet three times (2021-23), earning a career best finish of 38th as a junior with a personal-best 5K time (18:55.8) ... part of girls cross country team that was named Del Norte's 2023-24 Outstanding Team of the Year ... Palomar League champion in the 300 hurdles and 4x400 relay ... first team All-Palomar League in 300 hurdles and 4x400 relay ... named to 2022 San Diego Sports Association All-CIF Girls Cross Country Second Team ... played soccer as well ... Kiwanis Club of Los Rancheros 2024 Breakfast of Champion Scholarship recipient ... had a cumulative GPA of 4.0 or higher for all trimesters to earn Nighthawk Scholar honors ... member of Female Athlete Volunteers, Link Crew Leadership ... summer camp counselor.

Personal -- Majoring in business administration with a concentration in financial management ... daughter of James and Lisa Echsner ... has one sister, Paige, and one brother, Nicholas ... enjoys surfing, skating, wakeboarding ... wants to work in business ... chose Cal Poly for its team cutlure, coaches and academics ... says parents have had biggest impact on athletic career because "they would drive to every soccer game, every cross country and track meet, and any other events that my siblings and I were doing at the time. Specifically, my dad is the one I look to whenever I need support or a confidence boost as he is my number one supporter, always pushing me to be my best."