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Elena Torres - Women's Cross Country - University of Iowa Athletics

Elena Torres

Position Distance
Class Fr.
Hometown Loveland, Colo.
High School Loveland

2024 — Cross Country – Iowa’s second finisher at B1G Championships, placing 105th with a collegiate-best 20:59.0 (6,000 meters), and at NCAA Midwest Regional, placing 71st in 21:12.6 (6,000 meters)… Iowa’s top finisher at Gans Creek Classic, placing 51st (21:07.04-6,000 meters)… also ran collegiate-best 4,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (14:21.6)… Iowa’s third finisher at B1G Preview (27th-21:23.1-6,000 meters), earning B1G Freshman of the Week honors… Iowa’s third finisher at Bradley Pink Classic (44th-21:18.2-6,000 meters).

High School — Five-time all-state honoree (three times in track, twice in cross country)… conference and regional 5k cross country champion as a senior… eight-time team MVP… five top-10 finishes between cross country and track as a junior and senior at the Colorado state meets… holds the school record in the 5k (17:31), 3,200 meters (10:40) and 1,600 meters (4:57)… coached by Diana Ritschard, Matt Robbins and Colleen Torres… Bob Ball track and field scholar… Colorado Heisman Award recipient… National Honor Society and Honor Roll member… academic all state…

Personal — Born July 18, 2006… parents are Frank and Colleen Torres, who ran track and cross country at Utah State… has two siblings, Sylvia and Brynn… occupational therapy major.

Elena Torres’ All-Time Results via TFRRS.org