Alena Ellsworth - W Track & Field

Alena Ellsworth

Mid Distance

10"

Class

Senior

Hometown

Gilbert,

Arizona

Last School

Highland High School

Roster Years

2018-2021

Parents are Sean and Michele Ellsworth
Has four siblings (Michael, Brenden, Lauren and Alisha); her sister Lauren also runs for BYU
Pre-nursing major
Enjoys playing the piano and other sports
Also recruited by Washington State and the University of Utah

Indoor Personal Bests
Mark/Time	Event	Meet
55.59	400m	2020 MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships
2:05.85	800m	2020 Husky Classic

Outdoor Personal Bests
Mark/Time	Event	Meet
53.26	400m	2021 BYU Robison Invitational
2:03.81	800m	2021 American Track League: The Track Meet

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2018

Indoor

Ninth-place finish in the 800m at the Cougar Invitational with a season-best 2:21.80, also ran on the 4X400 relay team that placed second (3:57.61)
Placed seventh in the 800m at the Air Force Indoor Team Challenge (2:21.83) and competed on the 4X400 relay team (3:57.00)
Clocked a season-record 57.35 in the 400m at the Bronco Challenge and contributed to a 4:02.49 in the 4X400m

Outdoor

Placed ninth in the 4X400 (3:55.10) and 19th in the 800m at the USC Trojan Invitational
Ran a career-best 2:09.75 in the 800m at the Stanford Invitational
Competed at the BYU Cougar Invitational in the 800m prelims and finished in 15th (2:22.18)

Sophmore Year 2019

Indoor

Competed at the MPSF Indoor Championships where she finished eighth in the 800m with a career-best time of 2:08.73
Took third in the distance medley relay at the UW Invitational
Competed in four meets during the 2019 indoor season

Outdoor

Junior Year 2020

Indoor

Named a USTFCCCA All-American in the DMR
Competed on the NCAA-leading distance medley relay team to set a school and facility record (10:53.95) at the UW Invitational
Took fourth in the 800m with a personal-best time of 2:05.85 at the Husky Classic and moved up to No. 9 on the school record board
Earned the No. 10 spot on the BYU top-10 board after running a time of 55.59 in the 400m at the MPSF Championships
Competed in four meets during the 2020 indoor season

Senior Year 2021

Indoor

Earned First Team All-American honors as a member of the National Championship DMR team that took first in the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 10:52.96
Finished first in the 4x400m at the UW Invite with a time of 3:45.94
Competed in four meets during the 2021 indoor season

Outdoor

Competed in the NCAA Track & Field Championships in the 4x400m, finishing 15th overall with a time of 3:37.05 and earning Second Team All-American honors
Competed in the 800 and 4x400 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, finishing 24th with a time of 2:08.31 and 3:33.30, respectively
Ran a personal best 2:03.81 in the 800m for first place overall at American Track League: The Track Meet
Took first in the 400m at the BYU Robison Invitational with a personal best time of 53.26
Competed in eight meets during the 2021 outdoor season

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year