Elena Lancioni

Position:
Distance
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
La Porte
Hometown:
La Porte, Ind.

2017-18: (Cross Country) During her final season in the orange and brown, Lancioni competed in all six meets for the Falcons ... finished first for the Falcons and fourth overall at the Mel Brodt Invitational, leading her team to a second place team finish â€¦ was the second Falcon to cross the finish at the Spartan Invitational, placing 37th overall with a time of 22:55.4 ... recorded a season best 5K time of 18:19.4 at the Joe Piane Invitational ... finished the Pre-Nationals Invitational race in 22:07.4 ... recorded a season best 6K time of 22:07.2 in her final MAC Championship race ... in her final race as a Falcon, Lancioni competed at the Great Lakes Regionals, recording a time of 22:09.6 ... named to the 2017 Academic All-MAC team. (Indoor) Ran the mile, 3000 and 5000 for the Falcons, competing in the 5000 at the MAC Championships … Placed 18^th at the MAC Championships in the 5000 in 17:38.36 … Ran a season-best time of 17:31.29 at the The Big Meet in the event … Placed fourth in the 3000 at the Thundering Herd Invitational in 10:10.52 … Ran the mile at the Tom Wright Open in 5:14.42. (Outdoor) Ran the 1500, 3000, 5000 and 10000 for the Falcons … Competed at the MAC Championships in both the 5000 and the 10000 … Posted a career-best time of 36:12.59 in the 10000 at the Raleigh Relays … Placed 12^th in the 10000 at the MAC Championships in 36:17.69 … Ran a season-best time of 17:23.12 in the 5000 at the Gina Relays … Placed 18^th in the 5000 at the MAC Championships in 17:31.87.

2016-17: (Cross Country) Academic All-MAC ... competed in all six meets ... ran unattached in season-opening Toledo Invitational (18:37.1) ... set 5K personal best and placed seventh in 18:09.2 at Mel Brodt Collegiate Invitational ... took 72nd place in 22:41.1 at ISU Pre-Nationals ... earned 32nd place in 22:22.6 at MAC Championships ... posted season-best 6K time of 21:58.8 at NCAA Regional. (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the mile, 3000 and 5000 for the Falcons … Set a personal time of 10:24.00 in the 3000 at the Thundering Herd Invitational … Set a career-best in the 5000 with a time of 17:46.43 in the GVSU Big Meet. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 3000, 5000 and 10000 for the Falcons, competing in both the 5000 and the 10000 at the MAC Championships … Placed ninth at the MAC Championships in the 10000 with a time of 36:23.96, just 10 seconds shy of breaking into BGSU’s top 10 in program history … Ran a season-best time of 17:19.59 in the 5000 at the Gina Relays … Finished 17^th in the 5000 at the MAC Championships in 18:10.89 … Ran the 3000 in 10:14.57 at the UT Dual.

2015-16: (Cross Country) Academic All-MAC … Competed in all six of BG’s races … Finished 37^th overall at the Spartan Invite, running 23:10 over the 6,000-meter distance … Final scorer for the Falcons at the MAC Championships finishing 24th overall … Placed 82nd overall at NCAA Regionals. (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the mile, 3000 and 5000 for the Falcons … Placed 14^th at the SPIRE Midwest Open in the 3000 with a time of 10:27.89 … Ran the mile just once, establishing a personal best time of 5:19.20 at the Tom Wright Open … Ran a 17:48.80 at the GVSU Big Meet in the 5000. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 1500, 3000 and 5000 for the Falcons … Qualified for the MAC Championships in the 5000 … Ran a personal best time of 17:15.16 in the 5000 at the Gina Relays … Finished 15^th at the MAC Championships in the 5000 with a time of 17:54.58 … Won the 3000 at the Toledo Dual with a time of 10:12.47 … Ran the 1500 just once, establishing a personal best time of 4:49.67 at the Ball State Challenge.

2014-15: (Cross Country) Only true freshman to race in all six team meets ... Ran the first two races unattached ... Completed her first collegiate 5K in a time of 18:39 at the Toledo Opener ... Set a career PR of 18:28 at the annual Mel Brodt Collegiate Invite ... Placed seventh or higher on the team during the last four meets of the season ... Finished fourth for the Falcons at the regional meet, running a career best 21:52. (Indoor) Redshirted. (Outdoor) Redshirted.

High school: Earned eight varsity letters at La Porte High School ... Three-time cross country all-state performer ... Placed in the top 30 at the state cross country meet four times, including a third-place finish in 2013 and 16th place in 2012 ... Six-time Duneland Athletic Conference (DAC) MVP -- three times each in cross country and track and field ... Cross country team won DAC title in 2013 and placed 10th at the IHSAA state meet ... Team was also 28th in 2010 in cross country at the state championship ... Team MVP all four years in both cross country and track and field

Personal: Full name is Elena Marie Lancioni ... Daughter of Mike and Sonja Lancioni ... Born Dec. 28, 1995 ... Has one sister, Lauren ... Plans to study exercise science.

PERSONAL BESTS
Cross Country
5K: 18:09.2, Mel Brodt Collegiate (9/16/16)
6K: 21:52, NCAA Regionals (11/14/14)
Indoor Track and Field
Mile: 5:14.42, Tom Wright Open (1/19/18)
3000: 10:10.52, Thundering Herd Invitational (1/27/18)
5000: 17:31.29, The Big Meet (2/9/18)
Outdoor Track and Field
1500: 4:49.67, Ball State Challenge (4/15/16)
3000: 10:12.47, Toledo Dual (4/1/16)
5000: 17:15.16, Gina Relays (4/29/16)
10000: 36:12.59, Raleigh Relays (3/30/18)