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2025-26 Cross Country & Track & Field Roster

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Andrea Ellis

  • Position Cross Country/Track
  • Height 5-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown LaVergne, Tenn.
  • Highschool Stewarts Creek High School

Biography



NIL OPPORTUNITIES

CROSS COUNTRY

2025
• Placed 35th at the Southern Conference Championships.
• Ran a season-best time in the 6K at the NCAA Division I South Region Championships.
• Recorded a top time for the season in the 5K at the Southern Showcase.
2024
• Ran a personal best in the 5K at the Southern Conference Championships
• Placed 31st at league championships where Mocs finished third
• Placed eighth at the UTC Home Meet, helping Mocs to claim title
2023
• Helped Mocs to third at SoCon Championships finishing 33rd
• Ran a personal best at the NCAA South Region Championships.
2022
• Placed 15th at the Tennessee Cross Country Invite in her first collegiate race
• Recorded a personal-best in the 5K at the North Alabama Showcase
• Placed 194th at the NCAA South Region meet.

INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
2025-26
• Competed in the 10,000 meter at the SoCon Championships, placing 14th.
• Ran the Mile at the UAB Blazere Invitational.
• Competed at the 3000 meter distance at the Samford Invitational and the UAB Green and Gold Invitational.
2024-25
• Competed in the 5000 meter at the SoCon Championships, placed 15th
• Ran a personal best in the 5000 meter at the Samford Bulldog Invite, placing sixth
• Ran the Mile and 3000 meter at the Samford January Invite.
2023-24
• Finished eighth in the 3000 meter at the SoCon Championships
• Competed in the 5000 meter at the SoCon Championships, finishing 13th
• Placed 14th in the 3000 meter at the opening UAB Vulcan Invite
• Ran a PR at that distance at the Samford Bulldog Open, placing seventh
• Ran a PR in the Mile at the Samford Bulldog Invite, placing 10th
2022-23
• Did not compete.

OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
2026
• Competed in the 5000 meter and 10,000 meter races at the SoCon Championships.
• Placed 11th in the 10,000 meter.
• Recorded a personal best in the 1500 meter at the UAH Rocket City Invitational.
• Won the 10,000 meter at the Lee University Invitational.
2025
• Competed in the 5000 meter and 10,000 meter races at the SoCon Championships.
• Scored for UTC in the 10,000 meter with an eighth place finish.
• Recorded a PR in the 5000 meter at the Lee University Fast Break Athletics Invitational.
• Recorded a personal best in the 10,000 meter at the Lee University Invitational and finished second.
2024
• Competed in the shot put at the SoCon Championships and threw a personal best
• Ran a personal best in the 1500 meter run at the Lee University Invitational
• Ran the 5000 meter at the Georgia Tech Invitational and the Lee University Fast Break Invitational.
2023
• Competed in the 1500 meter and 5000 meter runs
• Recorded a personal-best 19:13.42 at the SoCon Championships and placed 15th overall
• Recorded a personal-best 5:10.77 at the Flames Invitational
• Placed fourth at the Lee University Invitational (3/25/23) in the 5000 meter run.

ACADEMICS
Chattanooga Dean’s List: Fall 2025; Spring 2025; Fall 2024;, Spring 2024; Fall 2023; Spring 2023; Fall 2022
Chattanooga Athletics Director’s Honor Roll: Fall 2025; Spring 2025; Fall 2024;, Spring 2024; Fall 2023; Spring 2023; Fall 2022
SoCon Honor Roll: 2023-24, 2022-23
SoCon All-Academic Team: F’24, S’24

HIGH SCHOOL
Helped cross country team to a runner-up finish at Region in her senior year with a 16th place at state and third junior season with a 19th place state finish … competed in the 800 meter, 1600 meter and 3200 meter in track … competed in half marathon in junior and senior years … member of HOSA, National Honors Society, Beta Club, Interact, Key Club and Crochet Club … Valedictorian … posted a 4.0 GPA.
 
PERSONAL
Andrea Ho Ellis … born September 13, 2004 in Rochester, N.Y. … daughter of Scott and Nga Ellis … has younger sister Anna … plans to major in Biology: Preprofessional.

PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
    • 3-Mile: 19:30.5 (Tennessee Cross Country Invite, 2022)
    • 5-kilometer: 18:24.8 (SoCon Championships, 2024)
    • 6-kilometer: 21:25.4 (NCAA South Region Championships, 2023)
Indoor Track & Field
    • Mile: 5:24.30 (Samford Bulldog Invite, 2024)
    • 3000 meter: 10:38.83 (Samford Bulldog Open, 2024)
    • 5000 meter: 18:01.47 (Samford Bulldog Invite, 2025)
Outdoor Track & Field
    • 1500 meter: 5:02.28 (Lee University Invitational, 2024)
    • 5000 meter: 18:18.76 (Lee University Fast Break Invitational, 2024)
    • Shot Put: 2.88m / 9’ 5.5” (SoCon Championships, 2024)

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

    Cross Country/Track
    5'0"
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Cross Country/Track
    5'0"
  • 2024-25Junior

    Cross Country/Track
    5'0"
  • 2025-26Senior

    Cross Country/Track
    5'0"