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2025 Women's Track and Field Roster

Abby McElhaney

Abby McElhaney

  • Height:
    5-2
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Benton, Arkansas
  • High School:
    Benton
  • Major:
    Communication Sciences and Disorders

Summary

Biography

Career Results

COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS (PRIOR TO 2025-26 SEASON):
  • XC 5K: 20:08.0 (2nd place at University of the Ozarks Invitational - Fall 2022)
  • XC 2-Mile: 13:07.3 (4th place at SAU Lois Davis Invitational - Fall 2023)
  • T&F 400M: 1:04.02 (12th place at ASU Red Wolf Open - Spring 2023)
  • T&F 800M: 2:26.18 (Bobcat Invitational - Spring 2023)
  • T&F 1500M: 5:16.09 (GAC Championships - Spring 2024)
  • T&F 5000M: 19:25.79 (SFA Carl Kight Invitational - Spring 2025)

2025 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in six meets, posting three top 20 finishes... Set a personal best in the 5000m with a time of 19:35.79 at the SFA Carl Kight Invitational... Placed in the top 10 of the 5000m at the Hendrix Invitational with a time of 19:59.46... GAC Elite Scholar Athlete... Named to the President's for Spring 2025.

2024 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in four meets... Ran a season-best 5k time of 20:17.16 at the Tiger Invitational, placing 21st... GAC Elite Scholar Athlete... Named to the President's List for Fall 2024. 

2024 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in seven meets... Ran the 800m six times, posting a season-best time of 2:30.26 at the Rhodes College Invitational... Set a personal best in the 1500m at the 2024 Great American Conference Championships... Named to the President's List for spring 2024.

2023 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in four meets for the Tigers... Placed fourth at the Southern Arkansas University Lois Davis Invitational with a 2-Mile time of 13:07.3... Ran a season best 5k time of 20:36.2 at the Trevecca Nazarene Invitational with a top 50 finish... Recorded a top 20 finish at the Ozarks Invitational... Named to the President's List for fall 2023. 

2023 TRACK & FIELD: Competed in three events across 10 meets with four top 10 finishes... Ran the 800M nine times, highest finish was fourth place at the Harding Invitational with a time of 2:30.83... Set a personal best in the 800M at the Bobcat Invitational with a time of 2:26.18... Ran a personal best in the 1500M at the GAC Championships with a time of 5:17.06... Named to President's List for Spring 2023.

2022 CROSS COUNTRY: Made collegiate debut at the Bob Gravett Invitational with a 5K time of 21:58.3... Competed in five meets with her top performance coming at the University of the Ozarks Invitational with a time of 20:08.0 and a second place finish... Named to the President's List for fall 2022. 

AT BENTON: 2021 5A All-State Cross Country Honors, 2021 5A Central Conference All-Conference Cross Country Honors, 2021 5A Central Conference Cross Country Individual Runner-Up, 2020 5A Central Conference All-Conference Cross Country Honors, 2022 5A Central Conference Track Individual Runner-Up in 800 Meter Dash, 4 Year Cross Country Letterman for Benton High, 3 Year Track Letterman for Benton High. 

PERSONAL: Daughter of Matt and Christa McElhaney... Has four siblings, Ben, Maddy, Bryce, and Brooklyn... Majoring in communication sciences and disorders... Born April 7.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    5'2"
  • 2024Sophomore

    5'2"
  • 2025Junior

    5'2"