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2024-25 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Ed Holdaway
Tim Howard / @auroraimages.us
Ethan Levy
Robert Hayes
Ken Moreland
Justin Casterline
Eric Petersen
Chad Williams
Chad Williams

Ellie Cates

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Concordia Lutheran
  • Hometown Fort Wayne, Ind.

Biography

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Cross Country Records

5K - 17:49.6 at Joe Piane Invitational (10-4-2024)
6K - 21:11.6 at NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11-15-2024)

Top Track Times
Indoor-
800m:
2:16.60 at GVSU Big Meet-Saturday (2-10-2024)
Mile: 4:56.76 at GVSU Big Meet-Friday (2-9-2024)
3,000m: 9:43.28 at Butler Invitational (1-20-2024)
5,000m: 16:57.15 at Horizon League Championships (2-24-2024)
Outdoor-
800m:
2:16.78 at Jim Freeman / Clark Wood Invitational (4-25-2025)
1,500m: 4:37.43 at Horizon League Championships (5-9-2025)
5,000m: 16:58.31 at Wake Forest Invitational (4-17-2025)
10,000m: 35:21.35 at WashU. Distance Carnival (3-27-2025)

2024-25 SEASON
Cross Country (Graduate):
Voted Horizon League All-Academic Team honorable mention by the league's faculty athletic representatives... was the team's top finisher in all six meets with a pair of top-10 finishes... closed her cross country career with a school record 6K time of 21:11.6 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 15, placing 85th overall... just missed an All-Horizon League spot by placing 18th overall at the league championships with a 6K time of 22:22.3... earned a top-10 finish at the Angel Mounds Invitational on Oct. 18, placing seventh overall in a time of 21:38.7... ran a personal best 5K time of 17:49.6 at the Notre Dame Joe Piane Invitational on Oct. 4, placing 23rd overall and earning the No. 5 spot on the program's all-time list... finished fourth overall at the Jaguars Invitational on Sept. 20, running the 5K race in a time of 18:54.18. 
Indoor (Graduate): Voted #HLTF All-Academic Team honorable mention by the league's faculty athletic representatives... competed in six meets, including scoring points in the 5,000m event at the Horizon League Championships with a seventh-place finish at 17:38.46... won the 3,000m event at the Fairgrounds Invitational on Feb. 8 with a time of 9:47.25... had a season-best mile time of 5:00.18 at the GVSU Big Meet-Friday on Feb. 14... ran her quickest 5K of the season at the Meyo Invitational on Jan. 31, finishing at 17:18.91.
Outdoor (Graduate): Opened the outdoor season by breaking the school record in the 10,000m event at the WashU. Distance Carnival on Mar. 27 with a time of 35:21.35... also broke the program record in the 5K at the Wake Forest Invitational on Apr. 17 with a time of 16:58.31... clocked a personal best 1,500m time of 4:37.43 in the prelims of the Horizon League Championships before placing 11th in the finals... just missed scoring in the 5K at the Horizon League Championships, placing ninth overall at 18:03.18... clocked a personal-best 800m time of 2:16.78 at the Jim Freeman / Clark Wood Open on Apr. 26. 
Academics: Named College Sports Communicators Academic All-District for cross country and track... chosen to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to IU Indy's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.  

2023-24 SEASON
Cross Country (Senior):
Second Team All-Horizon League performer by virtue of her 14th-place finish at the league championships... was the team's top finisher in four of her five entries, including the NCAA Great Lakes Regional... earned a top-10 finish by placing ninth at the season opening Mike Baumer XC Classic on Sept. 1, running a 5K time of 18:02.4... was the team's top finisher and 11th overall at the Jaguar Invitational on Sept. 15 with a 5K time of 18:33.15... ran a personal best 5K time of 17:55.9 at the Joe Piane Invitational on Sept. 29, placing 20th overall and putting her No. 8 on the program's all-time list... was the team's No. 2 finisher and 14th overall at the Horizon League Championships with a 6K time of 21:46.5... closed the season as the team's top finisher at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (101st overall) with a 6K time of 22:14.9. 
Indoor (Senior): Voted #HLTF Indoor All-Academic Team honorable mention by the league's faculty athletic representatives... earned podium finished in three different events at the Horizon League Championships... placed fifth in the mile (5:00.70) and fifth in the 3,000m (9:53.42) and seventh in the 5K with a personal best time of 16:57.15... went under 17-minutes in the 5K for the first time at the IUPUI Invitational on Jan. 26 with a runner-up time of 16:59.96, later being named #HLTF Runner of the Week on Jan. 30... opened the indoor season with a win in the mile (5:02.25) at the EIU John Craft Invitational while helping the Jags to a win in the DMR at that meet as well... earned a runner-up finish at the Butler Invitational on Jan. 20, running a school record time of 9:43.28... clocked a personal best mile at the GVSU Big Meet (Friday) on Feb. 9 with a school record time of 4:56.76... followed up with a personal best 800m time of 2:16.60 the following day at the GVSU Big Meet (Saturday) on Feb. 10.     
Outdoor (Redshirt): Did not compete in any meets. 
Academics: Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District... selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters. 

2022-23 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior):
First Team All-Horizon League performer by virtue of her fifth-place finish at the league championships... was IUPUI's top finisher in three of the team's six meets and was among the team's top four in all six entries... clocked a personal best 5K time of 18:05.7 at the Joe Piane Invitational on Sept. 30 as the team's top finisher (38th overall)... ran a personal best 6K time of 21:57.6 at the Bradley 'Pink' Classic on Oct. 14 as the team's top finisher (93rd overall)... ran a time of 22:04.2 at the Horizon League Championships on Oct. 29, placing fifth overall... closed out the season as the team's No. 2 finisher (137th overall) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 11, running the 6K race in a time of 22:42.8. 
Indoor (Junior): Participated in five indoor meets... began the indoor season with an 11th-place finish in the 5,000m at the GVSU Holiday Open (Dec. 9)... took second in the 3,000m at the Bellarmine Open (Jan. 20)... won with a 5:07.88 mile time at the Indianapolis Tom Hathaway Distance Carnival (Jan. 27)... ran a personal-best 10:10.43 in the 3,000m, finishing 21st overall at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 4)... clocked a personal-best 5:03.93 mile at the GVSU Big Meet (Feb. 10)... finished eighth in the mile and 20th in the 3,000m at the Horizon League Championship (Feb. 26).
Outdoor (Junior): Competed in six outdoor meets... opened the outdoor season with a second-place finish in the mile with a 5:04.67 time while also taking first in the 4x800 relay at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (Mar. 17)... ran a personal-best 17:24.37 in the 5,000m at the Flames Invitational (Apr. 7), finishing 15th... clocked a personal-best 2:18.98 800m at the Gibson Invitational (Apr. 14), finishing seventh overall... finished second in the 1,500m at the Horizon League Championship (May 6) after a personal-best 4:38.62 mark.
Academics: Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2021-22 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore):
Limited to just three races due to injury... was among IUPUI's top three finishers in all three of her entries... clocked a personal best 5K time of 18:57.1 in the season opening Butler Twilight as IUPUI's No. 3 runner and finishing 28th overall on Sept. 3... was IUPUI's No. 2 runner and 16th overall at the IUPUI Jaguar Classic on Sept. 10, clocking a personal best 6K time of 22:48.1... was IUPUI's No. 3 runner at the Joe Piane Invitational on Oct. 1, running a 5K time of 19:14.0. 
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in five indoor meets... scored in the 5,000m event at the Horizon League Championships, placing eighth overall in a time of 17:44.64... finished third in the 3,000m event at the Bellarmine Open on Jan. 21, clocking a personal best time of 10:24.08... was impressive in the 5,000m event at the Meyo Invitational, spinning a time of 17:48.35 at Notre Dame... was third in the 3K at the GVSU Big Meet-Friday with a time of 10:24.22 on Feb. 11.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Was an All-Horizon League performer in the 1,500m event, running a personal best time of 4:40.63 in the finals... also competed in the 5,000m event at the league championships, clocking a time of 18:37.68... spun a personal best 5,000m time of 17:32.20 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational on Apr. 2... ran a strong 1,500m time of 4:41.62 at the Illini Invitational... won the 800m event at the Sycamore Open on Apr. 30 with a time of 2:20.63. 
Academics: Horizon League Academic Honor Roll honoree both semesters... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.


2020-21 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman):
Was IUPUI's No. 5 runner and 32nd overall at the Horizon League Championships, clocking a 6K time of 23:58.9 at Northview Church on Mar. 4.  
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in three indoor meets... finished tenth in the mile at the Horizon League Indoor Championships, running a time of 5:19.86... also participated on the Jags' DMR team at the league championships... opened the season with a sixth-place finish in the 3,000m event at the Mastodon Invitational on Jan. 23, running a time of 10:31.71... finished fourth in the mile at the Mastodon Invitational #2 on Feb. 12, running a time of 5:14.26. 
Outdoor (Freshman): Ran four outdoor meets... opened the outdoor season with a personal best 5,000m time of 18:10.81 at the Yellow Jacket Outdoor Invitational on Mar. 27, placing 13th overall... ran her lone 10,000m race of the year at the Jim Vargo Invitational, finishing at 38:37.99... ran a 5K time of 18:24.57 at the RedHawk Invitational on Apr. 24... was 16th overall in the 5K at the Horizon League Championships, running a time of 18:11.44. 
Academic: Named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or above) both semesters.

High School: Starred in cross country and track at Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran High School... was a three-time Team MVP in cross country and two-time Team MVP in track... was a four-time All-Summit Athletic Conference performer in cross country... three-time IHSAA State Cross Country Championships qualifier, finished 13th as a senior in 2019 to earn All-State honors... finished her high school career with personal best times of 18:16 in cross country, 10:59 in the 3,200m and 5:10 in the 1,600m... was a four-year honor roll member and National Honor Society selection.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-2021Freshman

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2021-2022Sophomore

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2022-2023Junior

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2023-2024Senior

    Distance
    5'5"
  • 2024-2025Graduate Student

    Distance
    5'5"