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UC San Diego

2025 Cross Country Roster

Christel Elkins

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Major Human Developmental Sciences
  • Hometown Mountain View, Calif.
  • High School St. Francis HS
  • Prev School Purdue
  • College Roosevelt

Biography

AS A JUNIOR IN 2024
Competed in six meets including the Big West 2024 Cross Country Championship and NCAA Division I West Region Cross Country Championships ... Ran her best race at the West regional meet with a 21:16.9 6k.

AT PURDUE (2022-2024)
1500m: 4:35.57
5k (XC): 17:54.2
6K (XC): 21:34.9

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of St. Francis High School ... 2nd in DII at the California State Meet 2018 ... CCS Champions (2018, 2019, 2021) ... Arcadia Invitational 2022 4X800 3rd place relay team ... All League WCAL in cross country 2018, 2019, 2021 ... Outstanding Senior Athlete 2022.

PERSONAL
Parents are Cindy Elkins and Elena Mitschkowetz ... Her Grandpa was the New Mexico State Golf Champion in 1965-1966 at the University of New Mexico ... Human developmental sciences major at Roosevelt College ... After graduating she plans on completing her ABSN and become a traveling nurse ... Her most memorable race is going to regionals in 2024 during the cross country season ... Her favorite UC San Diego memory is laughing with her teammates on travel trip dinners ... Hobbies are surfing and painting ... Roots for the Golden State Warriors and San Francisco 49ers ... Her favorite athlete is Jessica Hull ... Favorite movie is Pitch Perfect ... Listens to Disco Lines, Hozier and Morgan Wallen ... Her favorite food is mango sticky rice ... Favorite social media is Instagram ... Most people don't know that she can drive stick shift.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Junior

  • 2025Senior

    5'9"

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