Elise Cranny

Elise Cranny (born May 9, 1996) is an American middle and long-distance runner.[3]

Elise Cranny
Elise Cranny
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-05-09) May 9, 1996
Home townNiwot, Colorado[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)1500 meters, Mile
College teamStanford Cardinal
ClubBowerman Track Club
Turned pro2018[1]
Coached byJerry Schumacher
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

Career

Cranny attended Niwot High School in Colorado, where she won two cross country state championships. She ran in college for Stanford, where she finished 2nd in four NCAA Division I Championships and was a 12 time All-American. After graduating in 2018, she turned professional with the Bowerman Track Club.[1]

In a Bowerman Track Club inter-squad meet on July 31st, 2020, Cranny competed as a member of the 4 × 1500 metres relay team alongside Colleen Quigley, Karissa Schweizer, and Shelby Houlihan. The team ran a time of 16:27.02 which broke the previous world record of 16:33.58 from Team Kenya by over 6 seconds.

Among American competitors, Cranny posted the fastest 10000 metres and the second fastest 5000 metres time going into the 2021 US Olympic Trials.[4] On June 21, 2021, winning in 94-degree heat in Eugene, Oregon, Cranny finished .3 seconds in front of Bowerman Track Club teammate Karissa Schweizer, qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team with a 15:27.81. Cranny ran the last 400 meters in 63.72 seconds.[5]

References
  1. "Elise Cranny Bio". bowermantc.com. Bowerman Track Club. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. Elise Cranny at World Athletics
  3. Elise Cranny profile at TFRRS
  4. Strout, Erin (16 June 2021). "Elise Cranny: The New Guard of the 10,000-meters". womensrunning.com. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  5. Elise Cranny Makes Her First Olympic Team, Wins 5,000 Meters, Runners World, Sarah Lorge Butler, June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
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