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2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Troy L. Sayles
Troy L. Sayles
Ella Pitonyak
Troy L. Sayles
Troy L. Sayles
Troy L. Sayles
Troy L. Sayles
Emma Gellman
Troy L. Sayles

Maggie Springer

Maggie Springer

  • Class:
    Fifth Year
  • High School:
    Chapel Hill
  • Hometown:
    Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • Major:
    Journalism

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests

Personal
  • Daughter of Robert and Becky Springer

Women's Track and Field
 
  • 2022 All-CAA (10,000-meters)

2024 Outdoor
  • Ran distance events for the Phoenix, finishing fifth at the CAA Championships in both the 5,000 and the 10,000
  • Ran the 10,000 in 36:06.39 at the CAA Championships to place fifth overall
  • In the 5,000, ran a 16:41.59 to place fifth at the CAA Championships
  • Had a season best 5,000 time of 16:31.56 at the Penn Relays
  • Placed second in the 3,000 at the Phoenix Invitational with a time of 9:52.85, third-fastest in program history
  • Earned a third place finish in the 5,000 at the Phoenix Invitational
 
2023-24 Indoor
  • Ran distance events for the Phoenix
  • Placed fourth at the CAA Championships in the 5,000 with a time of 16:38.96
  • Set a new PR in the 3,000 at the CAA Championships, finishing seventh in 9:38.51, fourth-fastest in school history
  • Runner-up in the 3,000 at the Doc Hale VT Meet

2023 Outdoor
  • Ran distance events for Elon from the 1,500 to the 10,000
  • Placed fourth at the CAA Championships in both the 5,000 and the 10,000
  • Ran 16:34.11 in the 5,000 and 36:35.63 in the 10,000 at the CAA Championships
  • Posted a PR time of 16:29.15 in the 5,000 at the Wake Forest Invitational to place third in program history
  • Ran a collegiate-best 4:32.46 in the 1,500 at High Point’s Meet of Champions

2022-23 Indoor
  • Ran the 3,000 and 5,000 for Elon, placing in the top eight in both events at the CAA Championships
  • Ran a personal best time of 9:43.21 in the 3,000 at the CAA Championships to end seventh overall
  • That time ranks eighth in program history in the 3,000
  • Ran the 5,000 in 17:01.12 at the CAA Championships to end fourth 

2022 Outdoor
  • Earned All-CAA in the 10,000-meters as the runner-up at the CAA Championships with a time of 35:15.83.
  • Posted a personal-best time of 16:31.94 in the 5,000-meters at the Virginia Challenge.
  • Ran a personal-record time of 4:34.20 in the 1,500-meters at the Duke Invitational.
  • Finished fourth overall in the 5,000-meters at the CAA Championships with a time of 16:45.56.

2021-22 Indoor
  • Won the 3,000-meters at the VMI Winter Relays with a personal-record time of 10:01.76.
  • Clocked a personal-best time of 16:47.73 in the 5,000-meters at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational and was second overall.

2021 Outdoor
  • Finished fourth overall in the 10,000-meters at the CAA Championships with a personal-record time of 35:59.56.
  • Posted a personal-best time of 17:04.53 in the 5,000-meters at the Virginia Challenge.
  • Had a fourth-place standing in the 5,000-meters at the CAA Championships with a time of 17:12.68.

2020-21 Indoor
  • Did not compete due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Outdoor
  • Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 Indoor
  • Competed in two meets on the season.
  • Ran a season-best time of 10:29.07 in the 3,000-meters at the JDL DMR Invitational.
 
Cross Country
  • 2023 All-CAA
  • 2022 All-CAA
  • 2021 All-CAA
  • 2020-21 All-CAA

2023
  • Competed in five meets on the season
  • Earned All-CAA honors after finishing 10th overall at the CAA Cross Country Championships (10/27) with a 6K time of 21:33.2
  • Was eighth at the adidas XC Challenge (9/15) with her time of 17:31.7 in the 5K
  • Posted a time of 20:58.6 in the 6K at the NCAA Southeast Regionals (11/10)

2022
  • Finished second overall in the 4K with a time of 13:25.6 at the Elon XC Opener.
  • Ran a time of 20:57.1 at the Coaching Tree Invitational.
  • Posted a time of 20:21.3 in the 6K at Lehigh Paul Short Run.
  • Competed at the CAA Cross Country Championships with a time of 22:09.1.
  • Ran in the 6K with a time of 21:18.7 at the NCAA Division I Southeast Region Cross Country Championships.

2021
  • Earned All-CAA honors for the second straight year after finishing third at the CAA Championships (10/30) with a time of 21:46.8.
  • Was third at the Firetower Project (9/17) with a time of 17:17.2 in the 5K - the third-fastest time in school history.
  • Clocked a time of 13:51.2 in the 4K at the Elon Opener (9/3) and was fifth overall.
  • Ran a season-best time of 21:05.9 in the 6K at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (10/15).

2020-21
  • Earned All-CAA honors after finishing fourth overall at the CAA Championships with a time of 20:13.4 in the 6K.
  • Was third in the 5K race at the CAA XC Preview, posting a time of 17:46.6.
  • Finished seventh at the High Point Winter Vertcross meet with a time of 22:27.5 in the 6K.

2019
  • Ran in six meets on the season
  • Ran a time of 22:14.0 in the 6K at the ECU Pirate Invitational
  • Had a time of 21:47.0 at the CAA Championships
  • Clocked a 15:07.1 in the 4K at the Elon Opener
  • Posted a 22:36.8 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships

Prep Career
  • Competed at Chapel Hill High under head coach Joan Nesbit Mabe
  • Earned All-state in the 4x8 and the 3,200-meters for the outdoor state championship in 2019
  • Helped her cross country team win the state championship title in 2015, 2016 and 2017
  • Helped her 4x8 relay team qualified for the outdoor nationals

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Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

  • 2020Sophomore

  • 2021Junior

  • 2022Senior

  • 2023Fifth Year