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2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

Troy L. Sayles
Troy L. Sayles
Ella Pitonyak

Madison Synowiec

Madison Synowiec

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • High School:
    Bennett HS
  • Hometown:
    Salisbury, Md.
  • Major:
    Exercise Science, minor in spanish

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests

Personal

  • Daughter of Mike and Cheryl Synowiec
  • Plans on going to graduate school for Doctor of Physical Therapy


Track & Field

2024 Outdoor

  • Ran distance events for Elon
  • Placed seventh in the 10,000 at the CAA Championships with a time of 36:20.50
  • Set a new personal best in the 10,000 at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 34:41.05, the second-fastest in program history
  • Placed 10th in the 5,000 at the CAA Championships with a season-best time of 17:18.76
 
2023-24 Indoor
  • Ran the 5,000 at the Brant Tolsma Invitational, posting a time of 17:31.44
 

2023 Outdoor

  • Ran the 5,000 and 10,000 for Elon at the CAA Championships, also taking part in the 1,500 during the season
  • Ended sixth in the 10,000 at the CAA Championships with a time of 36:38.02
  • Broke into Elon’s record book in fourth place in the 10,000 by running a 35:19.78 at the Raleigh Relays to open the outdoor season
  • Finished ninth in the 5,000 at the CAA Championships in 16:50.24
  • In ninth in the school history in the 5,000 with a time of 16:48.76 at the Wake Forest Invitational
  • Ran the 1,500 in 4:32.25 at High Point’s Meet of Champions


2022-23 Indoor

  • Ran the 3,000 and 5,000 at the CAA Championships, also competing in the mile during the season for Elon
  • Set a personal best time of 9:55.60 in the 3,000 at the CAA Championships to place 14th overall
  • Established an indoor PR time of 17:13.96 in the 5,000 at the CAA Championships, finishing ninth
  • That time is good for ninth in program history
  • Ran the mile in 5:04.13 at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

Cross Country
 

  • 2022 All-CAA


2023

  • Ran in five meets on the year
  • Posted a personal-best time of 17:24.4 in the 5K at the Virginia Invitational (9/23)
  • Clocked in a time of 21:15.0 in the 6K at the NCAA Southeast Regionals (11/10)
  • Had a time of 21:52.8 in the 6K at the CAA Cross Country Championships (10/27)


2022

  • Finished as the runner-up at the CAA Championships (10/28) with a time of 21:16.4
  • Posted a season-best time of 20:31.4 in the 6K at the Paul Short Run (9/30)
  • Was third overall at the Elon Opener (9/2) in the 4K with a time of 13:51.0 


Prior to Elon

  • Was a member of the Queens University cross country and track and field program from 2020-21
  • Awarded USTFCCCA All-American in 2021
  • Recorded a top 20 finish at the NCAA Division II Championships
  • Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors


 Prep Career:

  • 3rd in age group at 70.3 Ironman world championships in 2021
  • 2nd at D1 conference championships 2022

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