2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Ella Battel

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Gray, Tenn.
  • High School Daniel Boone

Biography

PR's
Cross Country: 5K - 20:33.9 … 6K - 23:59.6
Indoor:  600m - 1:41.04 … 800m - 2:19.16 … 1,000m - 3:01.36 … Mile - 5:26.24
Outdoor: 800m - 2:21.34 … 1,500m - 4:58.57 … Mile - 5:21.15
2024-25
Cross Country 
  • Appeared in three meets as a freshman
  • Recorded 5K personal best of 20:33.9 at the Covered Bridge Open (Aug. 30)
  • Posted a 6K personal best of 23:59.6 at the Firetower Project Run (Sept. 13) 
  • Rounded out the top-25 at the Winthrop Invitational (Oct. 18) with a 6K time of 25:24.1
 Indoor
  • Competed in four indoor meets
  • Clocked a personal best of 3:01.36 in the 1,000 meters to place fourth and was part of the distance medley relay (DMR) team that finished fifth with a time of 12:12.61 at the Doc Hale Invitational (Feb. 7-8)
  • Posted a pair of personal bests at the Orange & Purple Invitational (Jan. 24-25) in the 600 meters with a time of 1:41.04 and in the 800 meters with a time of 2:19.16
  • Finished the season ranked sixth in the 600 meters and eighth in the 1,000 meters on the App State all-time list
 Outdoor
  • Tallied a trio of first-place finishes in her freshman season with wins in the 800 meters (2:22.32) and 1,500 meters (4:58.57, PR) at the LR Open (Apr. 26) and in the 4x800-meter relay with a time of 9:28.32 at the Myrtle Beach Invitational (Mar. 14-15) 
  • Placed third with a time of 2:23.11 in the 800 meters at the Mountaineer First Chance (Mar. 21) 
  • Clocked a personal best of 5:21.15 to place eighth in the mile at the App State Open (Apr. 18-19) 
High School 
  • Three-time Cross Country All-Conference honoree
  • Two-time All-Region selection in cross country
  • 2023 conference and regional runner-up
  • 2023 conference champion and Top-9 Region champion in the women’s 800 meters 
  • All-State selection for her fourth-place performance in the women’s 800 meters
  • Member of the women’s 4x800-meter relay team that holds the Northeast Tennessee record
  • Member of the second-fastest women’s 4x80o-meter relay team in the state of Tennessee
Personal
  • Daughter of Kara and Chris Battel
  • Has two siblings: Fisher and Elsey
  • Enjoys running, hiking, biking, swimming, painting, drawing, and spending time with friends and family
  • Has 10 pets 
  • Spent summers as a camp counselor at Pathfinders Youth Camp

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

  • 2025Sophomore