Elle Purrier St. Pierre
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Birth name | Elinor Purrier | |||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||
Born | Montgomery Center, Vermont, U.S. | February 20, 1995|||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) | |||||||||||
Weight | 120 lb (54 kg) | |||||||||||
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Event(s) | 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m | |||||||||||
College team | New Hampshire | |||||||||||
Club | New Balance Boston | |||||||||||
Turned pro | 2018 | |||||||||||
Coached by | Mark Coogan | |||||||||||
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Elinor Purrier (born February 20, 1995) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in middle-distance running and long-distance running.[1] She represented the United States at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in women's 5000 metres.[2] On February 8, 2020 she set the American Record for an Indoor Mile with a time of 4:16.85 at the Millrose Games.
Professional
Purrier signed with New Balance in July 2018.[3] In 2019, she qualified for the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Doha, where she qualified for the 5,000m final and finished 15th. On 8 February 2020, she set a new United States indoor mile record at the Millrose Games. [4]
NCAA
After graduating from the University of New Hampshire, at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in late June she finished sixth in the 1500 meters, running 4:09.30. She also won the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in the women's mile. At the University of New Hampshire, she was an NCAA Division I 11-time All-American and studied nutrition.[5]
Prep
Purrier grew up milking thirty dairy cows each morning before school.[6]
Purrier attended Richford High School as a sixteen-time Vermont Principals' Association state Division III champion.[7][8] She won the 2012 Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) Northeast Regional championships on the Bowdoin County Park course in Wappingers Falls, New York.[9]
References
- ^ "Elinor Purrier Athlete Profile". iaaf.org. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ "5000 Metres women". iaaf.org. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ Elinor Purrier profile bringbackthemile.com
- ^ Abrami, Alex (8 February 2020). "Elle Purrier smashes American indoor mile record at Millrose Games". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ How A Dairy Farmer From Vermont Became An NCAA Track ChampGetty Images
- ^ How A Dairy Farmer From Vermont Became An NCAA Track ChampGetty Images
- ^ Ellinor Purrier UNH profile University of New Hampshire Wildcats
- ^ Elle Purrier Cross Country Bio 2012 Season Richford HS
- ^ For Elle Purrier, Farm Life Leads to Fast Times Runner's World
- American female track and field athletes
- American female long-distance runners
- American female middle-distance runners
- 1995 births
- Living people
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
- Sportspeople from Vermont
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- University of New Hampshire alumni
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