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Fri, Sep/12 Final
Men's Cross Country
at Larry Young Invitational No Team Score
Sat, Oct/11 Final
Men's Cross Country
at Brian Simpson Invite No Team Score
Sat, Nov/08 Final
Men's Cross Country
at Heart Conference Championships 11th
Elliot Knernschield

Elliot Knernschield

  • Hometown:
    Jefferson City, Mo.
  • Year:
    SR
  • High School:
    Helias Catholic HS

2019 (Senior):

  • Qualified for his first NAIA Cross Country Championships hosted in Vancouver, Wash., finishing in 143rd place
  • Heart All-Conference First Team after finishing 6th at the Heart Cross Country Championships (11/9)
  • Career-best 8K time of 25:46.6 at NAIA Seminole Valley Stampede (10/26) to finish in 11th place
  • Three top-3 finishes to open season

2018 (Junior):

  • Finished seventh at Rocky Raven Invite
  • Finished 33rd at competitive Brissman-Lundeen Invitational, running a personal-best 8K in 26:30.8
  • Finished fifth at Gary Stoner Invitational
  • Earned Honorable Mention All-Conference thanks to a 14th place finishe at the Heart Conference Championship

2017 (Sophomore):

  • Four Pillars Award for Passionate Pursuit of Excellence
  • Finished eighth at Maple Leaf Invite
  • Finished seventh at Eagle Invite
  • Raced at Heart Conference Championship, finishing in 20th place

2016 (Freshman):

  • Heart of America Conference Runner of the Week (8/29) after winning the Eagle Invite
  • Finished in fifth place at Gary Stoner Invite
  • Finished in 19th place at Southern Stampede
  • Led team with a 30th place finish at the Heart Conference Championships
  • Four Pillars Award for Ownership and Responsibility

Prep:

  • Attended Helias Catholic High School in Jefferson City, Mo.
  • All-State Eighth Place in Cross Country
  • All-State Class 4 in Track (4x800)

Personal:

  • Born on September 13, 1997
  • Son of Mark and Lee Knernscheid
  • Two brothers Grayson (15) and Harrison (12)
  • Majoring in Exercise Science