Elliot Knernschield
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- Hometown:
- Jefferson City, Mo.
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- Year:
- SR
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- 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
