Elise McKinney
Elise McKinney
Height: 5-6
Hometown: Church Hill, Tenn.
Year: Jr.
High School: Volunteer HS

2022 SAC Runner to Watch

2024-25 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District

2023-24 D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award

2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic

2023-24 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2022-23 SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll

2024: Competed in all six meets during her junior season ... Ran a personal-best 6K time of 24:01 at the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional (Nov. 9) to finish 66th ... Placed 53rd at the South Atlantic Conference Championship (Oct. 26) ... Went for a season-best 5K performance of 21:26 at the Newberry Invitational (Oct. 5) to place eighth.

2023: Ran in all five meets during her sophomore campaign ... Was 63rd at the South Atlantic Conference Championships (Oct. 21), running a personal-best time of 24:11 ... Was 24th (24:11) at the Roanoke XC Invitational (Oct. 13) and was 42nd at the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Preview (Sept. 30), clocking a 25:45 ... Finished 69th at the Converse Kick Off (Sept. 16) with a 25:49 ... Finished 15th at the EMU Heritage Invitational (Sept. 1), covering the 5K distance in 21:34.

2022: Competed in all five meets for the Wasps during her freshman season ... Finished 28th at the Queen City Invite (Sept. 23) with a time of 21:25.0 ... Ran a 21:21.3 at the Royals XC Challenge (Oct. 7), good enough for 47th ... Posted a season-best time of 21:12.6 at the JWU Wildcat XC Classic (Oct. 21), finishing 23rd.