2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

Suvir Grover
Carol Chen
Taylor Wolfram
David Stluka
Suvir Grover
Carol Chen
Chad Williams

Rowen Ellenberg

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Appleton, Wis.
  • High School Kimberly
  • Instagram rowen.ellenberg
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Biography

Honors: 2022 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier in the 5,000 meters ... 2021 second-team All-Big Ten in cross country... 2020 Big Ten Freshman of the Year in cross country ... 2020 first-team All-Big Ten in cross country ... 2021 second-team All-Big Ten in indoor track ... 2020 and 2021 Academic All-Big Ten in cross country ... 2021 Academic All-Big Ten in track
 
 Personal Bests
Cross Country Indoor Outdoor
8K 23:53.5 10/14/22 Mile  4:09.76 1/20/23 1500 meters 3:44.22 4/30/21
10K 29:40.0 11/19/22 3000 meters  7:58.32 2/14/20 5000 meters 13:46.37 4/23/22

TFRRS Profile

2024 Cross Country: Finished 154th overall at NCAA Championships (Nov. 23) covering the 10k course in 30:16.9...earned All-Region honors (Nov. 15)...finished 14th overall at the Great Lakes Regional (Nov. 15) covering the 10k course in 29:34.2...earned second-team All-Big Ten honors (Nov. 1)...finished 15th overall at Big Ten Championships (Nov. 1) covering the 8k course in 23:06.5...finished 44th overall at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (Oct. 19) covering the 8k course in 23:26.8...finished third overall at the Big Ten Preview (Sept. 13) covering the 8K course in 23:44.7...finished first overall at the Badger Classic (Sept. 6) covered the 6K course in 18:13.5

2024 Outdoor Track: Redshirt season...finished 5th in th 1500 meters at 3:43.24 during the Badger Challenge (May 3)

2024 Indoor Track: Finished seventh in the 3000 meters in 8:01.50 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-24)...won the 3000 meters with a time of 8:09.99 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 18)...finished 11th in the 3000 meters in 8:06.50 at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 10)...set a personal best in the mile, finishing 15th in 4:06.57 at the Michigan Invitational (Jan. 27)

2023 Outdoor Track: Placed 32nd in the 5000 meter run with a time of 14:03.46 at the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds (May 24-27)...finished eighth in the 5000 meters running a time of 14:20.88 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)...ran a time of 14:06.79 in the 5000 meters at the Stanford Invitational (Mar.31-April 1)...finished second in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:57.42 at the USF Bulls Invitational (3/17/23)

2023 Indoor Track: Finished fifth in the 3000 meters at 7:59.40 and third in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:10.16 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb.24-25)... finished sixth in the 3000 meters at 8:02.30 at the Windy City Invite (Feb.10-11)...placed third in the 3000 meters with a time of 7:59.70 and finished second in the DMR at 9:51.24 at the Indiana University Relays (Jan.27-28)...ran a personal best , placing tenth in the men's mile with a time of 4:09.76 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite (Jan.20-21)

2022 Outdoor Track: Placed fifth in the 5,000 meters at the Big Ten Championships (May 15), crossing in 14:13.39 ... finished 10th in the 5,000 meters with a personal best time of 13:46.37 at the Oregon Relays (April 23) ... member of the fourth-place 4x1600-meter relay (16:41.22) and 10th-place distance medley relay (9:55.67) at the Drake Relays (April 29-30)... placed fifth in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:13.39 at the Big Ten Championships (May 13-15)... placed 37th in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:11.15 at the NCAA West Prelims (May 25-28)

2022 Indoor Track: Placed third in the mile in 4:12.19 at the Indiana Relays (Jan.28)

2021 Cross Country: Finished 10th overall and sixth on the UW team in the 8K in 25:12.2 at the Big Ten Championships (Oct.29) ... placed 20th overall and sixth on the squad in the 8K with a personal best time of 23:55.7 at the Louisville Classic (Oct.1) ... came in 115th overall and fourth among the Badgers in the 10K with a personal best time of 30:19.4 at the NCAA Championships (Nov.20) ... placed 65th overall and fourth on the Badger team at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 15) in 23:55.7

2021 Outdoor Track: Placed third in the Big Ten 5,000 meters in 13:54.92 ... finished second in the 1500 meters at the M City Classic (May 1), running a personal best of 3:44.22 ... member of the second-place 4x1600-meter relay at the Fighting Illini B1G Relays (April 23) in 16:46.71 ... also a member of the second place distance medley relay (10:00.88) and finished 11th in the 1500 meters at Illinois

2021 Indoor Track: Placed second in the Big Ten (Feb. 25) 3,000 meters in 8:05.66 ... finished second in the 3,000 meters at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational (Feb. 12) in a personal best time of 7:58.32

2020-21 Cross Country: Finished third at the Big Ten Championship in 24:11.1, leading the Badgers to the team title ... finished 78th at the NCAA Championship (March 15) in 31:15.5 ... ran unattached at the XC Town Meet of Champions (Nov. 14), finishing 10th in 24:06.5 ... placed third at the Parkside Ranger Invitational (Oct. 3) in 24:12.1

2020 Outdoor Track: Season canceled due to COVID19

2020 Indoor Track: Finished 15th in the mile at the Indiana Relays (Jan. 31) in 4:10.05 ... took 10th in the 3000 meters in 8:30.73 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 17) ... took 29th in the 3000 meters at the Husky Classic (Feb. 14) in a personal best of 8:07.39

2019 Cross Country: Ran unattached in the men's "B" race in the 8K at the Nuttycombe Invitational, finishing 68th in 25:46.4

High School: 2019 Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year... 2018 Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association Runner of the Year ... four-time state cross country championship participant, finishing second in 2018 and third in 2017 ... three-time state track and field championship participant ... won the 800 meters at the 2019 state meet and member of the winning 4x800-meter relay at the 2018 state championship ... named 2019 Appleton Post-Crescent Track Athlete of the Year... four-time all-conference in cross country ... 2018 conference cross country individual champion ... two-time sectional cross country champion (2017 and 2018) ... three-time first team all-state

Personal: Parents are Tracey and Rick Ellenberg... born Nov. 12 ... major is civil engineering

All-Big Ten Honors
2023 - Cross Country (First-Team)
8K: 7th (24:30.4)

2021 - Indoor (Second-Team)
3000 Meters: 2nd (8:05.66)

At the NCAA Championships
2023 - Cross Country
10K: 188th (31:34.6)

2022 - Cross Country
10K: 45th (29:40.6)

2021 - Cross Country
10K: 115th (30:19.4)

2020 - Cross Country
10K: 78th (31:15.5)

At the NCAA West First Round
2023 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 32nd (14:03.46)

2022 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 37th (14:11.15)

At the Great Lakes Regional Championships
2022 - Cross Country
10K: 9th (30:07.6)

At the Big Ten Championships
2024 - Indoor
3000 Meters: 7th (8:01.50)

2023 - Cross Country 
8K: 7th (24:30.4)

2023 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 8th (14:20.88)

2023 - Indoor
3000 Meters: 5th (7:59.40)
5000 Meters: 3rd (14:10.16)

2022 - Cross Country
8K: 7th (24:03.1)

2022 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 5th (14:13.39)

2021 - Cross Country
8K: 10th (25:12.2)

2021 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 3rd (13:54.92)

2021 - Indoor
3000 Meters: 2nd (8:05.66)

2020 - Cross Country
8K: 3rd (24:11.1)

2020 - Indoor
3000 Meters: 13th (8:26.84)

Why Wisconsin?

"I truly feel at home here. I know I have a place on this team and it feels great to represent my home state in this way."

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

  • 2020-21Redshirt Freshman

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  • 2021Redshirt Sophomore

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  • 2022Redshirt Junior

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  • 2023Redshirt Senior

  • 2024Graduate Student