Honors: 2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic athlete...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, leading the Badgers to the team championship with a third-place individual finish ... 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
2025 Outdoor Track: Finished 29th in the 5000 meters with a time of 13:55.15 at the NCAA West First Round (May 28-31)...finished fifth in the 5000 meters 13:35.61 at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 16-18)...finished seventh in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:49.22 at the Badger Challenge (May 2)...finished sixth in Section Four of the 5000 meters with a time of 13:40.85 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 18).
2025 Indoor Track: Competed unattached in the mile and finished eighth with a time of 4:09.34 at the DePaul Invite (Feb. 8).
2024 Outdoor Track: Competed unattached in the 1500 meters at the Badger Challenge (May 3), finishing fifth at 3:43.24...competed unattached in the 5000 meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational, finishing second at 13:44,27
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
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."
