2016-17 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Racasan, Elsa

Elsa Racasan
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Anna de Noailles
- Hometown:
- Lugrin, France
Bio
Racasan's TFRRS Results
AT MAJOR MEETS
2014 C-USA Cross Country - 26th, 5k, 18:00.2
2015 C-USA Outdoor - 3rd, 1500m, 4:46.13
2015 C-USA Cross Country - 10th, 5k, 17:57.9
2015 NCAA Cross Country South Central - 25th, 6k, 20:41.3
2016 C-USA Indoor - 3rd, DMR, 11:50.46
2016 C-USA Indoor - 3rd, 3000m, 9:41.40
2016 C-USA Indoor - 3rd, Mile, 4:54.00
2016 C-USA Outdoor - 4th, 5000m, 16:37.36
2016 C-USA Outdoor - 2nd, 1500m, 4:24.8
2016 NCAA West Prelims - 34th, 1500m, 4:29.63
2016 IAAF World U20 Championships - 17th, 5000m, 17:13.8
2016 C-USA Cross Country - 10th, 5k, 17:46.5
2016 NCAA South Central (XC) - 24th, 6k, 21:21.8
2017 C-USA Indoor - 1st, DMR, 11:34.73
2017 C-USA Indoor - 3rd, 3000m, 9:36.27
2017 C-USA Indoor - 3rd, Mile, 4:44.39
2017 C-USA Cross Country - 9th, 5k, 17:37
2017 NCAA South Central (XC) - 32nd, 6k, 20:53.7
ACADEMIC HONORS
2014-15 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2015-16 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016 C-USA T&F All-Academic Team
2016 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Team
2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016-17 C-USA Cross Country Scholar Athlete Award
2017 C-USA T&F All-Academic Team
2017 C-USA Cross Country All-Academic Team
2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018 C-USA T&F All-Academic Team
2018 Academic All-District
2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Women's Track/Cross Country First Team
PERSONAL BESTS
Cross Country
5k - 17:37.6, C-USA Championships (10/28/17)
6k - 20:41.3, NCAA South Central (11/13/15)
Indoor
Mile - 4:44.39, C-USA Championships (2/18/17)
3000m - 9:36.27, C-USA Championships (2/18/17)
Outdoor
800m - 2:12.81, Skechers Carl Knight Invitational (4/8/16)
1500m - 4:22.36, Oxy Invitational (5/7/16)
5000m - 16:37.36, C-USA Outdoor (5/12/16)
2017-18
Cross Country: Raced in six races...earned all-conference honors with a ninth place finish at the C-USA Championships...placed second overall at the Norry Hersey Rice Invitational. Indoor: Part of DMR team that placed fourth at C-USA Indoors...won the 3000m race at the Leonard Hilton Invitational. Outdoor: Won consecutive 1500m races at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight and the Arkansas Twilight...earned points for the Owls with a fourth and seventh place finish in the 1500m and 5000m, respectively....named a CoSIDA Academic First Team All-American.
2016-17
Cross Country: Competed in three different meets and helped the Owls win a C-USA team title with a 10th place finish at the C-USA Championships (17:46.5)...also placed 24th at the NCAA South Central Regional. Indoor: Member of C-USA champion DMR team...earned all-conference honors with third place finishes in the mile and 3000m at the C-USA Championships...won the mile at the Howie Ryan Invitational and the Houston Invitational...earned the C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year...voted to C-USA All-Academic Team...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2015-16
Cross Country: Earned Second-Team All-Conference honors with a 10th place finish at the C-USA Championships, helping the Owls win their third C-USA team title ... finished 25th at the NCAA South Central Regional ... placed second (15:58.7, 3.8k) at the Rice Invitational and third at the Rim Rock Collegiate Classic (6k, 21:14.6). Indoor: Earned all-conference honors with third place finishes in each of the mile, 3000m and DMR...won the 3000m race at the Howie Ryan Invite. Outdoor: Competed at the IAAF World U20 Championships, finishing 17th overall...earned C-USA All-Conference honors with a second place finish in the 1500m...won the 800m race at the Skechers Carl Knight Invitational...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2014-15
Cross Country: Placed 26th at the C-USA Championships with a time of 18:00.2 in the 5k race. Indoor: Competed in two races, both unattached ... won the 1500 race at the Victor Lopez Classic with a time of 4:34.09...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Anna de Noailles.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Elsa Racasan ... Parents: Remus and Edith Racasan (two brothers, one sister) ... Major: Bioengineering ... College: Will Rice.
AT MAJOR MEETS
2014 C-USA Cross Country - 26th, 5k, 18:00.2
2015 C-USA Outdoor - 3rd, 1500m, 4:46.13
2015 C-USA Cross Country - 10th, 5k, 17:57.9
2015 NCAA Cross Country South Central - 25th, 6k, 20:41.3
2016 C-USA Indoor - 3rd, DMR, 11:50.46
2016 C-USA Indoor - 3rd, 3000m, 9:41.40
2016 C-USA Indoor - 3rd, Mile, 4:54.00
2016 C-USA Outdoor - 4th, 5000m, 16:37.36
2016 C-USA Outdoor - 2nd, 1500m, 4:24.8
2016 NCAA West Prelims - 34th, 1500m, 4:29.63
2016 IAAF World U20 Championships - 17th, 5000m, 17:13.8
2016 C-USA Cross Country - 10th, 5k, 17:46.5
2016 NCAA South Central (XC) - 24th, 6k, 21:21.8
2017 C-USA Indoor - 1st, DMR, 11:34.73
2017 C-USA Indoor - 3rd, 3000m, 9:36.27
2017 C-USA Indoor - 3rd, Mile, 4:44.39
2017 C-USA Cross Country - 9th, 5k, 17:37
2017 NCAA South Central (XC) - 32nd, 6k, 20:53.7
ACADEMIC HONORS
2014-15 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2015-16 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016 C-USA T&F All-Academic Team
2016 USTFCCCA Cross Country All-Academic Team
2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016-17 C-USA Cross Country Scholar Athlete Award
2017 C-USA T&F All-Academic Team
2017 C-USA Cross Country All-Academic Team
2017 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018 C-USA T&F All-Academic Team
2018 Academic All-District
2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Women's Track/Cross Country First Team
PERSONAL BESTS
Cross Country
5k - 17:37.6, C-USA Championships (10/28/17)
6k - 20:41.3, NCAA South Central (11/13/15)
Indoor
Mile - 4:44.39, C-USA Championships (2/18/17)
3000m - 9:36.27, C-USA Championships (2/18/17)
Outdoor
800m - 2:12.81, Skechers Carl Knight Invitational (4/8/16)
1500m - 4:22.36, Oxy Invitational (5/7/16)
5000m - 16:37.36, C-USA Outdoor (5/12/16)
2017-18
Cross Country: Raced in six races...earned all-conference honors with a ninth place finish at the C-USA Championships...placed second overall at the Norry Hersey Rice Invitational. Indoor: Part of DMR team that placed fourth at C-USA Indoors...won the 3000m race at the Leonard Hilton Invitational. Outdoor: Won consecutive 1500m races at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight and the Arkansas Twilight...earned points for the Owls with a fourth and seventh place finish in the 1500m and 5000m, respectively....named a CoSIDA Academic First Team All-American.
2016-17
Cross Country: Competed in three different meets and helped the Owls win a C-USA team title with a 10th place finish at the C-USA Championships (17:46.5)...also placed 24th at the NCAA South Central Regional. Indoor: Member of C-USA champion DMR team...earned all-conference honors with third place finishes in the mile and 3000m at the C-USA Championships...won the mile at the Howie Ryan Invitational and the Houston Invitational...earned the C-USA Scholar Athlete of the Year...voted to C-USA All-Academic Team...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2015-16
Cross Country: Earned Second-Team All-Conference honors with a 10th place finish at the C-USA Championships, helping the Owls win their third C-USA team title ... finished 25th at the NCAA South Central Regional ... placed second (15:58.7, 3.8k) at the Rice Invitational and third at the Rim Rock Collegiate Classic (6k, 21:14.6). Indoor: Earned all-conference honors with third place finishes in each of the mile, 3000m and DMR...won the 3000m race at the Howie Ryan Invite. Outdoor: Competed at the IAAF World U20 Championships, finishing 17th overall...earned C-USA All-Conference honors with a second place finish in the 1500m...won the 800m race at the Skechers Carl Knight Invitational...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2014-15
Cross Country: Placed 26th at the C-USA Championships with a time of 18:00.2 in the 5k race. Indoor: Competed in two races, both unattached ... won the 1500 race at the Victor Lopez Classic with a time of 4:34.09...named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Anna de Noailles.
PERSONAL
Full Name: Elsa Racasan ... Parents: Remus and Edith Racasan (two brothers, one sister) ... Major: Bioengineering ... College: Will Rice.
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