University of Minnesota Athletics
2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster
Elyse Prescott
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Urbandale HS
- Hometown:
- Urbandale, Iowa
| PRONUNCIATION |
2018 Cross Country • Junior Season: Named team captain • named Minnesota’s Big Ten Cross Country Sportsmanship Award recipient • named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • ran five races • ran a season-best 6K time of 22:11.0 as the seventh Gopher in 143rd overall at Pre-Nationals • ran a season-best 5K time of 18:12 as the fifth Gopher in 57th overall at the Battle in Beantown • finished ninth on the team in 115th overall at the Big Ten Championship • served as an alternate at the NCAA Midwest Regional and NCAA Championship • ended the season ranked 38th on Minnesota’s all-time top-50 6K performers list (21:19.84, 2017).
2019 Indoor • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Ran six races • placed 14th in the 3,000m and ran a career-best 16:53.02 to place 16th in the 5,000m at the Big Ten Championship.
2019 Outdoor • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten • ran six races • placed 15th in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:49.88) and placed 25th in the 5,000m in a career-best 17:19.63 at the Big Ten Championship • ran a career-best 4:31.63 in the 1,500m at the Drake Relays • ran a career-best 10:36.74 in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Duke Invite.
2017 Cross Country • Sophomore Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • ran eight races • began the season by racing unattached at two meets, placing seventh at the Oz Memorial and 84th overall at the Griak • ran a career-best 6K time of 20:56.7 as the top Gopher and overall runner-up at Jack's Run • finished sixth on the team at the Big Ten Championship (21:43.5), NCAA Midwest Regional (21:19.84), and NCAA Championship (21:46.40) • finished second on the team and 29th overall in the open race at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite • made season debut in uniform at the Greater Louisville Classic 5K, finishing 11th on the team and 146th overall in a season-best 18:16.23 for 5K.
2018 Indoor • Redshirt Freshman Season: Ran five races • ran a career-best 4:57.00 in the mile at the Power Five Invite as runner-up in the unseeded section • ran a career-best 9:48.84 in the 3,000m to place fifth at the Larry Wieczorek Invite • won the 3,000m at the UST Opener.
2018 Outdoor • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten • ran five races, including four appearances in the 3,000m steeplechase • made Big Ten Outdoor Championship debut, placing 14th in the 3,000m steeplechase in a career-best 10:44.86 • ran a career-best 4:58.59 in the 1,500m at Baylor.
2016 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Ran in six meets this season • recorded a career-best 6K time of 22:12.5 at Jack’s Run to finish ninth overall as the seventh Gopher • ran a career-best 5K time of 17:34.4 as the runner-up in the open race at the Notre Dame Invitational • served as an alternate at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
2017 Indoor • Freshman Season: Competed unattached at five meets.
2017 Outdoor • Freshman Season: Competed unattached at two meets.
High School: A 2016 graduate of Urbandale High School where she competed for coaches Dan Davis, Brooke Schupbach, and Randy Hutchison • four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track & field also earned two letters in basketball • three-time All-Central Iowa Conference and all-state honoree in cross country • earned back-to-back top-five finishes at the Iowa Class 4A State Cross Country Championship, finishing fourth as a senior and fifth as a junior in 2014 • led Urbandale to the 2015 IHSAA Girls Cross Country Class 4A State Championship team title, the school's first in girls cross country • owns high school cross country personal bests of 14:33.90 for 4K (2014) and 18:14.90 for 5K (2015) • on the track, was a two-time All-Central Iowa Conference and all-state honoree • All-Central Iowa Conference champion in the 4x800m relay as a senior • 10-time state qualifier for the IHSAA Girls Track & Field 4A State Championship competing in the 800m, 1,500m, 3,000m, 4x800m relay, and distance medley relay • earned five top-three state meet finishes • won the 4x800m relay (9:09.90), placed third in the 3,000m (9:45.72) and 1,500m (4:33.42), and took seventh in the 800m (2:15.54) at the 2016 IHSAA Girls Track & Field 4A State Championship as a senior • finished 10th in the 3,000m at the state meet as a junior • won the 4x800m relay state title, earned a state runner-up finish in the distance medley relay, took sixth in the 1,500m, and finished seventh in the 800m at the state championship as a sophomore to help Urbandale to the team state title • took 14th in the state in the 4x800m relay as a freshman • owns high school personal bests of 2:15.18 in the 800m (2014), 4:29.37 in the 1,500m (2016), 4:49.68 in the mile (2016), and 9:45.72 in the 3,000m (2016) • has held Urbandale school records in the 3,000m, 800m, 4x800m relay, and distance medley relay.
Personal: Daughter of Jay and Tami Prescott • has two siblings, Drew and Quinn • Kinesiology major • mother Tami ran cross country and track & field at Iowa State • father Jay played basketball at Westmar College • brother Drew ran cross country and track & field at Creighton University, and brother Quinn was a member of the track & field team at the University of Northwestern St. Paul • National Honor Society member and honor roll student in high school.
| Prescott's Cross Country Postseason Appearances | |||
| Year | Big Tens | Midwest Regional | NCAA Championship |
| 2016 | Alternate | Alternate | DNC |
| 2017 | 54th, 21:43.5 | 60th, 21:19.84 | 214th, 21:46.40 |
| 2018 | 115th, 23:27.4 | Alternate | Alternate |
| Prescott's Cross Country Career Bests (2018 Final) | ||
| Event | Mark (All-Time Rank) | Meet (Date) |
| 5K | 17:34.4 | Notre Dame Invite (9/30/16) |
| 6K | 20:56.7 (AT-38th) | Jack's Run (10/20/17) |
| Prescott's Indoor Career Bests (2019 Final) | ||
| Event | Mark | Meet (Date) |
| 800m | 2:19.17 (UA) | St. Thomas Invite (1/20/17) |
| Mile | 4:57.00 | Power Five Invite (2/20/18) |
| 3,000m | 9:48.84 | Larry Wieczorek Invite (1/20/18) |
| 5,000m | 16:53.02 | Big Tens (2/23/19) |
| Prescott's Outdoor Career Bests (2019 Final) | ||
| Event | Mark | Meet (Date) |
| 1,500m | 4:31.63 | Drake Relays (4/25/19) |
| 5,000m | 17:19.63 | Big Ten Championship (5/12/19) |
| 3,000m Steeplechase | 10:36.74 | Duke Invite (4/20/19) |
