Elaina Balouris

Elaina Balouris
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1991-09-21) September 21, 1991
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sport
Country  United States
Sport Track & Field
Event(s) 5000 meters 10,000 meters
College team College of William & Mary
Club Boston Athletic Association
Adidas
Coached by Terrence Mahon

Elaina Balouris is an American long-distance runner from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Balouris trains in Boston, Massachusetts.

Professional

Elaina Balouris runs professionally for the Boston Athletic Association that is supported by Adidas.[1] Balouris qualified for the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships by finishing in sixth place (the final world team qualifying spot) at the 2015 USA Cross Country Championships.[2] At those world championships she finished in 64th place.[3] Balouris finished 14th in 32:39 at 2014 Tufts 10 km. On June 11, 2016 at the Portland Track Festival - Balouris finished 6th in 32:27.28 at 10 km.[4] Balouris finished in seventh place in 19:52 at the 2016 USA Club Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, Florida.[5][6]

International

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Kampala, Uganda 48th Senior race 36:26
2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Guiyang, China 64th Senior race 30:14

USA National Championships

Cross country

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2017 USA Cross Country Championships Bend, Oregon 6th Senior race 36:18.3[7]
2016 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships Tallahassee, Florida 7th Open race 19:52
2015 USA Cross Country Championships Boulder, Colorado 6th Senior race 28:29[8][9]

Track and field

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 13th 10,000 meters 34:03.72[10]

Elaina Balouris represented Boston Athletic Association at the 10,000 meter Final at the 2015 USATF Outdoor championships.[11] Elaina Balouris placed 13th at 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in 34:03.72.[10]

Road

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2014 USA 5 km Championships Providence, Rhode Island 14th 5 km race 16:15[12][13]
2014 USA 12 km Championships Alexandria, Virginia 5th 12 km race 39:02[14][15]
2015 USA 5 km Championships Providence, Rhode Island 7th 5 km race 16:07[16]
2016 Falmouth Road Race Falmouth, Massachusetts 8th 11 km race 38:45[17]

College

In college, Balouris competed for the College of William & Mary where she was a six-time All-American.[1]

Year Competition Event Time Place
2014 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships 10,000 32:46.57 5th
2014 ECAC-IC4A Outdoor Championships 3000 9:10.41 1
2014 CAA Track and Field Championships 5000 16:30.62 2
2014 CAA Track and Field Championships 1500 4:24.27 2
2014 CAA Track and Field Championships 1500 4:36.68 3
2014 NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships 5000 17:05.30 14
2013 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships XC 6K 20:22.6 11
2013 2013 CAA Cross Country Championships XC 6K 21:17.1 1
2013 NCAA Division I National Championships 10,000 34:13.53 10
2013 CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 1500 4:29.25 2
2013 CAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships 5000 16:34.11 2
2013 IC4A/ECAC DI Indoor Track & Field Championships 3000 9:42.18 4
2012 2012 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships XC 6K 19:56.0 13
2012 Colonial Athletic Association Championships XC 6K 20:43.1 1
2012 NCAA Division I Championships 10,000 34:41.97 19
2012 CAA Championships 10,000 35:57.92 1
2012 ECAC DI Indoor Track and Field Championships 5000 17:11.46 8
2011 CAA Track & Field Championships 5000 16:59.45 2

References

  1. 1 2 "Elaina Balouris Signs Professional Contract with B.A.A. - William & Mary - Athletics at William & Mary". tribeathletics.com. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  2. "BAA's Rhines, Balouris Make World XC Team | Multi-Select Publishing | New England Runner". nerunner.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  3. "USA Track & Field - Sara Hall leads Team USA at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships". usatf.org. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  4. "Portland Track Festival - 6/11/2016 to 6/12/2016 Lewis and Clark College". sheltoninvite.com. Retrieved 2016-06-12.
  5. "2016 RESULTS - USATF NATIONAL CLUB CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS Published by DyeStatPRO.com on Dec 7th, 2:16am". USATF. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  6. "B.A.A. women three-peat while three USATF Club XC newcomers take home open titles in Tallahassee". USATF. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
  7. 2017 USATF Cross Country Championships at Rivers Edge Golf Course in Bend, OR USATF. February 4, 2017.
  8. http://www.usatf.org/usatf/files/f9/f993f31b-b8d1-433e-95ec-388afaf1b486.pdf
  9. http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USA-Cross-Country-Championships/Results.aspx
  10. 1 2 http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Results-by-Day/Results-FULL.aspx
  11. http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2015/USATF-Outdoor-Championships/Status-of-Entries.aspx
  12. http://runrhody.com/resultsTCDisplay2.php?res=469
  13. http://runrhody.com/resultsTCDisplay2.php?res=561
  14. "2014 U.S. 12 KM Championship Road Race Results". USATF. November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  15. "2014 National 12 KM Championship Road Race". USATF. November 14, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  16. "2015 U.S. 5 KM Road Race Results". USATF. July 6, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  17. "2016 U.S. Falmouth 11 KM Road Race Results". MTEC Results. August 21, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
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