Ellen Baker

Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
North Central
Hometown:
Indianapolis, IN

2024-2025 Indoor: Competed in three indoor meets for the Panthers. Recorded her personal best at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational in the 3000 with a time of 9:45.76.

2024 Outdoor: Did not compete for the Panthers.

2023-2024 Indoor: Did not compete.

2023 Outdoor: Appeared in six outdoor meets for the Panthers this season. Baker’s best performance also came with a new personal best when she recorded a 4:34.00 in the 1500m at the UCF Black and Gold Invite. At the Duke Invitational, Baker tallied another personal best in the 5000m with a time of 17:19.87.

2022-23 Indoor: Competed in four indoor meets for the Panthers. Baker and her teammates secured a first place finish at the Bucknell Tune-Up in the distance medley relay, with a time of 11:51.94. Baker’s best personal finish came at the Tiger Paw Invite as she placed fifth in the 3000m with a time of 10:00.07. Went on to record a personal best and beat that 3000m time at the ACC Indoor championships with a time of 9:49.58. Other personal bests occurred at the Lenny Lyles Invitational with a mile time of 5:00.22 and at the Bucknell Tune- Up where she achieved a time of 2:21.81 in the 800m.

2022 Outdoor: Appeared in two meets for the Panthers. Competed in two events at the WVU Stan Romanoski Open (Mar. 18-19), placing second in the 1500m with a time of 4:49.01. Placed in third in the 4x400 with a relay time of 4:22.49 …Placed 170th in the 1500m event during the Raleigh Relay meet (Mar. 24-26).

2021-22 Indoor: Did not compete in any meets as a freshman.

High School: Ran cross country and track at North Central High School for head coach Chad Wallace… holds the school record in cross country in the 5K (17:45.30) and in track in the 1600m (5:01.90)… earned All-State honors for cross country in 2020… named to Indiana All-Star cross country and track teams in 2020-21… earned All-Region honors in 2018 and 2019 while being named All-Conference in 2019 and 2020… was the team Most Valuable Player for cross country in 2018, 2019 and 2020… named Marion County Female Athlete of the Year in 2021… won a state title in 2019 as a part of the 4x800m relay squad.

Personal: Daughter of Nathan and Mary Beth Baker… has two siblings, Charlie and Vivian… lists her favorite athletes as Allie Ostrander, Alexi Pappas and Sinclaire Johnson… her favorite TV show is New Girl… her favorite musical artists are Chance the Rapper and Anderson Paak… majoring in law, criminal justice and society at Pitt.