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2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Ella Coppinger

  • Event Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Union, Mo.
  • High School Union

Biography

Coppinger’s Performance List (TFRRS)
 
2024-25 • Junior
Indoor Track and Field
• Competed in the Pentathlon on three occasions.
• Posted a PR (3,151 points) in the Pentathlon and finished second overall in the event at the Indiana Early Bird, PR'ing in the 60-meter hurdles and the long jump.
• Finished 14th in the Pentathlon at the A-10 Championships.

Outdoor Track and Field
• Twice competed in the Hepthathlon.
• Had a PR in the Heptathlon of 4,318 at the A-10 Championships, finishing ninth overall.
• Turned in PRs in five of the seven events in the Hep at the A-10s.
• Had the Billikens' top high jump mark of the season, reaching 1.55 meters during the Heptathlon at the A-10 Championships.
• Ran on the Billikens' 4x100 Shuttle Hurdles squad that placed eighth at the Drake Relays.

2023-24 • Sophomore
Indoor Track and Field
• Placed 10th in the Pentathlon at the A-10 Championship with a PR of 2,998.
• Second in the Pentathlon at the IWU Keck Select Indoor Invitaitonal.

Outdoor Track and Field
• PR'd in the Heptathlon at the A-10 Championships with a 12-place total of 3,874.
• Won the 100-meter hurdles with a PR of 15.58 at the Billiken Alumni Meet.

2022-23 • Freshman
Cross Country
• Competed in the Mizzou XC Opener and the Billiken Invitational in her rookie campaign.
• Had a 5K time of 22:34.4 at Mizzou.
• Placed 34th overall in the Billiken Invitational.

Indoor Track and Field
• Competed in the multis for SLU.
• Made track and field debut in the shot put at the Coughlan Invite.
• PR'd in four of the five events in the Pentathlon at the Illini Challenge and finished 13th overall in the competition.

Outdoor Track and Field
• Did not compete.

Previous
 • Ran all four years at Union High School.
• Four-year state qualifier for cross country and three-year state qualifier on the track.
• Owns the school record in the pentathlon and sprint medley.
• Earned All-Conference in cross country all four years while also winning a conference championship.
• Place fourth in the state meet in the 300-meter hurdles and eighth in the high jump.
• Had top scores of 3,757 in the heptathlon and 2,892 in the pentathlon.
• Top marks include 46.35 in the 300-meter hurdles, 1.6 meters in the high jump, 15.79 in the 100-meter hurdles, 1:01.02 in the 400 meters, 2:28 in the 800 meters, and 19:27 in the 5K (cross country).
• Helped the Wildcats to track and field conference championships in 2019 and 2021 and a district championship in 2021.
• Graduated Summa Cum Laude and was Academic All-State in cross country and track.
• Member of National Honor Society and the honor roll.

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

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  • 2023-24Sophomore

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  • 2024-25Junior

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  • 2025-26Senior

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