2025 Cross Country Roster
Biography
Elena McGovern earned her first collegiate letter during the fall semester as a member of the Rutgers-Camden cross country team. She joins the indoor track program this winter.
Cross Country 2025: Competed in three 6K races, beginning with the United East Preview (Sept. 12), where she finished fourth on the Scarlet Raptors and 45th of 75 overall in a time of 34:44.31…Placed third on the team and 117th of 158 overall at the Osprey Open (Sept. 20), posting her 6K PR of 32:48.78…Finished second on the Scarlet Raptors and 51st of 69 overall in a time of 34:39.08 at the Jack Saint Clair Memorial (Oct. 11).
High School: Cross country and track letterwinner at Cabrini High School, running for Coach Sarah Heraty…Earned a high school athletics award…Cross country captain…Competed in the 4x800, 800, 1600, 3200, discus and javelin in track…Mu Alpa Theta Secretary…Won over $1 million in scholarships and aid for college applications…AP Scholar Award…Top 10 ranking in class…Graduated with honors…Patriotic Award…Leadership Award…National Honor Society…Act Award for scoring a 30+…Graduated in 2025.
Personal: Born August 29, 2006…First name pronounced “Ee-lane-ah”…Hobbies and interests include running, listening to music, trying new cafes, traveling, learning new skills, and meeting new people…Psychology major at Rutgers-Camden…Plans to get a PhD in psychology and go into international law in Austria to pursue research for the European Union in memory loss for women dealing with Alzheimer’s and Dementia…Elena is the daughter of Erika Christ and Glenn McGovern of Metairie, Louisiana.
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