Carrie Ellwood
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carrie Verdon 8 March 1994 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event(s) | Long distance running, Cross country running |
Carrie Ellwood (née Verdon born 8 March 1994) is an American long-distance and cross country runner. She won the USA Cross Country Championships in January 2025. That year, she set the American road national record over 25km.[1]
Biography
Born Carrie Verdon, she was educated at Campolindo High School in Moraga, California, and competed for the University of Colorado between 2013 and 2017. She placed 20th and was the top American finisher at the 2013 World U20 Cross-Country Championships in Poland.[2][3][4]
In March 2020, she was runner-up to Geneviève Lalonde at the 2020 Pan American Cross Country Cup in Victoria, British Columbia.[5] She placed seventh in the 2021 Chicago Marathon and second in the Pittsburgh Half Marathon in 1:10:47 in 2023.[4]
On 11 January 2025, Ellwood won the USA Cross Country Championships over 10km in Lubbock, Texas, running the course in 34:22 to secure the win by a margin of 23 seconds.[6][7][8]
In March 2025, she had a top-ten finish at the USA half marathon championships in Atlanta, Georgia.[9] In May 2025, competing on the roads in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Ellwood won the USATF 25 km Championships title and set a new American record for the distance, winning in 1:22:27 to better the American record set by Betsy Saina on the same the previous year.[10] In September 2025, she placed fifth at the USATF 20k Championships in New Haven, Connecticut to move to second behind Taylor Roe on the USATF Road Running Circuit standings.[11] In November 2025, Ellwood ran 68:34 to win the Monumental Half Marathon in Indianapolis.[12][13][14]
Personal life
After graduating from the University of Colorado, she stepped away from athletics for a time, and worked as a teacher, later joining the elite ranks with Team Boulder in Boulder, Colorado.[4]
References
- ^ "Carrie Ellwood". World Athletics. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "East Bay Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year: Campolindo's Carrie Verdon". Mercury News. 20 December 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ Rooney, Pat (22 May 2025). "Bolder Boulder: On heels of record run, Carrie Ellwood ready to again represent CU Buffs". Daily Camera. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ a b c Kuzma, Cindy (17 May 2023). "Athletes Await Results of Investigation Into University of Colorado Cross-Country Program". Runners World. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "De Oliveira and Lalonde crowned Pan American cross-country champions". World Athletics. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "ELLWOOD AND KETER SHINE AT 2025 USATF CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf. Jan 12, 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "USA Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 11 Jan 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Benard Keter, Carrie Ellwood Win USATF Cross Titles". Runnerspace. 11 Jan 2025. Retrieved 6 Dec 2025.
- ^ "2025 USATF Half Marathon Championships Results". Runners World. 2 March 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "ELLWOOD AND CLINGER'S SWIFT TIMES TOP USATF 25 KM CHAMPIONSHIPS". usatf. May 11, 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
- ^ "Connor Mantz lowers US 20k record". Runnerspace. 1 Sep 2025. Retrieved 6 Dec 2025.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (4 December 2025). "2025 USA XC preview: Who will represent Team USA at World XC in Tallahassee?". Lets Run. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon". World Athletics. 8 Nov 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
- ^ "Monumental Milestones at the 2025 CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon". Financial Times. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.