Winston-Salem, NC - Coming into the weekend without an Indoor National Champion in program history, the Blue Jays now have two after
Ella Baran joined
Victoria Kadiri with a victory in the mile this afternoon. Baran edged out Trine's Evie Miller by less than half a second to earn her first career national championship. Baran placed second in two events at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships and earned All-America honors at Cross Country Championships. On Saturday, Baran broke through, running the mile in 4:47.97 to become a national champion. Baran caps off a truly remarkable 2022 campaign, breaking multiple school records and running the fastest mile in women's DIII history earlier this season.
Baran's day wasn't over just yet, as she competed in the 3000 and earned another All-American award to add to her mantle. Baran placed sixth in the 3000, crossing the finish line in 9:47.40.
The Best Of The Rest
- Sara Stephenson joined Baran as an All-American in the 3000, grabbing an eighth-place finish in a loaded field to earn her first career AA nod. Stephenson crossed the finish line in 9:51.97,
- Lina Spjut (11th), Alex Ross (17th), Sydney Friedel (18th), Diana Vizza (20th) joined Baran and Stephenson in the 3000. Spjut finished 11th with a time of 9:57.30.
Team Performance
- Johns Hopkins places fourth at this year's 2022 Indoor Championships with 33 points. Loras (59), Wisconisn-LaCrosse (44), Ithaca (40), JHU (33) and Wash U. (25) made up this year's top-five finishers.
Van Allen Corner
(On Ella)
- Ella ran one of the toughest races ever, being pushed to the limits and responding by digging deep and doing what it took to win.
- She does so much for this team and just showed how much of herself she is willing to give for the benefit of the program.
(On Today's Performance Overall)
- I am so proud of each and every student-athlete both here competing and back home for all the work they put in this year.
- They have created such an amazing team culture that really drives all the success.
- It all makes for a very memorable weekend and just makes me so proud of these teams and programs.
