Ellingson, a senior, finished third in a field of 450 runners at Wisconsin-La Crosse Tori Neubauer Invitational on Oct. 16. She completed the course in 21 minutes, 37.3 seconds — only 3.3 seconds off the pace set by individual champion Amy Jo Thorne of NCAA Division I North Dakota State. Ellingson also broke the Simpson school record in the 6K she originally in 2008. She was the top IIAC finisher at the meet, picking up her fourth top-3 finish in five races this season.
