2021-22 Women's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Vandersloot, Elena

Elena Vandersloot
- Event(s):
- Distance
- Indoor:
- Sophomore
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Billings, MT
- High School:
- Billings Senior HS
- Major:
- Business Marketing
Bio
Vandersloot's Performance History & Personal Bests
2022-23 Season:
Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in five cross country races ... Placed as a top-7 MSU runner in each meet ... Finished 31st overall and as the No. 6 Bobcat runner at the Big Sky Championships, helping team to a third-place finish ... Placed 96th overall and sixth among teammates at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships clocking a 6K PR of 22:20.7 ... Was a scoring runner for MSU at the Joe Piane Invitational, finishing fifth for the Bobcats with a PR mark of 17:49.1 ... Earned Big Sky Fall All-Academic team recognition
Indoor (Sophomore): Did not compete
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in three outdoor track meets ... Specialized in the 1,500-meters ... Finished third at the Montana Open in the 1,500-meters ... Placed 16th in the same event at the Bengal Invitational ... Closed season with eighth-place finish in the 1,500-meters at the Tom Gage Classic in Bozeman ... Earned Big Sky Spring All-Academic team recognition
2021-22 Season:
Cross Country: Competed in three cross country races ... Took second at the Bobcat Time Trials with a 5K time of 18:25.4 ... Was MSU's fifth runner at the MSU Cross Country Classic with a 17:32.60 5K time ... Covered the 6K course at the FSU/Pre-Nationals Invitational in a personal-best time of 24:37.8 ... Earned a spot on the Big Sky Fall All-Academic team.
Indoor Track: Competed in five indoor track meets ... Placed third in the 3,000 meters with an 11:14.00 at the Bobcat Challenge ... Ran her personal-best indoor mile time of 5:09.47 at the WSU Invitational ... PRed in the 3,000 meters with a 10:29.38 at the WSU Open ... Took ninth in the mile at the Big Sky Preview with a 5:14.77.
Outdoor Track: Competed in seven outdoor track meets ... Specialized in the 1,500 meters and the 5,000 meters ... Ran a 4:44.88 in the 1,500 meters at the 2022 Redlands Invitational to place fifth ... Placed fourth in the 5K at Azusa Pacific's Franson Classic with a 17:29.26 ... Finished third in the 1,500 meters at the Al Manuel Invitational with a 4:44.80 ... Set new personal bests in the 1,500 meters (4:37.05) and the 5K (17:24.18, 10th place overall) at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Had a top-10 finish in the 5K at the Bengal Invitational with a 17:57.87 at altitude ... Also placed 12th in the 1,500 meters at the same meet ... Ran an 11:39.70 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase to place third at the Tom Gage Classic ... Earned a spot on the Big Sky Spring All-Academic team.
2020-21 Season: Participated in eight meets between the indoor and outdoor slates … Set college bests during the year in mile (5:31.14), 1500 (5:00.44), 3000 (10:38.60), steeplechase (11:36.48) and 5000 (17:38.85) … Took first in the 5,000 at the Al Manuel Invitational on March 27 ... Named to the Big Sky Fall, Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams.
Background: Graduated from Billings Senior High School in 2020 ... Was a standout for the Broncs cross country and track and field teams during her athletic career at Billings Senior ... Made appearances at the MHSA State Class AA Cross Country Championships every year competing for the Broncs, finishing a best fourth as a senior at the 2019 meet ... Her senior cross country season featured a finish no higher than fourth in eight races and a personal-best 5K time of 18:02.9 that came in a first-place finish ... Took sixth in the 1,600 (5:08.40) and eighth in both the 800 (2:19.26) and 3,200 (11:24.57) at the MHSA Class AA Track and Field Championships as a junior ... All three were lifetime bests during a season in which she had 20 combined top-three showings in events, including seven first-place finishes ... Previously appeared at the Class AA meet as a sophomore in both the 1,600 and 3,200.
2022-23 Season:
Cross Country (Sophomore): Competed in five cross country races ... Placed as a top-7 MSU runner in each meet ... Finished 31st overall and as the No. 6 Bobcat runner at the Big Sky Championships, helping team to a third-place finish ... Placed 96th overall and sixth among teammates at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships clocking a 6K PR of 22:20.7 ... Was a scoring runner for MSU at the Joe Piane Invitational, finishing fifth for the Bobcats with a PR mark of 17:49.1 ... Earned Big Sky Fall All-Academic team recognition
Indoor (Sophomore): Did not compete
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in three outdoor track meets ... Specialized in the 1,500-meters ... Finished third at the Montana Open in the 1,500-meters ... Placed 16th in the same event at the Bengal Invitational ... Closed season with eighth-place finish in the 1,500-meters at the Tom Gage Classic in Bozeman ... Earned Big Sky Spring All-Academic team recognition
2021-22 Season:
Cross Country: Competed in three cross country races ... Took second at the Bobcat Time Trials with a 5K time of 18:25.4 ... Was MSU's fifth runner at the MSU Cross Country Classic with a 17:32.60 5K time ... Covered the 6K course at the FSU/Pre-Nationals Invitational in a personal-best time of 24:37.8 ... Earned a spot on the Big Sky Fall All-Academic team.
Indoor Track: Competed in five indoor track meets ... Placed third in the 3,000 meters with an 11:14.00 at the Bobcat Challenge ... Ran her personal-best indoor mile time of 5:09.47 at the WSU Invitational ... PRed in the 3,000 meters with a 10:29.38 at the WSU Open ... Took ninth in the mile at the Big Sky Preview with a 5:14.77.
Outdoor Track: Competed in seven outdoor track meets ... Specialized in the 1,500 meters and the 5,000 meters ... Ran a 4:44.88 in the 1,500 meters at the 2022 Redlands Invitational to place fifth ... Placed fourth in the 5K at Azusa Pacific's Franson Classic with a 17:29.26 ... Finished third in the 1,500 meters at the Al Manuel Invitational with a 4:44.80 ... Set new personal bests in the 1,500 meters (4:37.05) and the 5K (17:24.18, 10th place overall) at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Had a top-10 finish in the 5K at the Bengal Invitational with a 17:57.87 at altitude ... Also placed 12th in the 1,500 meters at the same meet ... Ran an 11:39.70 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase to place third at the Tom Gage Classic ... Earned a spot on the Big Sky Spring All-Academic team.
2020-21 Season: Participated in eight meets between the indoor and outdoor slates … Set college bests during the year in mile (5:31.14), 1500 (5:00.44), 3000 (10:38.60), steeplechase (11:36.48) and 5000 (17:38.85) … Took first in the 5,000 at the Al Manuel Invitational on March 27 ... Named to the Big Sky Fall, Winter and Spring All-Academic Teams.
Background: Graduated from Billings Senior High School in 2020 ... Was a standout for the Broncs cross country and track and field teams during her athletic career at Billings Senior ... Made appearances at the MHSA State Class AA Cross Country Championships every year competing for the Broncs, finishing a best fourth as a senior at the 2019 meet ... Her senior cross country season featured a finish no higher than fourth in eight races and a personal-best 5K time of 18:02.9 that came in a first-place finish ... Took sixth in the 1,600 (5:08.40) and eighth in both the 800 (2:19.26) and 3,200 (11:24.57) at the MHSA Class AA Track and Field Championships as a junior ... All three were lifetime bests during a season in which she had 20 combined top-three showings in events, including seven first-place finishes ... Previously appeared at the Class AA meet as a sophomore in both the 1,600 and 3,200.
2022 Big Sky Outdoor Championships
Monday, May 16
Track and Field Big Sky Championships
Monday, February 18
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 11, 2013
Tuesday, February 12
Coach Kennedy - Feb. 4, 2013
Tuesday, February 05