Seth Elking Season 2024

TFRRS STATS

AWARDS AND HONORS:  
2024 All Big 12 – DMR

2024-25 SEASONS
2025 OTF: Competed in six meets... Set a career best time in the 1500m (3:43.16) at the Clark Open to earn second... Finished fourth in the 800m (1:53.89) at the Jesse Owens Classic... Ran a personal best in the 5000m (14:18.53) at the Raleigh Relays... At the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational, he sped around the track for a second-place time in the 1500m (3:47.04). 2025 ITF: Did not compete 
2024 XC: Competed in six meets… Finished second at the Sam Bell Invitational in the 6k, running a 18:23.9… Ran a 23:48.9 in the 8k at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Preview. 

2023-24 SEASONS
2024 ITF:  Competed in five meets… Had an amazing outing at the Music City Challenge, recording personal bests in the mile (4:03.40) and 3000m (8:10.53)… Came third in the mile at the 2024 Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (4:05.63)… In the Big 12 indoor Track & Field Championships, finished seventh in the DMR (9:43.68).
2024 OTF: Participated in three meets… Clocked a career-best 1500m (3:44.59) time at the Wake Forest Invitational, finishing sixth… Showed out at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championship, placing 19th in the 1500m (3:45.96) and 22nd in the 5000m (14:28.07).
2023-24 XC:  Ran in five meets… Personal best 6k (18:12.0) at the RedHawk Rumble ending in fourth… Recorded a career-best 8k (24:30.4) at the Big 12 Championships placing 50th.

2022-23 SEASONS:
2022 XC: Competed in four meets during the season… Finished 40^th overall at the AAC Championships with a 8k time of 25:29.6… Ran a personal best 8k at the Live in Lou Classic with a time of 24:50.0… Finished 11th overall at the RedHawk Rumble with a time of 25:37.7.
2023 ITF: Competed in three five-meet meets during the season… Broke both the UC freshman records in the 3000m and mile… At the Cardinal Classic, he posted a personal best 4:07.43 in the mile, breaking the freshman record and ending the year as the 10^th best time in school history… Ran a personal best 3000m at the Bob Pollock invite with a time of 8:20.6… At the AAC Championships, he competed in both the mile and 3000m.
2023 OTF: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2022 graduate of Miamisburg High School (Miamisburg, Ohio).  Elking had a stand-out high school track career. He holds seven Miamisburg High School records. 2022 Greater Western Ohio Conference Track and Field Athlete of the Year and GWOC Cross Country Runner of the year in both 2021 and 2022. At the Ohio State Championships, he placed third overall with a time of 4:11.30 in the 1,600m. He also placed eighth overall in the 3,200m with a time of 9:14.49 at states.  Graduated as a Salutatorian with a GPA of 4.59.

PERSONAL: Born Seth Charles Elking on March 3, 2004... Son of Ryan and Gina Elking and has two brothers, Curtis (14) and Ethan (20), who is a sophomore at UC... During his time at UC he plans on majoring in mechanical engineering.