2015 Track and Field
Roster
Cody Ellison
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 145
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pauline, S.C.
2014-15 Indoor: Took part in five meets and competed in the mile run, 3000-meter run and 5000-meter run…Compiled two top-5 finishes highlighted by a 2nd place showing in the 3000-meter run (9:37.97) during the Bob Pollock Classic…Ran a 4:46.34 in the mile run at the App State Indoor Open en route to a 5th place finish.
2014 Outdoor: Ran in seven meets, participating in the 1500-meter, 3000-meter, 5000-meter and 10,000-meter runs…Ran a 4:28.42 in the 1500-meter run for a sixth-place finish at the Aggie Last Chance…Added a 12th-place finish in the 5000-meter run at the Charlotte Invitational, and 13th-place showing in the 3000-meter run during the Carolina’s Cup.
2013-14 Indoor: Had two finishes of sixth or better in the 3000-meter run…Recorded a 5th place finish in the 3000-meter run at the Mountaineer Open with a time of 9:42.01…Also finished 6th in the 3000-meter run at the UNCG Spartans Team Challenge…Posted a best time in the 5000-meter run of 16:43.02 at the Hilton Garden Invitational.
Prior to Upstate: Competed in cross country and track and field for two years under head coach Mike Roley at Spartanburg Methodist College…Had personal-best times of 15:42 unofficially in the 5K, 25:42 in the 8K and 1:14.30 in the half-marathon.
High School: Attended Dorman High School where he ran for head coach Jeff Buys…Lettered in cross country and track and field…Had personal-best times of 16:57 in the 5k, 4:46 in the one-mile run and 10:26 in the two-mile run.
Personal: Born on November 13, 1992…Parents are Nick and Starla Ellison…Has one brother, Johnnie (19), and one sister, Allison (24)…Is majoring in interdisciplinary studies with a minor in business advertising…Hobbies include running, playing ultimate Frisbee and basketball, sky diving and base jumping…His favorite foods consist of pizza, shrimp, cheeseburgers, corn dogs, oreos and salt…Lists “The Departed” as his favorite movie and “Parks and Recreation” his favorite TV show…Mark Wahlberg is his favorite actor…His favorite singer is Wiz Khalifa…Says his favorite song is Don Omar by Danza Kuduro…Spring is his favorite season…Claims Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Ryan Hall are his favorite athletes…Favorite quote is, “The best part of a book is when it’s over”.
