Elise Cranny

Elise Cranny OLY (born May 9, 1996) is an American middle and long-distance runner.[3] She was a member of the world record team for the women's 4x1500 meters relay, and also holds the indoor American record for 5000 meters. Cranny placed 13th in the 5000 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. Cranny is a three-time US National Champion in the 5000 meters, capturing the title in 2021, 2022 and 2023. She also became the 2023 US National Champion in the 10000 meters.

Elise Cranny
Cranny in 2018
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-05-09) May 9, 1996
Home townNiwot, Colorado, U.S.[1]
Sport
SportTrack and field
Event(s)1500 meters, Mile
College teamStanford Cardinal
ClubBowerman Track Club
Turned pro2018[1]
Coached byJerry Schumacher
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)

Career

Cranny attended Niwot High School in Colorado, where she won two cross country state championships. In 2014 she competed in the Worlds U20 Championships, finishing 4th. She ran in college for Stanford, where she finished 2nd in four NCAA Division I Championships and was a 12 time All-American. After graduating in 2018, she turned professional with the Bowerman Track Club.[1]

In a Bowerman Track Club inter-squad meet on July 31, 2020, Cranny competed as a member of the 4 × 1500 metres relay team alongside Colleen Quigley, Karissa Schweizer, and Shelby Houlihan. The team ran a time of 16:27.02 which broke the previous world record of 16:33.58 from Team Kenya.

Among American competitors, Cranny posted the fastest 10000 metres and the second fastest 5000 metres time going into the 2021 US Olympic Trials.[4] On June 21, 2021, winning in 94-degree heat in Eugene, Oregon, Cranny finished .3 seconds in front of Bowerman Track Club teammate Karissa Schweizer, qualifying for the U.S. Olympic team with a 15:27.81. Cranny ran the last 400 meters in 63.72 seconds.[5] At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Cranny placed 13th in the Women's 5000 metres.[6]

On February 11, 2022, Cranny set a new American record for the indoor 5000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational[7] at Boston University, completing the event in 14:33.17, 14 seconds faster than Shalane Flanagan's mark of 14:47.[8]

References
  1. "Elise Cranny Bio". bowermantc.com. Bowerman Track Club. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  2. Elise Cranny at World Athletics
  3. Elise Cranny profile at TFRRS
  4. Strout, Erin (June 16, 2021). "Elise Cranny: The New Guard of the 10,000-meters". womensrunning.com. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  5. Elise Cranny Makes Her First Olympic Team, Wins 5,000 Meters, Runners World, Sarah Lorge Butler, June 22, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. "Olympic rookie Elise Cranny '18 places 13th in the women's 5000m". The Stanford Daily. August 4, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  7. "TFRRS | 2022 Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational Women's 5000m Seeded Track & Field Meet Results". www.tfrrs.org. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
  8. "Gabriela DeBues-Stafford (14:31) & Elise Cranny (14:33) Blitz National 5K Records in Boston". LetsRun.com. February 12, 2022. Retrieved February 12, 2022.
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