Eliza Nicholson

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Mander Portman Woodward
Hometown:
Kent, England

Eliza Nicholson TFRRS Profile

CAREER HONORS
• NCAA East First Round Qualifier, 5000m (2026)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2026)

2025-26
Cross Country:
• Competed at five meets, scoring for the team in each of them
• Placed 48th overall and second for the team at the ACC Cross Country Championships with a 6K time of 20:28.4
• Raced to a 6K time of 20:34.5 at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships to finish 48th individually
• Recorded a season-best 6K time of 20:26.8 at the Sean Earl Lakefront Invitational to earn 33rd place
• Led the team through the line at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, placing 65th in 20:50.1
• Made her collegiate debut at the Southern Showcase, finishing 18th after covering the 5K course in 17:11.1

Indoor:
• Did not compete in any indoor events

Outdoor:
• Competed at five meets in the 1500m and 5000m
• Set a Louisville freshman record in the 5000m with a time of 15:50.95 at the Stanford Invitational
• Qualified for the NCAA East First Round in the 5000m, placing 33rd in 16:15.19
• Made her collegiate outdoor debut at the Black & Gold Challenge with a personal-best 1500m time of 4:28.36
• Contested the 5000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships, where she placed 25th

High School:
• Contested both the 3000m and 5000m at the 2025 UK U20 Championships, earning bronze in the 3000m
• Finished as the runner-up in the 3000m at the 2023 UK U20 Championships before placing third inn the same event at the Commonwealth Youth Games
• Placed 25th at the 2024 U20 World Athletics Cross Country Championships, helping Great Britain to a fifth-place finish in the team standings