Anna McElhinney

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Billerica Memorial
Hometown:
Billerica, Mass.

2025-26
Outdoor: Earned third in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:44.38 at the UMass Flagship Opener (3/28)... Secured third in the 3k at the Friar Invitational (4/10) with a time of 9:52.62... Placed eighth in the 1500-meter run with a time of 4:45.55 at the UMass Commonwealth Invite (4/11)... Placed ninth in the 1500-meter run with a personal-best finish of 4:34.37 at the UMass Ken O’Brien Pre-Championship Invite (4/25)... Placed eighth in the 5k with a time of 16:59.17 at the Larry Ellis Invitational (5/1-2)... Earned 20th in the 5k with a time of 17:15.92 at the MAC Outdoor Championships (5/14-16).
Indoor: Ran a personal-best 5:08.82 time in the mile for 15th place at the Beantown Challenge (1/17)... Earned seventh in the 3k with a time of 9:51.05 at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Meet (1/24)... Finished third in the 5k with a time of 17:05.89 at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships (2/7-8)... Placed 104th in the 3k with a personal-best time of 9:45.23 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/13-14)... Earned 10th in the 5k with a time of 17:07.13 and 23rd in the 3k with a finish of 9:56.83 at the MAC Indoor Championships (2/27-28).
Cross Country: Placed eighth in the 4k with a time of 14:33.9 at the Ken O’Brien Invitational (8/30)... Finished ninth in the 3.72 mile run with a time of 22:13.7 at the Maribel Sanchez Souther Invitational (9/20)... Placed 201st in the 6k with a time of 21:54.5 at the Paul Short Run (10/3)... Finished 48th in the 6k at IC4A/ECAC Cross Country Championships (10/17) with a time of 22:27.1... Placed 59th in the 6k with a time of 22:25.4 at the MAC Cross Country Championships (11/1)... Finished 146th in the 6k with a time of 22:05.0 at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships (11/14).

2024-25
Outdoor: Placed 161st in the 5k with a finish of 17:32.08 at the Raleigh Relays (3/27-29)... Finished ninth in the 5k with a time of 17:29.69 at the UMass Lafreniere Commonwealth Invitational (4/12)... Placed fifth in the 5k at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championships (5/10) with a time of 17:16.16.
Indoor: Placed sixth in the 3k with a finish of 10:05.68 at the Battle in Beantown (1/18)... Earned second in the 5k with a finish of 17:07.85 at the Riverhawk Invitational (1/24-25)... Finished 46th in the 3k with a time of 10:04.31 at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (2/8)... Finished 205th in the 3k with a time of 10:01.88 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-15)... Placed 13th in the 5k with a time of 17:32.12 at the A-10 Indoor Championships (2/28-3/1).
Cross Country: Raced in four meets, scoring in one … Placed 83^rd overall (22:54.0) at the ECAC Cross Country Championships (10/18) … Took 18^th overall (18:25) at the Ted Owen Invitational (9/21) … Was the No. 5 runner for the Minutewomen and 9^th overall (14:41.53) at the Ken O’Brien Minutemen Invitational (8/31).

2023-24
Cross Country: Competed in one meet, the Ken O’Brien Minuteman Invitational (9/2) (15:30.4, 4K).

Before UMass: Graduated from Billerica Memorial High School in 2023 … PRs entering UMass: 3200m (10:47), 2 mile (10:51), mile (5:01), 1,000m (3:01), XC 5K (18:10) … Helped Billerica Memorial cross country to an undefeated season in 2022 (10-0), a MVC League team title and a second-place team finish at the state championships … Part of undefeated seasons in indoor track and field (8-0) and outdoor track and field in 2022-23 with both squads capturing Division 3 state championships … Won state relay titles indoors and outdoors in 2022-23 … Captured the individual state championships in girls cross country 5K in 2022, indoor mile, 2 mile and distance medley relay in 2022-23, outdoor mile, distance medley relay and 4x100m relay in 2023 … Was an outdoor track and field Meet of Champions (All-State) participant in the 2 mile … Three-time All-Scholastic honoree and three-time Lowell Sun Runner of the Year … Set school records in the indoor 5K (18:25.10), cross country 5K (18:10) … indoor 2 mile (10:51.23), indoor DMR (12:29.17) and indoor 4x400m relay (4:07.49).

Personal: Born Anna Elizabeth McElhinney … Daughter of Laura and Marty … Has one sibling, Olivia … Was a 2022 UMMA award winner for BMHS (given based on academics, achievements and attitude) … Earned high honors in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 … Was a Spanish National Honor Society member in 2022 and 2023.