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Elaina Balouris
Position: Distance
Year: Junior
Hometown: Allison Park, Pa.
High School: Hampton
Alma Mater: William and Mary
Graduating Year: 2014
Major: Mathematics
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Elaina Balouris
Courtesy: Jacob Skipper
Release: 01/01/1999

Indoor Mark Date
3000m 9:37.46 3/6/11
5000m 16:26.24 2/3/12
Mile 4:55.93 1/28/12
Outdoor Mark Date
3000m 9:36.34 4/28/11
5000m 16:19.89 4/6/12
10000m 33:56.26 4/19/12

2011-12
Cross Country: Led the Tribe in every race ... Ninth at the Southeast Regional for all-region honors ... Was the first alternate for the NCAA Championships ... Runner-up at the CAA Championships for her third All-CAA award ... Named CAA Runner of the Week after finishing 16th at the Paul Short Invitational ... Finished 66th at the Wisconsin Invitational.
Indoor: NCAA provisional qualifier at 5,000m ... Ran 16:26.24 for second at the Armory ... At the time, was one of the top five performances in the nation ... Eighth at the ECAC Championships for her second All-East honor ... Ran a personal-best 4:55.93 for the mile at Navy.
Outdoor: Earned honorable mention All-America honors at 10,000m ... Finished 19th in the finals at the NCAA Championships ... Earned the right to compete after taking eighth at the East Semifinals ... Won her first CAA title with a 35:57.92 showing at the conference championships ... First-ever 10,000m came within one second of the school record ... Ran 33:56.26 to take sixth at the Mt. SAC Relays ... Named CAA Runner of the Week after that feat ... Opened her spring with a 16:19.89 showing in the Colonial Relays 5,000m ... Also named CAA Runner of the Week for that accomplishment.

2010-11
Cross Country: CAA Rookie of the Year ... First freshman to earn all-region honors in 10 years, placing 23rd at the Southeast Regional ... Took third at the CAA Championships for all-conference honors ... Ninth at the ECAC Championships, and was named All-East ... Also ran at the Paul Short Invitational and Pre-Nationals for the Tribe.
Indoor: All-East for the second time after placing sixth in the 3,000m ... Time of 9:37.46 broke the W&M freshman record ... Won two races, the 3,000m at Virginia Tech and the mile at the Vince Brown Invitational ... That win came in 4:58.77.
Outdoor: NCAA qualifier at 5,000m ... Finished 18th in the East semifinals ... Runner-up at the CAA Championships in the 5,000m for all-conference honors ... Broke the freshman record at both 3,000m and 5,000m outdoors ... Achieved the first with a 9:36.34 showing at the Penn Relays ... Named CAA Runner of the Week after that performance ... Also won CAA Runner of the Week honors after timing 16:22.05 for 5,000m at the Mt. SAC Relays.

Prep:
Earned four all-state awards at Hampton High in Pennsylvania, two each in cross country and track ... Third in the state cross country meet in 2008 and sixth in 2009 ... Earned an invitation to the all-inclusive state championships in both seasons ... Eighth in the state in 2009 at 3,200m, and sixth in 2010 ... Participated in the all-divisions championships in 2008, 2009, and 2010 ... Won the district title at 3,200m in 2010 ... Third in the district cross country championships in 2008 and 2009 ... Totaled seven team MVP honors in her four years ... Winner of the U.S. Army National Scholar-Athlete Award ... Senior Academic Scholar ... Member of the National Honors Society ... Member of the Student Council ... Treasurer of her Church Youth Group.

Personal: Daughter of Diane and Constantine Balouris ... Cousin, John, was a member of the cross country and track teams at St. Francis University ... Enjoys reading, playing the piano, and napping.

Championship Performances
NCAA Championships
Date Event Performance Place Award
6/7/12 10,000m Run 34:41.97 19th HM All-America
5/24/12 10,000m Run 34:29.88 8th (Semifinals)  
5/28/11 5,000m Run 16:38.44 18th (Semifinals)  
Region Championships
Date Event Performance Place Award
11/12/11 XC 20:36.8 9th All-Southeast
11/13/10 XC 21:06.4 23rd All-Southeast
ECAC Championships
Date Event Performance Place Award
3/3/12 5,000m Run 17:11.46 8th All-East
3/6/11 3,000m Run 9:37.46 6th All-East
11/18/10 XC 17:52 9th All-East
CAA Championships
Date Event Performance Place Award
5/4/12 10,000m Run 35:57.92 1st CAA Champion
10/29/11 XC 21:43 2nd All-CAA
5/6/11 5,000m Run 16:59.45 2nd All-CAA
10/30/10 XC 20:50 3rd All-CAA
Victories
Date Event Performance Place Meet
5/4/12 10,000m Run 35:57.92 1st CAA Championships
12/4/11 3,000m Run 9:44.47 1st CNU Holiday Open
2/18/11 3,000m Run 9:47.89 1st Virginia Tech Challenge
2/12/11 Mile Run 4:58.77 1st Vince Brown Invitational

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