Ellis Coon

Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Warsaw, Ind.
High School:
Warsaw Community HS

2017 (Outdoor): Posted a personal-best in the 800-meters with a time of 1:55.97 at the Baylor Invitational … won the 3,000-meters twice, once at the Tulsa Duels and once at the Arkansas Spring, where he set a personal-best 8:27.19 … set a personal-best in the 1,500 with a time of 3:46.98 at the Bryan Clay Invitational … placed 11th at The American Outdoor Championships in the 5,000-meters with a time of 15:14.02.

2017 (Indoor): Recorded a season-best 4:17.26 in the mile at the Gorilla Classic … placed 7th at The American Indoor Championships with a time of 4:17.71.

2016: (Indoor) Placed third at The American Conference Indoor Championships in the mile run with a time of 4:11.00 … finished seventh in the conference meet in the 3,000-meters … helped the distance medley relay team to a first-place finish at the Jayhawk Classic … placed third in the mile at the Deloss Dodds Invitational.

2016(Outdoor): Finished third in the 1,500-meters at The American Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:51.39 … won the 1,500-meters with a time of 3:48.39 at the Baylor Invitational.

2015: (Indoor) Finished seventh in the mile run and ninth in the 3,000-meters at The American Indoor Championships … placed 12th in the 3,000-meters at the Tyson Invitational … runner-up in the 3,000-meters at the DeLoss Dodds Triple Dual … finished fifth in the mile run at the Arkansas Invitational.

2015(Outdoor): Competed in the 5,000-meters at The American Outdoor Championships … ran seventh at the John McDonnell Invitational in the 1,500-meters … runner-up at the Arkansas Spring Invitational in the 3,000-meters.

High School: A four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track and field at Warsaw Community High School … earned all-state honors in cross country as a senior and junior, placing third and eighth in the state championship meets, respectively … earned all-conference honors three times each in cross country and track … set school cross country record for fastest time overall.

Personal: Born Ellis Matthew Coon March 5, 1996, in Warsaw, Ind. … son of Michael and Christine Coon … has two older sisters, Corinne and Olivia … his sister Corinne played volleyball at Greenville College … majoring in business management … began running cross country/track at age 10 … dream car is a Mercedes-Benz 300 TD … Toby McGuire is his favorite actor … lists “Happy Gilmore” as his favorite movie … hobbies include running.