2026 Women's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Elizabeth Arenas
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Piper High
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
High School XC PR | 5k: 20:01
High School Track PR | 800m: 2:15, 1600m: 4:58, 3200m: 10:41
Background
Arenas joins the Bears from Kansas City, Kan., where she was a four-year starter in cross country at Piper High School ... Qualified for the state cross country meet during each of her first three seasons ... Earned first-team All-United Kansas Conference honors as a junior after placing sixth at the conference meet ... Helped Piper capture the UKC championship and finish runner-up at regionals as a senior ... Won the UKC and Class 5A regional cross country championships before earning Class 5A all-state honors with a 10th-place finish at the state meet ... Also competed in track & field, helping the 4x800-meter relay win a UKC title as a junior ... Won the UKC and Class 5A regional titles in the 3200 meters as a senior ... Finished third in the 3200 and 800 meters and fourth in the 1600 meters at the Class 5A state championships.
Personal
Elizabeth Maria Arenas was born 5/28/08 in Kansas City ... Daughter of David and Laura Arenas of Kansas City, Kan. ... Has one sister, Marisol ... Majoring in Elementary Education.
