2025 Women's Cross Country Roster
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/ Women's Cross CountryDist.
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Elsa Henry
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- St. Michael the Archangel Catholic High
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
Collegiate XC PR | 5k: 17:27.80 (10/4/25), 6k: 21:16.50 (11/1/25)
Honors
CUSA Commisioner's Honor Roll: 2025-26
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026
2025
Competed in all six meets for the Bears ... Made her collegiate debut at the Redhawks Invitational (8/29), placing ninth in 18:18.75 and finishing in a scoring position as Missouri State captured the team championship ... Placed eighth at the Queen City Invitational (9/13) with a time of 18:12, helping the Bears earn their second consecutive team victory ... Recorded a personal-best 5K time of 17:27.80 at the Chile Pepper Festival (10/4), placing 28th and becoming the 10th-fastest performer in program history ... Finished 38th at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/17) with a 6K time of 21:26.57, becoming the 11th-fastest 6K performer in program history ... Posted a personal-best 6K time of 21:16.50 at the Conference USA Championship (11/1), placing 25th and moving to eighth on Missouri State’s all-time performer list ... Helped the Bears finish third at their inaugural CUSA Championship, marking the program’s best conference finish since 2010 ... Concluded her freshman season at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship (11/14), placing 101st in 22:25.40 as Missouri State finished 20th in the 32-team field.
2024
Did not compete.
High School
Won the 3,200-meter run at state as a junior ... Finished in the top-10 three years in a row at the cross country state championship ... Placed second in the 1,600-meter run and third in the 3,200-meter run her senior season ... Finished in second at the cross country distrcit race as a sophomore.
Personal
Elsa J. Henry was born 6/23/2006 in Blue Springs, Mo. ... Daughter of Sharon and Christopher Henry of Kansas City, Mo. ... Has one brother, Jack ... Majoring in Psychology.
Honors
CUSA Commisioner's Honor Roll: 2025-26
MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Fall 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026
2025
Competed in all six meets for the Bears ... Made her collegiate debut at the Redhawks Invitational (8/29), placing ninth in 18:18.75 and finishing in a scoring position as Missouri State captured the team championship ... Placed eighth at the Queen City Invitational (9/13) with a time of 18:12, helping the Bears earn their second consecutive team victory ... Recorded a personal-best 5K time of 17:27.80 at the Chile Pepper Festival (10/4), placing 28th and becoming the 10th-fastest performer in program history ... Finished 38th at the Bradley Pink Classic (10/17) with a 6K time of 21:26.57, becoming the 11th-fastest 6K performer in program history ... Posted a personal-best 6K time of 21:16.50 at the Conference USA Championship (11/1), placing 25th and moving to eighth on Missouri State’s all-time performer list ... Helped the Bears finish third at their inaugural CUSA Championship, marking the program’s best conference finish since 2010 ... Concluded her freshman season at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championship (11/14), placing 101st in 22:25.40 as Missouri State finished 20th in the 32-team field.
2024
Did not compete.
High School
Won the 3,200-meter run at state as a junior ... Finished in the top-10 three years in a row at the cross country state championship ... Placed second in the 1,600-meter run and third in the 3,200-meter run her senior season ... Finished in second at the cross country distrcit race as a sophomore.
Personal
Elsa J. Henry was born 6/23/2006 in Blue Springs, Mo. ... Daughter of Sharon and Christopher Henry of Kansas City, Mo. ... Has one brother, Jack ... Majoring in Psychology.
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