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2022-23 XC/Track Roster

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Elaine Atanasova

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Duanesburg
  • Hometown Delanson, NY

Biography



2022-23 (SENIOR):
  • CSC Academic All-District selection
  • MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
  • Competed in five cross country, five indoor track, and six outdoor track events
  • Finished 79th at the ECAC Cross Country Championships
  • All-MAAC finisher at the MAAC Cross Country Championships with an eighth-place individual finish 
  • Placed 129th at the NCAA Division I Northeast Regional Championships
  • Won the mile at the Utica Winter Opener on January 14
  • Finished tenth in the 3,000 and third in the 5,000 at the MAAC Indoor Track Championships
  • Placed 23rd in the 3,000 at the ECAC Indoor Track Championships
  • Finished sixth in the 10,000 at the MAAC Outdoor Track Championships
  • Placed third in the 3,000 at the ECAC Outdoor Track Championships
2021-22 (JUNIOR):
  • Given the Siena Track Female Performance Award for 2021-22
  • MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
  • Competed in seven cross country, six indoor track, and seven outdoor track events
  • Finished 16th at the 2021 MAAC Cross Country Championships
  • All-East Finisher at the 2021 ECAC Cross Country Championship with a 16th place finish
  • Placed 149th at the 2021 NCAA North East Region Cross Country Championships
  • Placed eighth in the 5,000 at the 2022 MAAC Indoor Track Championships and 14th at the ECAC Indoor Track Championships
  • Finished third in the 10k at the 2022 MAAC Outdoor Track Championships
  • Placed 18th in the 5,000 at the 2022 ECAC Outdoor Track Championships
2020-21 (SOPHOMORE):
  • MAAC All-Academic Team & MAAC Academic Honor Roll member
  • Received the Captain's Award
  • Placed 18th at the 2021 MAAC Women's Cross Country Championships
  • Competed in six outdoor track events
  • Ran the 11th-fastest outdoor track time in the 3000 in program history at the Buffalo Mid-Week Invite on March 24 (10:38.47)
  • Ran the 10th-fastest outdoor track time in the 5000 in program history at the UB Twilight Invite on April 23 (17:42.53)
  • Placed third in the 10,000 at the 2021 MAAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with the fifth-fastest time in program history (37:18.66)
  • Placed 16th in the 5000 at the IC4A/ECAC Championships
2019-20 (FRESHMAN):
  • MAAC Academic Honor Roll member 
  • Competed in five cross country & six indoor track events
  • Finished 41st at the MAAC Cross Country Championships
  • Placed 8th in the 5000m at the MAAC Indoor Track Championships (17:54.66)
BEFORE SIENA:
  • Four-time WAK Cross-Country All-Star
  • 2019 NYSPHSAA Class D Section 2 Sportsmanship Award winner 
  • Finished in the top 5 at the Section II Cross Country Championships in each of the last five years, placing second at the 2018 Class D Championship
  • Five-time NYS Cross Country Championship Qualifier for Duanesburg High School, placing 13th in 2015
  • Won three Section II Group 5 Championships in track, including the the 3 km in 2017 and the 3 km & 2 km steeplechase in 2018
  • Finished second at the Second II State Qualifier meet in the 2 km in 2018
PERSONAL:
  • Born on February 3
  • Daughter of Plamen Atanassov & Anna Atanasova
  • Has two brothers - George & Kaloyan 
  • Majoring in biology, with plans to work in the healthcare field
  • Chose Siena because of the location and it had her major

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

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    2022-23Senior

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