Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes
Mid Distance
Ht
5'
8"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Gilbert, 
Arizona
Last School
Highland High School (Gilbert)
Roster Years
2016 | 2019-2022


Personal

  • Parents are Sean and Michele Ellsworth
  • Has four siblings (Michael, Brenden, Alena and Alisha); Alena currently runs for BYU too
  • Major: Nursing
  • Mission: Des Moines, Iowa
  • Golden Scholar Student four years in high school
  • Played violin in orchestra in the Midwest Clinic, also plays piano

Before BYU

  • Won 6 letters in track and cross country
  • Also lettered 2x in soccer
  • 2012, 2014 Arizona state champion in the 4x800m relay
  • 2012, 2014 Arizona state champion
  • Arizona state record holder in 800m with 2:07 

Stats

Indoor Personal Bests 

Mark/Time 

Event 

Meet

1:18.09

500m

2016 BYU Indoor Invitational

2:02.49

800m

2019 Sun Angel Classic

4:51.31

Mile

2016 Iowa State Classic

 

Outdoor Personal Bests 

Mark/Time 

Event 

Meet

56.13

400m

2016 BYU Robison Invitational

2:01.72

800m

2022 Bryan Clay Invitational

4:13.60

1500m

2022 Bryan Clay Invitational

Career Stats
Women's Cross Country Athlete Profile

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2016

Indoor

  • Placed 4th with the 4x400 team at the 2016 BYU Cougar Invitational 
  • Took 1st in the DMR at the Texas A&M Team Invitational 
  • 3rd place on the 4x400 team at the UW Invitational 
  • Finished 14th with the BYU 4x400m relay team at the Iowa State Classic 
  • Placed 19th in the mile at the iowa State Classic 
  • Took 11th in the 800m at the MPSF Indoor Track and Field Championships

Outdoor

  • First place at the Trojan Invitational in the 800m 
  • Placed 6th in the 800m and on the 4x400m relay team at the 37th Annual Sun Angel Classic 
  • Took 1st on the 4x400m relay team at the 2016 BYU Robison Invitational 
  • Finished 4th int he 400m at the 2016 BYU Robison Invitational 
Sophmore Year 2019

Indoor

  • Earned USTFCCCA All-America First Team honors at the NCAA Division I Indoor Championships as a member of the DMR team that took second and set a new school record, 10:54.14
  • Placed first in the 800m and clocked the No. 9 time on the BYU all-time board (2:06.48) at the MPSF Indoor Championships
  • Competed in four meets during the 2019 indoor season

Outdoor

  • Competed in the NCAA Division I Outdoor championships in the 800m, where she placed 11th overall with a time of 2:04.52 to earn USTFCCCA All-America Second Team honors
  • Ran the fourth-fastest time in BYU history in the 800m (2:02.49) at the Sun Angel Classic
  • Clocked a career-best 4:18.95 in the 1500m at the Stanford Invitational
  • Competed in six meets during the 2019 outdoor season

 

Junior Year 2020

Indoor

  • Named a USTFCCCA All-American in the DMR
  • Competed on the NCAA-leading distance medley relay team to set a school and facility record (10:53.95) at the UW Invitational
  • Ran a season-best 2:04.79 in the 800m to jump to No. 6 on the BYU indoor all-time board at the MPSF Championships
  • Competed in four meets during the 2020 indoor season
Senior Year 2022

  • Indoor
    • Represented BYU at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, competing on the DMR squad that earned Second Team All-American honors
    • Won the 800m at the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge
    • Competed in four meets during the 2022 season
  • Outdoor
    • Raced in the 800m at the NCAA West Preliminary, finishing 10th in the first round and 13th in the quarterfinal with a time of 2:03.94
    • Competed on the 4x400m relay squad at the NCAA West Preliminary that finished 14th with a time of 3:34.94
    • Member of the DMR team that set a school record at the Penn Relays, running a 10:50.22 to win the first Penn wheel in BYU history
    • Ran on the 4x800m team at the Penn Relays that set a school record with a time of 8:28.34
    • Set personal bests in the 800m (2:01.72) and 1500m (4:13.60) at the Bryan Clay Invitational, with the time in the 800m good for No. 4 all-time at BYU and the 1500m time putting her at No. 9 in school history 
    • Competed in five meets during the 2022 season
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year

Senior 2021

Indoor

  • Earned First Team All-American honors as a member of the National Championship DMR team that took first in the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 10:52.96
  • Member of 4x400m team that took first at the UW Invite with a time of 3:45.94
  • Competed in five meets during the 2021 indoor season

Outdoor

  • Competed in the 4x400m at the NCAA Track & Field Championships, finishing 15th with a time of 3:37.05 and earning Second Team All-American honors
  • Competed in the 1500 and 4x400 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, finishing 23rd with a time of 4:23.19 and 8th with a time of 3:33.30, respectively
  • Ran a personal best time of 4:16.27 in the 1500m at the West Coast Relays
  • Competed in eight meets during the 2021 outdoor season
  • 4x400m record holders -2021 Robison Invitational

    4x400m record holders -2021 Robison Invitational

  • Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes races in the DMR at the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships

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  • Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes 800m #4

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  • Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes 1500m #9

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  • BYU women's DMR team wins first wheel at 2022 Penn Relays

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  • BYU Women's T/F sets 4x800m school record at 2022 Penn Relays

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  • BYU women's DMR team wins first wheel at 2022 Penn Relays

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  • BYU women's DMR team sets school record at 2022 Penn Relays

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  • BYU Women's T/F 4x800m School Record at 2022 Penn Relays

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