Ellie Maddox

Position:
Distance
Class:
Freshman
Letters:
1
Hometown:
Sioux Falls, S.D.
High School:
Sioux Falls Christian

Before Duke: Earned five letters in cross country and six in track and field at Sioux Falls Christian High School … Holds the South Dakota all-time record for the 3,200 … Two-time Nike Outdoor Nationals All-American in 2026 … Finished sixth in the mile and seventh in the two mile … Nike Indoor Nationals All-American in 2026 with a fourth-place showing in the two mile … Won the South Dakota Cross Country state title in 2021 and 2025 … Set the course record in 2025 … Holds the South Dakota State Track and Field Meet records in the 800, 1,600, 3,200 and 4x400 … Helped Sioux Falls Christian to five state titles … Qualified as an individual for the Nike Cross Nationals in 2025 and helped team to sixth-place finish … Personal-best cross country 5k time is 16:34 … Ran a 10:05 in the 3,200 and a 10:08.67 in the two mile as a senior … High a PR of 4:42.10 in the 1,600 this past year … Student body vice president … National Honors Society.

Personal: Daughter of Brandon and Megan Maddox … Has one sister, Lavin.