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2023-24 Track & Field Roster

Sophia Zell

  • Class Senior
  • Position Distance
  • Major Mechanical Engineering
  • Hometown Severna Park, MD
  • High School Severna Park
  • Instagram sophie__zell
  • Opendorse sophia-zell

Biography

2022 Cross country (Junior): Had a personal best 18:56.3 finish in the 5K at the Baltimore Metro Meet (9/1) to open the season... Raced to a 22:33.7 finish in the 6K at the Navy Invitational (9/16)... Had a personal best 21:52.1 performance in the 6K at the Paul Short Run (9/30)... Raced to a 22:44.6 finish at the Penn State National Open (10/14)... Raced to a 23:11.6 finish in the 6K at the Big Ten Cross Country Championship Meet (10/28)... 

2022 Outdoor (Sophomore): Opened her season taking seventh in both the 1500m (4:51.79) and the 4x400 at the Maryland Invitational. Took third place and set a personal best in the 1500m (4:42.82) at the Hopkins Loyola Invitational.

2022 Indoor (Sophomore): Opened her season setting a personal best in the 1000m (3:05.13) at the Nittany Lion Challenge. Took twelfth in the mile at the Penn State National Open. 

2021 Cross Country (Sophomore): Opened her season at the Mount St. Mary's 5K duals, setting a personal best of 19:59.8. Competed in the 6K at the Big Ten Cross Country Championship Meet. Set a personal best in the 6K (23:10.2) at the NCAA Division I Mid-Atlantic Regional Meet. 

2021 Outdoor (Freshman): opened her outdoor season at the Maryland B1G Invite (3/26) competing in the 1500m (4:53.34)... placed fourth in the 1500m (5:05.42) at the Husker Big 10 Invite (4/16)

2021 Indoor (Freshman): opened her outdoor season competing in the mile (5:30.22) at the Nittany Lion Opener (1/16)... took home third in the mile (5:12.34) at the Penn State Invitational (1/23)... placed third in the 3000m (10:50.49) at the Penn State Tri (2/6)... competed in the mile (5:06.02) at the B1G Indoor Invitational (2/12)... competed in the mile (5:22.93) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25)

Before Maryland: Part of 4A Maryland State Championship-winning team...4x800 team (outdoor 2019)
placed third in 800m race at 4A Maryland State Championship...Holds SPHS Indoor 3200m record (11:27.17)...Qualified for NBNO 2019 in the 4x800 and 4x mile...Placed second at Anne Arundel County XC Championships in 2019...Lists PRs on 800m (2:18.57) nad 1600m (5:14.47)...AP Scholar with Distinction (2019)...Earned Maryland Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish and English...Principal’s Honors all four years...Member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society.

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

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  • 2021-22Sophomore

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  • 2022-23Junior

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  • 2023-24Senior

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