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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

Dwain Linden
Dwain Linden
Trey Reed / Midwestern State University
Trey Reed / Midwestern State University

Ella Pando

  • Height 5-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Weatherford, Texas
  • Prev School Weatherford HS

Biography

At Midwestern State

Individual Honors

All-Lone Star Conference (2): 2023 (1st), 2024 (1st)
LSC Runner of the Week (1): 9/25/23

Academic Awards

President's Honor Roll (2): 2022 (F), 2024 (S)
Provost's Honor Roll (1): 2023 (F)
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (4): 2022 (F), 2023 (F), 2024 (S), 2024 (F)

Cross Country Personal Bests

6,000 Meters: 21:58.87 -- Lone Star Conference Championships (10/26/24)
5,000 Meters: 18:18.00 -- DBU Old Glory Gallop (10/5/24)
4,000 Meters: 14:13.70 -- Mustang Derby (9/12/24)

Freshman (2022)

competed in six meets... delivered team countable performance in five meets and was team's frontrunner three times... MSU's top performer in both postseason championship events... placed 20th overall at the Lone Star Conference Championships with a personal best 6K time of 23:29.80 at River Creek Golf Course (11/5)... finished 74th overall at the NCAA Division II South Central Regionals at Washington Park in Denver pushing a 6K time of 24:03.00 (11/19)... broke out as team's frontrunner at the Mustang Derby, finishing fourth with a 5K time of 18:59.90 at River Creek Golf Course (10/8)... set personal best 5K time of 18:33.19 on the flat course of the Missouri Southern Stampede, placing 56th (9/17)... recorded a 22nd-place finish at the DBU Old Glory Gallop, covering the 5K course at Lynn Creek Park in 18:50.30 (10/15)...

At Weatherford High School

a four-year letter winner in cross country also earning in three track letters for coach Tyrone Comstock at Weatherford (Texas) High School... a UIL Texas Class 6A state cross country qualifier... a three-time Region I-6A cross country qualifier... a two-time District 3-6A individual champion... a member of the National Technical Honor Society... competed on the club level for Mach 1 Track Club advancing to the 2017 USATF Junior Olympics in the 1,500- and 3,000-meter runs... Senior (2021-22)... won the District 3-6A individual title with a 5K time of 19:26.10... finished 23rd at the Region I-6A Championship with a 5K time of 19:36.60... finished as District 3-6A runner-up in the 1,600-meter run with a season-best time of 5:18.86... also placed second at the District 3-6A Championship in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 12:04.48... ran PR time of 11:21.44 to win the 3,200-meter run at the Springtown POJO Relays... Junior (2020-21)... claimed individual title at District 3-6A meet with a season-best 5K time of 19:30.50... placed 25th at the Region I-6A Championship with a 5K time of 20:06.70... finished runner-up in the 1,600-meter run (5:18.96) and the 3,200-meter run (11:48.24) at the District 3-6A Championships... ran PR time of 5:17.16 to finish fifth in the 1,600-meter run to finish fifth in the Class 6A Districts 3 and 4 Area meet... Sophomore (2019-20)... UIL Texas Class 6A State cross country qualifier finishing 70th at the championship with a season-best 5K time of 19:00.70... finished runner-up in the District 3-6A Championships with a 5K time of 20:02.50... placed 22nd in the Region I-6A Championship with a 3-mile time of 18:34.70... Freshman (2018-19)... finished fifth at the District 3-6A Championship with a 5K time of 20:53.10... finished 51st at the Region I-6A Championships...

Personal

daughter of Steve and Monica Pando... has one brother - Jace and one sister - Maya...

Cross Country Career Performances

Junior (2024)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/12/24 Mustang Derby 4K 14:13.70 3 / 1
10/5/24 DBU Old Glory Gallop 5K 18:18.00 36 / 1
10/12/24 OLLU Westside Classic 6K* 21:14.00 2 / 1
10/26/24 LSC Championship 6K 21:58.87 13 / 1
11/9/24 NCAA II South Central Championship 6K 24:21.00 73 / 1

Sophomore (2023)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/2/23 DBU Orville Rogers XC Opener 5K 18:43.80 5 / 1
9/7/23 Mustang Derby 4K 15:47.10 2 / 2
9/23/23 OSU Cowboy Jamboree 6K 23:48.00 50 / 1
10/7/23 DBU Old Glory Gallop 5K 18:31.60 23 / 1
10/21/23 LSC Champioinships 6K 22:53.66 15 / 1

Freshman (2022)

Date Meet Distance Time Overall/Team
9/9/22 Cameron Aggie Duels 5K 19:31.00 8 / 6
9/17/22 Missouri Southern Stampede 5K 18:33.19 56 / 2
10/8/22 Mustang Derby 5K 18:59.90 4 / 1
10/15/22 DBU Old Glory Gallop 5K 18:50.30 22 / 2
11/5/22 LSC Championships 6K 23:29.80 20 / 1
11/19/22 NCAA II South Central Championship 6K 24:03.00 74 / 1

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    5'1"

  • 2023Sophomore

    5'1"

  • 2024Junior

    5'1"

  • 2025Senior

    5'1"