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2025 Women's Track Roster

Ella Pando

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

Biography

At Midwestern State

Individual Honors

All-Lone Star Conference (Outdoor): 2025 (2nd)

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)

Indoor Personal Bests

800-Meter Run: 2:34.02 -- Owen Hewett Invitational (1/17/25)
Mile Run: 5:24.62 -- Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/10/22)
3,000-Meter Run: 10:21.36 -- Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/7/24)
5,000-Meter Run: 17:39.00 -- Crimson & Gold Invitaitonal (12/7/24)

Outdoor Personal Bests

800-Meter Run: 2:25.29 -- Corky/Crofoot Shootout (4/27/24)
1,500-Meter Run: 4:51.88 -- Wes Kittley Invitational (3/22/25)
5,000-Meter Run: 17:31.94 -- John Jacobs Invitational (4/3/25)
10,000-Meter Run: 37:16.63 -- LSC Outdoor Championships (5/1/25)

2023 Season

Indoor Season (Freshman)

limited to one meet during frosh campaign... placed 18th in the mile run (5:24.62) and was 21st in the 3,000-meter run (10:43.40) at the Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/10)...

Outdoor Season (Freshman)

competed in six meets... ran personal best time of 18:25.06 for a seventh-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the John Jacobs Invitational (4/22)... set PR time of 4:59.74 to finish ninth in the 1,500-meter run at the David Noble Relays (4/7)... finished 12th in the 5,000-meter run (19:03.84) and 16th in the 1,500-meter run (5:08.69) at the Lone Star Conference Outdoor Championships at Lubbock Christian's Soccer and Track Facility (5/4-5/6)... won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:55.29 at the East Texas Invitational (4/15)...

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...

Historical Player Information

  • 2023Freshman

    5'1"
  • 2024Sophomore

    5'1"
  • 2025Junior

    5'1"