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2025 Men's Track and Field Roster

Elijah Baker

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Union Grove, TX
  • Highschool Union Grove

Biography




2023 (Junior) 
  • Birmingham Southern Ice Breaker Classic 
    • One Mile Run - (12th, 4:42.79)
  • FasTrak College Challenge 
    • 800 Meter Dash - (5th, 2:03.45)
  • Matador Qualifer 
    • 800 Meter Dash - (22nd, 2:02.27)
  • UT Tyler Ice Breaker Classic 
    • 800 Meter Run - (13th, 1:00.20)
  • D3 Challenge
    • 800 Meter Run - (9th, 2:00.24)
    • 3000 Meter Steeple Chase - (5th, 10:54.60)
  • Bison Open 
    • 5000 Meter Run - (11th, 59.85)
  • East Texas Track and Field Meet 
    • 3000 Meter Steeple Chase - (5th, 10:41.27)
    • 800 Meter Run - (23rd, 2:01.92)

2022 Track & Field (Sophomore) 
  • Texas Tyler Ice Breaker Challenge
    • 1,500 meter run (4:25.33, 37/63)
  • TLU D3 Challenge
    • 1,500 meter run (4:25.37, 6/31)
    • 3,000 meter steeplechase (11:33.77, 2/10)
  • Bison Open
    • 1500m 4:22.82 12th
      • 5000m 17:24.81 18th
  • SFA Earl Milner Invite
    • 5000m 17:36.30 9th
  • Oliver Jackson Twilight Meet
    • 800m 2:05.62 – 5th
  • ASC Championship
    • 3000 meter Steeplechase - final (11:18.91, 8th)
    • 800 meter prelims (2:00.91, 12th)
    • 1,500 meter run (4:30.15, 14th)

2021 Track & Field
  • Mississippi College
    • 10,000m Run (4th; 42:18.20)
  • Texas-Tyler Icebreaker Classic
    • 5000m (18:46.53)
  • Texas Lutheran DIII Challenge
    • 1,500m (4:44.39)
    • 5,000m (18:01.23)
  • East Texas Invitational
    • 10000m (36:51.24)
  • Belhaven Meet Invitational
    • 1500m (4:25.75)
  • ASC Championship Meet
    • 800m Prelims (2:09.64)
    • 1500 (4:23.91)
    • 5000m (17:51.57)
    • 10,000m (42:07.13)
 
Union Grove High School
  • Four-time cross country MVP
  • Track Newcomer of the Year
  • Two-Time District Champ
  • Four-Time Regional Qualifier
  • Two-Time State Qualifier

Personal
  • Born March 27, 2002
  • Son of Brant and Rhonda Baker

Favorites
  • SPORTS TEAM: Golden State Warriors
  • BOOK: Hank the Cowdog
  • SPORTS EXPERIENCE: Competing in state and the Texas Relays in cross country
  • VACATION PLACE: Broken Bow, Oklahoma
  • MOST PRIZED POSSESSION: My cattle
  • TV SHOW: The 100
  • MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN YOUR LIFE: My parents and coaches
  • SPORTS MOVIE: Hoosiers
  • FAMOUS PEOPLE I HAVE MET: Dale Brisby
  • ATHLETE: Craig Engels
  • FOOD: Mac & Cheese

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

  • 2021-22Sophomore

  • 2022-23Junior

  • 2024Senior

  • 2025Graduate Student