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Eli Fitchen-Young
Class of 2029
Committed Duke Blue Devils
Career Timeline & Achievements
Aug 08, 2026
Cross Country
"Expected to recover in time for the Blue Devils' cross country opener"
Sentinel
Jun 19, 2026
Track & Field
"won the men's 3,000 meters steeplechase at the 2026 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships in 8 minutes, 58.48 seconds"
Sentinel
Apr 12, 2026
Track & Field
"took 10th out of 76 runners in the 5,000 meters race in a Blue Devils freshman record time of 14:03.49"
Sentinel
Dec 09, 2025
Cross Country
"took 12th place in the U20 Men's 8K race at the USATF Cross Country Championships, completed the race in 26 minutes, 11.2 seconds"
Sentinel
Sep 26, 2025
Cross Country
"finished 220th out of 239 runners in the 8K Gold race with a time of 24:57.1"
Sentinel
Jun 22, 2025
Track & Field
"Took fifth out of 57 runners in the Boys 1 Mile (Championship) GARMIN | race in 4:05.62, breaking his school record; will compete for Duke University in the fall"
Sentinel
Jun 17, 2025
Track & Field
"named 2025 Wharf to Wharf Scholarship winner, committed to NCAA Division I program at Duke"
Sentinel
Jun 08, 2025
Track & Field
"Posted a PR to take sixth place in the Boys 1 Mile High School race with a time of 4 minutes, 10.39 seconds"
Sentinel
May 31, 2025
Track & Field
"Finished in fourth place in the 3,200 race at the CIF State Track and Field Championships with a new personal best of 8:55.72 seconds"
Sentinel
May 30, 2025
Track & Field
"Ran a personal best and school record (8:56.43) in the 3200 at the Dublin Distance Fiesta on March 21"
Sentinel
May 18, 2025
Track & Field
"posted the fastest time in the 3,200-meter race at the CCS Track and Field Semifinals, and has been invited to compete in the mile race at Brooks PR Invitational in Renton, Washington, on June 8"
Sentinel
May 03, 2025
Track & Field
"took first place in the 1,600 (4:15.74) and 3,200 (9:42.15), committed to Duke University"
Sentinel
Apr 20, 2025
Track & Field
"Won the 800-meter race in 1:52.13, setting a new personal best and breaking his previous school record"
Sentinel
Apr 06, 2025
Track & Field
"took second in the 1,600 meter race in 4 minutes, 5.14 seconds and bettered his school record of 4:11.16"
Sentinel
Mar 28, 2025
Track & Field
"won two individual events, 800-meter race (1:59.77) and 1,600 (4:25.44)"
Sentinel
Mar 22, 2025
Track & Field
"broke another school record in the 3,200-meter race at the Dublin Distance Fiesta, finishing in 8 minutes, 56.43 seconds"
Sentinel
Mar 15, 2025
Track & Field
"Won 800-meter race in 1 minute, 53.58 seconds, a personal record, broke a 34-year-old school record, and was the fastest time run by a Central Coast Section athlete this season"
Sentinel
Dec 31, 2024
Cross Country
"Won the Division IV race at the 37th CIF State Cross Country Championships, completed Woodward Park's 5,000-meter course in 14 minutes, 41.3 seconds"
Sentinel
Dec 27, 2024
Cross Country
"won the boys individual title at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League cross-country championships"
Sentinel
Nov 30, 2024
Cross Country
"won the Division IV race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships with a time of 14:41.3"
Sentinel
Nov 22, 2024
Cross Country
"Committed to NCAA Division I Duke University; ranked No. 16 in the country in Dyestat.com's cross country rankings; three-time Central Coast Section cross country champion; placed fourth in Division IV at the 2023 CIF State Championships; finished first out of 529 qualifiers across all five divisions in a course-record 14:23.5 at the CCS Championships"
Sentinel
Nov 16, 2024
Cross Country
"won individual title in Division IV at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships with a course-record time of 14 minutes, 23.5 seconds"
Sentinel
Nov 07, 2024
Cross Country
"repeated as individual champion in 14 minutes, 26 seconds, a course record on the 3-mile course"
Sentinel
Oct 25, 2024
Cross Country
"broke Santa Cruz High's 16-year-old course record at UC Santa Cruz, completed the 2.08-mile course in 10 minutes, 34.80 seconds"
Sentinel
Oct 12, 2024
Cross Country
"Took second out of 95 runners in the 2.95-mile Championship race at the Crystal Springs Invitational in 14:43.0"
Sentinel
Sep 21, 2024
Cross Country
"Took first place at the Tom Leikam Invitational with a time of 15:06"
Sentinel
Jun 15, 2024
Track & Field
"Took eighth in the 2-mile Championship Garmin race in a personal-record 9:00.30, and 31st in the 1-mile Championship Garmin race in 4:15.84"
Sentinel
May 25, 2024
Track & Field
"seeded 21st for the boys' 3,200-meter final at the 104th CIF State Championships with a time of 9 minutes, 14.79 seconds"
Sentinel
May 19, 2024
Track & Field
"Placed third in the 3,200 (9:14.79) and fourth in the 1,600 (4:11.16) at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Finals"
Sentinel
May 11, 2024
Track & Field
"qualified for the finals in the 1,600 and 3,200, posted the second-fastest time (4:17.96) in the 1,600"
Sentinel
Apr 20, 2024
Track & Field
"part of 4x800 relay team that took first place in school-record time (7:59.55), fourth in 1,600 (4:14.47)"
Sentinel
Apr 07, 2024
Track & Field
"Took 14th in the seeded 3,200 in a school-record time of 8:57.29"
Sentinel
Mar 25, 2024
Track & Field
"Took second in the 1,600 to Sacred Heart Cathedral junior Miles Cook at the 20-team Lynbrook Invitational in 4:17.23"
Sentinel
Dec 03, 2023
Cross Country
"earned All-America honors at the Nike Cross Nationals, completed the 5K layout in 15:33.6 for 19th place"
Sentinel
Nov 25, 2023
Cross Country
"Took fourth out of 203 runners in Division IV with a personal-best 14:49.5, qualified for the Nike Cross Nationals"
Sentinel
Nov 02, 2023
Cross Country
"won the SCCAL Boys Cross Country Championships with a personal-record 14:34"
Sentinel
Oct 15, 2023
Cross Country
"took first place at the Terry Ward Invitational, finishing in 15:12.7"
Sentinel
Oct 08, 2023
Cross Country
"Took second in the Championship race at the Serra Crystal Spring Invitational, finishing in 15 minutes, 7.80 seconds"
Sentinel
Sep 17, 2023
Cross Country
"took first out of 133 runners at the 16-team Monterey Bay Invitational, completed the 3-mile course in 15:35"
Sentinel
Sep 09, 2023
Cross Country
"Took first place at the 4th annual Jackie Henderson Memorial in 14:46"
Sentinel
Jun 19, 2023
Track & Field
"took 23rd in the boys' 2-mile Garmin Championship run in 9:26.01"
Sentinel
Apr 22, 2023
Track & Field
"first in the 1,600 in a school-record 4:14.97 and second in the 3,200 (9:23.12)"
Sentinel
Apr 09, 2023
Track & Field
"was part of the 15th-place 4,000 Distance Medley Relay team (10:37.33)"
Sentinel
Apr 01, 2023
Track & Field
"took first in the 800 (1:59.42) at the Pacific Grove Rotary Invitational"
Sentinel
Mar 19, 2023
Track & Field
"teamed up for a school record in the distance medley relay (10:37.09)"
Sentinel
Dec 12, 2022
Cross Country
"named Central Coast Section Sophomore of the Year, all-CCS first-team selection, took second at Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Championships, won CCS Division IV race, placed sixth at CIF D-IV State Championships"
Sentinel
Nov 21, 2022
Cross Country
"Took sixth in the Division IV race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships with a time of 15:28.3"
Sentinel
Nov 12, 2022
Cross Country
"won the CCS Division IV Cross County Championships with a time of 15:24.3"
Sentinel
Nov 03, 2022
Cross Country
"finished second in the SCCAL Cross Country Championships with a time of 15:01"
Sentinel
Oct 18, 2022
Cross Country
"Set the course record at the 3-mile Jackie Henderson Memorial at North Monterey County High in 14 minutes and 47 seconds, placed first in five of six races this season, including three invitational wins and one runner-up finish, set the all-time sophomore record at Crystal Springs by completing the 2.95-mile course in 14:57 for second place at the Crystal Springs Invitational"
Sentinel
Oct 09, 2022
Cross Country
"set the all-time sophomore record at Crystal Springs by completing the 2.95-mile course in 14:57.0"
Sentinel
Sep 30, 2022
Cross Country
"Finished the 2.08-mile course at UC Santa Cruz with a time of 11:06"
Sentinel
Sep 18, 2022
Cross Country
"produced his third win on the young season, completed the 3-mile course in a record time of 14:47"
Sentinel
Apr 17, 2022
Track & Field
"posted the third-fastest 3,200 run (9:43.38) in school history"
Sentinel
Mar 28, 2022
Track & Field
"won the 1,600-meter run at the Firebird Relays in 4 minutes, 25.50 seconds"
Sentinel
Dec 12, 2021
Cross Country
"placed fifth at the USATF Junior Olympic Cross Country National Championships"
Sentinel
Oct 16, 2021
Cross Country
"took 10th at the Bellarmine Terry Ward Invitational 5k with a time of 16:55"
Sentinel
Sep 10, 2021
Cross Country
"Took third place in the Puma Cross Town Classic with a time of 14:54"
Sentinel
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Snippet: "Took first place in the 1,600 with a time of 4:15.21"
Local Olympians Nikki Hiltz, Dominique Parrish had an unforgettable 2024 | Sports Newsmaker of the Year
Snippet: "Won the Division IV race at the 37th CIF State Cross Country Championships, completed Woodward Park's 5,000-meter course in 14 minutes, 41.3 seconds"
Photos | The Santa Cruz Sentinel’s top sports photos of 2024
Snippet: "won the boys individual title at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League cross-country championships"
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young runs to 34th place at Nike Cross Nationals | Local Roundup
Snippet: "took 34th at the Nike Cross Nationals in 16:03.4"
Santa Cruz senior Eli Fitchen-Young wins D-IV race at CIF State Cross Country Championships
Snippet: "won the Division IV race at the CIF State Cross Country Championships with a time of 14:41.3"
High School State cross-country: Carmel’s Aldi places 15th in Division IV finals
Snippet: "Won the Division IV state title with a time of 14:41.3"
Elite Santa Cruz Cardinals runner Eli Fitchen-Young makes college commitment
Snippet: "Committed to NCAA Division I Duke University; ranked No. 16 in the country in Dyestat.com's cross country rankings; three-time Central Coast Section cross country champion; placed fourth in Division IV at the 2023 CIF State Championships; finished first out of 529 qualifiers across all five divisions in a course-record 14:23.5 at the CCS Championships"
SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young, SV’s Ava Decleve run to D-IV cross country titles | CCS Championships Roundup
Snippet: "won individual title in Division IV at the Central Coast Section Cross Country Championships with a course-record time of 14 minutes, 23.5 seconds"
CCS cross country: Marina captures school’s first-ever section team title
Snippet: "Won the event with a course record 14:23.50"
Santa Cruz’s Eli Fitchen-Young breaks course record in title repeat | Boys SCCAL Cross Country Championships
Snippet: "repeated as individual champion in 14 minutes, 26 seconds, a course record on the 3-mile course"
Eli Fitchen-Young sets course record in Cardinals’ race at UCSC | Local Roundup
Snippet: "broke Santa Cruz High's 16-year-old course record at UC Santa Cruz, completed the 2.08-mile course in 10 minutes, 34.80 seconds"
Santa Cruz’s Raymond Valadez Ingersoll wins Westside Half Marathon | Local Roundup
Snippet: "Took second out of 95 runners in the 2.95-mile Championship race at the Crystal Springs Invitational in 14:43.0"
Aptos boys turn in photo finish in SCCAL cross country race | Local Roundup
Snippet: "Won the race in 17:09"
Rio Cruz scores twice in Cabrillo’s football loss to San Jose City | Local Roundup
Snippet: "took first out of 233 runners in 11:23"
Aptos flag football earns thrilling OT win over Hollister | Local Roundup
Snippet: "cruised to the individual win in 14:53"
Aptos’ Maya Schiro, SC’s Eli Fitchen-Young run to Tom Leikam Invitational titles | Local Roundup
Snippet: "Took first place at the Tom Leikam Invitational with a time of 15:06"
Harbor unveils CCS volleyball banner, tops Soquel in tight league match | Local Roundup
Snippet: "individual win with a time of 11:05.4"
Locals show their strength at Nike Outdoor Nationals | Track and Field
Snippet: "Took eighth in the 2-mile Championship Garmin race in a personal-record 9:00.30, and 31st in the 1-mile Championship Garmin race in 4:15.84"
County trio set for CIF State Track and Field finals Saturday | Local Roundup
Snippet: "seeded 21st for the boys' 3,200-meter final at the 104th CIF State Championships with a time of 9 minutes, 14.79 seconds"
SV’s Nathaniel Guillory, Soquel’s Jonelle Scott crowned as champions at CCS Finals | High school track and field
Snippet: "Placed third in the 3,200 (9:14.79) and fourth in the 1,600 (4:11.16) at the Central Coast Section Track and Field Finals"
More than a dozen locals move on from CCS Track and Field Semifinals
Snippet: "qualified for the finals in the 1,600 and 3,200, posted the second-fastest time (4:17.96) in the 1,600"
Soquel’s Braylon Noble steals show with four wins; thrower Logan Brantley leads Aptos to team title | Boys track and field
Snippet: "won 1,600 and 3,200 events"
Cabrillo baseball edges Monterey Peninsula to close regular season | Local Roundup
Snippet: "took first in the 1,600 (4:24.46)"
SV resident Nathaniel Guillory, SC’s 4×800 relay team speed to CCS Top 8 wins | Boys track and field
Snippet: "part of 4x800 relay team that took first place in school-record time (7:59.55), fourth in 1,600 (4:14.47)"
Cabrillo baseball falls to Ohlone in Coast Conference battle | Local Roundup
Snippet: "placed first in the 800 (1:59.11)"