Elle Purrier St. Pierre
Purrier at the 2019 Millrose Games
Personal information
Birth nameElinor Purrier
Full nameElinor Purrier St. Pierre
NationalityAmerican
Born (1995-02-20) February 20, 1995
Montgomery Center, Vermont, U.S.
Height5 ft 3 in (160 cm)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)1500 m
One mile
3000 m
3000 m steeplechase
5000 m
College teamNew Hampshire
ClubNew Balance Boston
Turned pro2018
Coached byMark Coogan
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Indoor Championships
Silver medal – second place2022 Belgrade3000 m

Elinor Purrier St. Pierre (born February 20, 1995) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in middle-distance and long-distance running. She competed at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Early life

Purrier was born in Montgomery Center, Vermont, in 1995. She grew up on a dairy farm and milked 30 cows each morning before school.[1]

Purrier attended Richford High School. She was a 16-time Vermont Principals' Association state Division IV champion and a three-time Vermont Gatorade Cross Country Athlete of the Year.[2][3][4] She won the 2012 Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) Northeast Regional championships in Wappingers Falls, New York.[5]

College career

Purrier attended and graduated from the University of New Hampshire, studying nutrition. Representing the New Hampshire Wildcats, she was an NCAA Division I 11-time All-American.[6]

Purrier won the bronze medal in the mile at the 2016 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships. At the 2016 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships, she won the bronze medal in the 3000 m steeplechase.[4]

Purrier won the silver medal in the mile at the 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships.[4]

Purrier won the gold medal in the mile at the 2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships.[7] At the 2018 USA Outdoor Championships, held in June after she graduated, she finished sixth in the 1500 meters.[4]

Professional career

Purrier signed with New Balance in July 2018.[8]

2019

At the 2019 USA Indoor Championships, Purrier finished sixth in the mile and won the bronze medal in the two miles. At the 2019 USA Outdoor Championships, she won the bronze medal in the 5000 m.[4] Purrier competed at the 2019 World Championships in October and finished 11th in the 5000 m.[9]

2020

At the 2020 Millrose Games on February 8, Purrier broke the American record for the indoor mile with a time of 4:16.85.[10] At the 2020 USA Indoor Championships, she finished fourth in the 5000 m.[4]

2021

On February 13, 2021, Purrier broke the American indoor two mile record with a time of 9:10.28.[11] At the 2020 USA Olympic Trials, she won the gold medal in the 1500 m with a time of 3:58.03, setting a personal best and breaking the meet record.[12] Purrier competed at the 2020 Olympic Games in August 2021. She finished 10th in the 1500 m.[4]

2022

At the 2022 USA Indoor Championships, Purrier won the bronze medal in the 1500 m and the gold medal in the 3000 m. She competed at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in March and won the silver medal in the 3000 m.[13]

While pregnant, Purrier competed at the 2022 USA Outdoor Championships and won the bronze medal in the 1500 m.[14] She competed at the 2022 World Championships in July and did not advance to the final of the 1500 m.

Personal life

Purrier works on a dairy farm in Vermont.[14] She married her longtime boyfriend Jamie St. Pierre in 2020 and gave birth to their son in March 2023.[4]

Championship results

National

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
Representing the University of New Hampshire
2014 USA Junior Championships Eugene, Oregon 1st 3000 m s'chase 10:24.46
2016 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 28th 3000 m s'chase 10:08.39[15]
Representing New Balance
2018 USA Outdoor Championships Des Moines, Iowa 6th 1500 m 4:09.30
2019 USA Indoor Championships[16] New York, New York 6th One mile 4:32.69
3rd Two miles 9:34.65
USA Outdoor Championships Des Moines, Iowa 3rd 5000 m 15:17.46
2020 USA Indoor Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 4th 3000 m 8:56.56
2021 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 1st 1500 m 3:58.03 PB
2022 USA Indoor Championships Spokane, Washington 3rd 1500 m 4:06.14
1st 3000 m 8:41.53
USA Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon 3rd 1500 m 4:05.14
20th 5000 m 16:15.83

International

Representing the  United States
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, OR, United States 9th 3000 m s'chase 10:21.59
2019 World Championships Doha, Qatar 11th 5000 m 14:58.17
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 10th 1500 m 4:01.75
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 2nd 3000 m 8:42.04

Personal bests

All sourced from World Athletics, as of November 10, 2023.[17]

Outdoor
Discipline Mark Venue Date Notes
800 meters 1:59.99 Irvine, CA (USA) May 15, 2021
1500 meters 3:58.03 Hayward Field, Eugene, OR (USA) June 21, 2021
One mile 4:30.30 Alexander Stadium, Birmingham (GBR) August 18, 2019
3000 meters 8:46.43 Cork (IRL) July 16, 2018
5000 meters 14:58.17 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha (QAT) October 5, 2019
3000 meters steeplechase 9:43.65 Providence, RI (USA) April 15, 2017
One mile road 4:25.0 Honolulu, HI (USA) December 7, 2019
4x800 meters relay 8:47.16 Durham, NH (USA) May 7, 2017
Indoor
Discipline Mark Venue Date Notes
800 meters 2:03.64 Boston, MA (USA) February 24, 2018
1000 meters 2:46.02 Durham, NH (USA) January 16, 2016
1500 meters 4:00.20 Armory Track, New York, NY (USA) February 8, 2020
One mile 4:16.85 Armory Track, New York, NY (USA) February 8, 2020 North American record
3000 meters 8:36.41 Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) February 13, 2021
Two miles 9:10.28 Ocean Breeze Athl. Complex, New York, NY (USA) February 13, 2021 North American record
4x800 meters relay 9:15.98 Durham, NH (USA) January 16, 2016
Distance medley relay 10:33.85 The Track at New Balance, Boston, MA (USA) April 15, 2022 World record (p)

References

  1. ↑ How A Dairy Farmer From Vermont Became An NCAA Track ChampGetty Images
  2. ↑ Elle Purrier Cross Country Bio 2012 Season Richford HS
  3. ↑ Ellinor Purrier UNH profile University of New Hampshire Wildcats
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Elle St. Pierre". usatf.org. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. ↑ For Elle Purrier, Farm Life Leads to Fast Times Runner's World
  6. ↑ "Tokyo-bound! Vermont's Elle Purrier St. Pierre wins 1,500 to clinch US Olympic spot". Foster's Daily Democrat. Dover, New Hampshire. June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  7. ↑ "How A Dairy Farmer From Vermont Became An NCAA Track Champ". Getty Images.
  8. ↑ Elinor Purrier profile bringbackthemile.com
  9. ↑ "5000 Metres women". iaaf.org. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  10. ↑ Abrami, Alex (February 8, 2020). "Elle Purrier smashes American indoor mile record at Millrose Games". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  11. ↑ Danforth, Austin (February 13, 2021). "Elle Purrier races to another US record in 2-mile at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  12. ↑ "US Track and Field Olympic Trials 2021, results". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  13. ↑ Johnson, Robert; Gault, Jonathan (March 18, 2022). "Elle Purrier St. Pierre takes 3000m silver as Lemlem Hailu wins to cap day 1 at 2022 World Indoors". LetsRun.com. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  14. 1 2 Gregory, Sean. "An Olympic Runner Is Asking You—On Her Due Date—To Stop Judging Pregnant Women". time.com. March 3, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  15. ↑ 2016 RESULTS - U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM TRIALS - TRACK & FIELD RunnerSpace.com
  16. ↑ "2019 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships Results". RunnerSpace.com. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  17. ↑ "Elle ST. PIERRE | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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