University of Minnesota Athletics
2024 Women's Cross Country Roster
Bergman, Elsa
Elsa Bergman
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Position:
- Distance
- High School:
- Hopkins HS
- Hometown:
- Hopkins, Minn.
Bio
Elsa Bergman's IAAF Bio
Elsa Bergman's TFRRS Bio
2025 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team... Wore the Maroon and Gold in five meets during the outdoor season... Put down a lifetime best 3000m steeplechase time of 11:14.19 at Hamline's Meet of the UnSaintly to finish third overall... Opened the season in the steeplechase at the Hamline Invitational and posted a time of 11:25.74... Ran a 5000m at the Gary Wilson Invitational in the time of 17:28.58... Ran two 1500m races during the outdoor season, once at the Bethel Invitational (4:46.48) and also at the St. Thomas Invite (4:41.29)... Also ran the 800m at the Bethel Invitational in a time of 2:19.01.
2025 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Competed in three indoor meets, all in the Twin Cities... Began the season with a 5000m run in a time of 17:58.52 at the St. Olaf Invitational... Ran to a lifetime best mile time of 5:08.29 at the Gopher Classic to finish fifth... Closed her indoor season at the Snowshoe Open with a 3000m time of 10:17.45.
2024 Cross Country • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team... Competed in five meets during the cross country season... Opened at the Oz Memorial 5K in a time of 19:32.2 to finish 11th overall... Ran to a 6K time of 24:22.9 at the Griak Invitational... Clocked a 22:18.7 at a 6K distance at the Loyola Lakefront Invite... Ran to a lifetime best 6K time of 22:04.5 at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meet to finish 45th overall among individuals... Was fifth overall at Rocky's Run (5K) in a time of 18:35.0.
2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Represented the Golden Gophers at five meets during the outdoor season... Began the outdoor campaign at the Hurricane Invitational in Miami, Fla., running to 800m and 1500m lifetime best finishes with a 2:18.17 time earning her a 12th place finish in the 800m and her 4:34.23 in the 1500m was good enough for ninth... Was a member of Minnesota's 4x1600m relay at the Drake Relays, helping the team to a time of 19:51.54 to finish fourth overall... Ended the season at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Ann Arbor with a 26th place finish in the 10000m in a time of 36:43.29... Was named Academic All-Big Ten.
2024 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Competed in five indoor events during first official indoor college campaign... Started the season at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invite in Houston, running to an 8th place finish in the 3000m... Ran a lifetime best 3000m time of 9:46.60 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships where she was 36th overall... Finished 19th in the 5000m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in a time of 17:06.68.
2023 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Ran in seven meets during her first attached season with the Maroon and Gold... Opened her career officially at the Oz Memorial, where she was 16th in a 5K time of 19:23.4... Ran to a 5K lifetime best time at the Joe Piane Invitational, clocking an 18:17.2 to finish 26th overall... Followed that up with a 6K lifetime best time of 22:32.4 at the XC 23 College & Open in Virginia... Ran to a 91st place finish at the 2023 Big Ten Cross Country Championships in a time of 23:13.1... Was 117th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in a 6K time of 22:40.4... Was named Academic All-Big Ten.
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Redshirtted first season at Minnesota... Competed in the 3000m Steeplechase race and placed in third at the Janis Rider/Doug Bolstorff Invitational with a time of 11:35.23… Placed in eighth in the 3000m Steeplechase race at the Bethel Invitational with a time of 11:42.45… Participated in the 5000m race at the St. Thomas Tomcat Invitational and finished fifth at 18:00.32…
2023 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Redshirted her first season at Minnesota… Finished second in the 3000m race at the Snowshoe Open with a time of 10:29.36… Placed in fourth in the mile run at the Gopher Classic with a time of 5:16.30… Finished in eleventh place after the 3000m race during the Jack Johnson Classic timed at 10:38.03
2022 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Redshirtted first season at Minnesota... Ran in four meets as an unattached athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL: A local product, Bergman holds a personal best time of 2:21.93 in the 800m where she was a top five finisher in her conference meet in 2021. She also finished as the bronze medalist in the 1600m at the Lake Conference Championships in a time of 5:08.86 and eventually finished fifth at the MSHSL Section 6AAA Championships... Coached by Mike Harris, Ronni Hamilton, Andrea Yesnes and Nick Lovas... Earned letters in cross country, Nordic skiing and track... Was All-Conference her senior year of high school... Was All-State in Cross Country her senior year by finishing 11th overall... Her team finished seventh at the state cross country meet in 2021.
PERSONAL: Double majoring in Cellular and Organismal Physiology and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies with a focus in Chinese... Daughter of Juli and Torrey Bergman... Has one sibling, Anja... Five different high school teammates either currently or are alums of Minnesota in Bit Klecker, Owen Hoeft, Leo Goodman, Eli Hoeft and Seth Eliason... Cousin Tara Chapman swims on the Gophers swimming and diving team... Chose the University of Minnesota because of the heavy focus on academics combined with the history of strong athletics.
Elsa Bergman's TFRRS Bio
2025 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Earned a spot on the Academic All-Big Ten team... Wore the Maroon and Gold in five meets during the outdoor season... Put down a lifetime best 3000m steeplechase time of 11:14.19 at Hamline's Meet of the UnSaintly to finish third overall... Opened the season in the steeplechase at the Hamline Invitational and posted a time of 11:25.74... Ran a 5000m at the Gary Wilson Invitational in the time of 17:28.58... Ran two 1500m races during the outdoor season, once at the Bethel Invitational (4:46.48) and also at the St. Thomas Invite (4:41.29)... Also ran the 800m at the Bethel Invitational in a time of 2:19.01.
2025 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Competed in three indoor meets, all in the Twin Cities... Began the season with a 5000m run in a time of 17:58.52 at the St. Olaf Invitational... Ran to a lifetime best mile time of 5:08.29 at the Gopher Classic to finish fifth... Closed her indoor season at the Snowshoe Open with a 3000m time of 10:17.45.
2024 Cross Country • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named to the Academic All-Big Ten team... Competed in five meets during the cross country season... Opened at the Oz Memorial 5K in a time of 19:32.2 to finish 11th overall... Ran to a 6K time of 24:22.9 at the Griak Invitational... Clocked a 22:18.7 at a 6K distance at the Loyola Lakefront Invite... Ran to a lifetime best 6K time of 22:04.5 at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meet to finish 45th overall among individuals... Was fifth overall at Rocky's Run (5K) in a time of 18:35.0.
2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Represented the Golden Gophers at five meets during the outdoor season... Began the outdoor campaign at the Hurricane Invitational in Miami, Fla., running to 800m and 1500m lifetime best finishes with a 2:18.17 time earning her a 12th place finish in the 800m and her 4:34.23 in the 1500m was good enough for ninth... Was a member of Minnesota's 4x1600m relay at the Drake Relays, helping the team to a time of 19:51.54 to finish fourth overall... Ended the season at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in Ann Arbor with a 26th place finish in the 10000m in a time of 36:43.29... Was named Academic All-Big Ten.
2024 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Competed in five indoor events during first official indoor college campaign... Started the season at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invite in Houston, running to an 8th place finish in the 3000m... Ran a lifetime best 3000m time of 9:46.60 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships where she was 36th overall... Finished 19th in the 5000m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in a time of 17:06.68.
2023 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Ran in seven meets during her first attached season with the Maroon and Gold... Opened her career officially at the Oz Memorial, where she was 16th in a 5K time of 19:23.4... Ran to a 5K lifetime best time at the Joe Piane Invitational, clocking an 18:17.2 to finish 26th overall... Followed that up with a 6K lifetime best time of 22:32.4 at the XC 23 College & Open in Virginia... Ran to a 91st place finish at the 2023 Big Ten Cross Country Championships in a time of 23:13.1... Was 117th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in a 6K time of 22:40.4... Was named Academic All-Big Ten.
2023 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Redshirtted first season at Minnesota... Competed in the 3000m Steeplechase race and placed in third at the Janis Rider/Doug Bolstorff Invitational with a time of 11:35.23… Placed in eighth in the 3000m Steeplechase race at the Bethel Invitational with a time of 11:42.45… Participated in the 5000m race at the St. Thomas Tomcat Invitational and finished fifth at 18:00.32…
2023 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Redshirted her first season at Minnesota… Finished second in the 3000m race at the Snowshoe Open with a time of 10:29.36… Placed in fourth in the mile run at the Gopher Classic with a time of 5:16.30… Finished in eleventh place after the 3000m race during the Jack Johnson Classic timed at 10:38.03
2022 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Redshirtted first season at Minnesota... Ran in four meets as an unattached athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL: A local product, Bergman holds a personal best time of 2:21.93 in the 800m where she was a top five finisher in her conference meet in 2021. She also finished as the bronze medalist in the 1600m at the Lake Conference Championships in a time of 5:08.86 and eventually finished fifth at the MSHSL Section 6AAA Championships... Coached by Mike Harris, Ronni Hamilton, Andrea Yesnes and Nick Lovas... Earned letters in cross country, Nordic skiing and track... Was All-Conference her senior year of high school... Was All-State in Cross Country her senior year by finishing 11th overall... Her team finished seventh at the state cross country meet in 2021.
PERSONAL: Double majoring in Cellular and Organismal Physiology and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies with a focus in Chinese... Daughter of Juli and Torrey Bergman... Has one sibling, Anja... Five different high school teammates either currently or are alums of Minnesota in Bit Klecker, Owen Hoeft, Leo Goodman, Eli Hoeft and Seth Eliason... Cousin Tara Chapman swims on the Gophers swimming and diving team... Chose the University of Minnesota because of the heavy focus on academics combined with the history of strong athletics.
Cinematic Recap: 2025 Oz Memorial
Tuesday, September 02
Cinematic Recap: 2024 NCAA Championships
Monday, November 25
NCAA Championship Send Off
Thursday, November 21
Cinematic Recap: 2024 NCAA Regional
Friday, November 15
