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Elinor Purrier (born February 20, 1995) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in middle-distance running and long-distance running. She represented the United States at the 2019 World Athletics Championships, competing in women's 5000 metres. On February 8, 2020 she set the American Record for an Indoor Mile with a time of 4:16.85 at the Millrose Games.
Professional
Purrier signed with New Balance in July 2018. In 2019, she qualified for the IAAF World Track and Field Championships in Doha, where she qualified for the 5,000m final and finished 15th. On 8 February 2020, she set a new United States indoor mile record at the Millrose Games.
NCAA
After graduating from the University of New Hampshire, at the 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in late June she finished sixth in the 1500 meters, running 4:09.30. She also won the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in the women's mile.At the University of New Hampshire, she was an NCAA Division I 11-time All-American and studied nutrition.
Prep
Purrier grew up milking thirty dairy cows each morning before school.
Purrier attended Richford High School as a sixteen-time Vermont Principals' Association state Division III champion. She won the 2012 Nike Cross Nationals (NXN) Northeast Regional championships on the Bowdoin County Park course in Wappingers Falls, New York.