About a month ago, junior Skye Ellis set a new Northwestern program record for the 1,500-meter run at the Spartan Invitational. On Friday, she broke that record, finishing in 4:19.71 at the Badger Challenge in Madison, Wisconsin, marking a four second improvement on her previous time.
Ellis’ program record netted her a third place finish. Senior Anna Hightower joined her teammate in the top five, finishing fourth overall, as she ran a personal best of 4:27.87 in the 1,500-meter.
The Badger Challenge bookended the Wildcats’ 2025 outdoor season, and NU finished on a high note. The ’Cats took first, second and third place in the 5,000-meter run. Senior Ava Earl finished first with a time of 15:55.12, graduate student Holly Smith placed second and clocked a 16:01.44 and sophomore Jackie Holman notched third with a 16:09.15 outing…