2016
Opened her collegiate career with a seventh-place team finish at the McNeese 6k Relays in Lake Charles … Followed by finishing 55th individually at the Rice Invitational by running 16 minutes, 7.99 seconds on the 4k course at the Rice Intramural Fields … Recorded her best finish of her 2016 campaign by finishing 22nd at the LSU Invitational with a time of 19:29.79 on the 5k course at Highland Road Park in Baton Rouge … Placed 90th at the Texas A&M Invitational and 99th at the Crimson Classic … Wrapped up her rookie season by placing 124th individually at the SEC Cross Country Championships where she ran 23:45.50 for 5k at the Agri Park XC Course in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
PRIOR TO LSU
Has numerous accolades from running both cross country and track and field in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2013 … Helped lead St. Mary’s Dominican High School to back-to-back Class 5A State Championships in cross country her sophomore and junior seasons … Was the individual Class 5A state runner-up her freshman year … Was selected to the all-metro cross country team from 2009-12 … Set a personal-best time of 5:50.18 in the 1,600 meters at the 2013 Dutchtown Invitational where she placed fourth … She currently holds the best three-mile time at St. Mary’s Dominican High School with a time of 18:21 from her freshman campaign … Was selected the “Lou Reilly” winner for exceptional leadership and sportsmanship in cross country and track and field.
PERSONAL
Full name is Ellen Elizabeth Barkemeyer … Born on May 5, 1995 … Parents are Brian and Michelle Barkemeyer … Has three younger sisters named Elise, Amanda and Anna, along with one brother named Michael … Father was a baseball player at LSU … A member of National Honor Society and Student Council in high school … Majoring in kinesiology at LSU.