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2026 Women's Cross Country Roster

Scott Kruetzfeldt

Elise Bergqvist

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Freshman
  • Highschool Placer HS
  • Hometown Auburn, Calif.

Biography

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Pre-Chico Days
- A 2026 graduate of Placer High School in Auburn, California
- Lettered in cross country and track & field
- Helped Placer qualify for the CIF State Cross Country Championships four consecutive years
- Helped Placer win Foothill Valley League and CIF Sac-Joaquin Section team championships in cross country
- Helped Placer finish 3rd in Division IV at the CIF State Cross Country Championships
- Recorded a personal-best 17:40.7 for three miles at the Woodbridge Cross Country Classic
- Won Foothill Valley League titles in the 800m in 2024 and 2026
- Won the 800m at the 2026 SJS Division III Championships with a personal best of 2:16.49
- Qualified for the SJS Masters Championships in the 800m three consecutive years
- Finished 6th in the 800m at the 2026 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Championships in 2:16.94
- Won the Open 800m at the 2025 Sacramento Meet of Champions
- Competed in the Emerging Elite 800m at Nike Outdoor Nationals in 2024 and 2026
- Helped Placer win the 4x800m at the 2026 SJS Division III Championships
- Named Placer's Track & Field Female MVP in 2025 and 2026
- Recorded high school personal bests of 60.37 in the 400m, 2:16.49 in the 800m, 5:08.00 in the 1600m and 11:22 in the 3200m

Personal
- Born June 12, 2008, in Apple Valley, California
- Daughter of Marion Liddicoat and Daniel Bergqvist
- Has one brother, Bjorn
- Majoring in Exercise Physiology
- Expected to graduate in 2030
- Plans to pursue a career as a physician assistant
- Lists Georgia Bell, Keely Hodgkinson, Faith Kipyegon, Parker Valby, Jane Hedengren, Mondo Duplantis, Makenna Herbst, Courtney Dauwalter, Jennifer Lichter, Chari Hawkins and Noah Lyles among her favorite athletes
- Chose Chico State for the Northern California running community and the team
- Lists making memories with her teammates at practice as her greatest sports moment
- Played the flute for eight years
- Says the best advice she has received came from her high school track coach Lindsay Barr: "We can do hard things"

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