University of St. Thomas Athletics
2025 Women's Track & Field Roster
Roster
Kmecak, Elsie

Elsie Kmecak
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Catholic Central
- Hometown:
- Burlington, Wis.
Bio
Pronunciation
Awards & Achievements
2023-24 Summit League Academic Honor Roll
2025
Indoor
Competed in three meets... set a personal record of 5:03.73 to finish 17th in the mile and placed 15th in the 3000m run in 10:14.46 at the Summit League Championships... ran a personal best 10:01.07 to finish 12th in the 3000m run, the sixth fastest time in St. Thomas history, at the Iowa State Classic.
Outdoor
Competed in six meets... ran a personal best 4:40.49 in the 1500m to finish second at the Maverick Open... set a personal record 17:14.02 in the 5000m run, the sixth fastest time in program history, at the Bison Outdoor Classic... totaled two sixth place finishes in the 1500m, running 4:43.28 at the Ashton May Invitational and 4:42.70 at the St. Thomas Easter Invitational.
2024
Indoor
Recorded a personal best mile at the Snowshoe Open with a time of 5:10.73 placing third... recorded a personal best 3000m run with a time of 10:28.60 at the SDSU Indoor Classic.
Outdoor
Competed in four meets... established personal best of 18:29.79 in the 5000m run at the Bison Outdoor Classic... set a personal record of 4:51.89 in the 1500m run at the Joe Sweeney Invitational... placed 14th in the 5000m run in 18:37.58 at the Gary Wilson Invitational.
High School
A letter winner in cross country and track & field at Catholic Central High School under head coach Rick Koceja... won the 2021 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 state title with a time of 19:47.7... a four-time state qualifier, two-time individual Metro Classic Conference champion, and two-time individual section champion... earned academic all-state honors in 2020 and 2021.
Personal
Daughter of Steve and Ellen Kmecak... has one sibling: Joey... mother was part of soccer program at St. Mary's College (IN)... father competed in swimming & diving at Vanderbilt... a mechanical engineering major.
Press Conference: Tommie Football Postgame v Lindenwood 08/28/25
Friday, August 29
Tommie Football Intro Video 2025
Thursday, August 28
Beyond The Buzzer: Schoenecker Arena Setup
Wednesday, July 23
Beyond The Buzzer: Sports Medicine
Wednesday, July 23