2026:
- First year member of the program
- Named to the Little East Conference All-Academic Team
Indoor:
- Set a personal record in the 600m (1:47.73) at the Wesleyan Indoor Invitational
- Set a personal record in the 500m (1:23.65) at the URI Invitational
- Set a school record in the 4x200m relay (1:47.94) at the DIII New England Indoor Championships
- Named to the Relay of the Week on January 25
Outdoor:
- Set a personal record in the 200m (26.77) at the Betty S. Rogers Spring Break Invitational
- Set a personal record in the 800m (2:30.70) at the Corsair Classic
- Set a personal record in the 400m (1:00.03) at the Bonnie Edmondson Classic
- Set a personal record in the 100m (13.57) at the MIT Final Qualifier
Before Eastern: In high school, was a member of the track & field and soccer teams for 4 years, playing basketball for 1 season... captained her soccer team and indoor/outdoor track & field teams in her senior year... primarily ran the 200m, 400m, and 4x400m relay in track... was a conference All-Star all four years, MVP in 2023, and winner of the Sportsmanship Award in 2024... won the conference championship for soccer in 2023 and 2024... transferred from Mitchell College in New London where she was a member of the soccer team...
PERSONAL:Â bornÂ
Ella M. Caplet August 16, 2006…
 Parents: Christine and Timothy…
 Major: Criminology…Â
Career Plans: Police Detective…
 Residence: Bozrah, CT…
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ELLA... REVEALED
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What do you value most in your friends? Honesty and communicationÂ
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? It is what it is
What’s your favorite memory from school? Going to the state finals for soccer in high school (it had never been done at my high school for girls)
Favorite smell: Vanilla
If you had to delete all but three apps from your smartphone, which three would you keep? Messenger, Pinterest and InstagramÂ
What’s the most exciting thing you’ve ever done? White water raftingÂ
If you could have an endless amount of one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? Caramel apples
What is your favorite way to spend a lazy summer Sunday? Walking
Where have you traveled that you would NOT want to revisit? NowhereÂ
If you won the lottery, who would you call first? My momÂ
If you could have any talent or skill in the world, what would it be? Being able to do a backflipÂ
If you could have any view from your backyard, what would it be? Waterfall
What’s the best prank you’ve ever pulled? Helping my mom fill her boss’s office with balloonsÂ
What’s your favorite thing about your hometown? Its insanely smallÂ
What strange food combination do you enjoy? Pickles and hot sauceÂ
If you could be any age for a week, what age would it be? 5
If you could be famous for one thing, what would it be? Being so cool
If you could instantly become an expert in any subject, what would it be? ScienceÂ
What subject are you already an expert on? Math
What’s the largest animal that you think you could win a fight against? A whaleÂ
If you had to stash a giraffe away from the government, where would you put it? In a treeÂ
Hardest thing you’ve ever done in your life: Moving on when I knew I deserved betterÂ
Closest brush with greatness: Going to Noah Kahan concertÂ
Amount of weekly allowance you would give to your children: 20 dollarsÂ
Biggest crisis facing America: Lack of LabubusÂ
Your favorite moment of all time (not necessarily sports-related): Graduating high school
World’s most recognizable person: Tom HollandÂ
World’s most despicable person: GruÂ
Something that you tried once but would never do again: HandstandsÂ
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| Date |
Meet |
Mark |
Finish |
| INDOOR |
|
|
|
| 200m |
|
|
|
| 2025/26 |
|
|
|
| December  13 |
SCSU |
27.69# |
8th (38) |
| January    24 |
Wesleyan |
28.20 |
10th (29) |
|
|
|
|
| 400m |
|
|
|
| 2025/26 |
|
|
|
| December  13 |
SCSU |
1:02.84 |
6th (14) |
| January    24 |
Wesleyan |
1:01.93 |
1st (17) |
| February    6 |
Lowell |
1:00.86# |
2nd (31) |
| February    21 |
LEC |
1:01.42 |
6th (18) |
|
|
|
|
| 500m |
|
|
|
| January    17 |
URI |
1:23.65# |
8th (8) |
|
|
|
|
| 600m |
|
|
|
| 2025/26 |
|
|
|
| December   6 |
Wesleyan |
1:47.73# |
2nd (2) |
| #-Personal best |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| OUTDOOR |
|
|
|
| 100m |
|
|
|
| May     14 |
MIT |
13.57# |
Prelims |
|
|
|
|
| 200m |
|
|
|
| 2026 |
|
|
|
| March     21 |
Va. Wesleyan |
26.77# |
3rd (13) |
| April       4 |
Coast Guard |
27.54 |
13th (43) |
| April      10 |
SCSU |
27.03 |
20th (44) |
|
|
|
|
| 400m |
|
|
|
| 2026 |
|
|
|
| March     21 |
Va. Wesleyan |
1:01.57 |
3rd (8) |
| April       10 |
SCSU |
1:00.47 |
5th (25) |
| April       17 |
ECSU |
1:00.03# |
2nd (16) |
| April       25 |
LEC |
1:00.14 |
7th (14) |
|
|
|
|
| 800m |
|
|
|
| 2026 |
|
|
|
| March     28 |
UMD |
2:30.70# |
2nd (18) |
| #-Personal best |
|
|
|
