Upcoming Event: Women's XC/Track & Field at Florida Intercollegiate XC Invitational on September 4, 2026
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Women's XC/Track & Field
at Florida Intercollegiate XC Invitational
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Elyssa Toal
- Position:
- XC/Distance
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Saint Charles, Mo.
- High School:
- Incarnate World Academy
- Prev School:
- Western Kentucky
- Major:
- Multimedia Journalism
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Career Accolades
Cross Country:
Cross Country:
Cross Country:
Cross Country:
Previous School
At Western Kentucky (2021-22)
Cross Country:
Career Accolades
- American Conference Women's Cross Country Athlete of the Week (09/03/24)
- 2023 CUSA Championships bronze medalist in DMR
- 2022-23 CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- 2022-23 CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal
- 2021-22 CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (at Western Kentucky)
- 2021-22 CUSA Commissioner’s Academic Medal (at Western Kentucky)
Cross Country:
- Began her final season at the Keiser University Flagship Cross Country Invitational with a fourth place finish, running 18:13.2 and helped the team earn the win
- Logged a time of 23:02.3 at the FSU Invitational
- Registered a time of 22:17.6 at the 2025 American Cross Country Championships, the Owls' second finisher
- Recorded a season's best time of 22:14.9 at the NCAA South Regionals
- Did not compete during the 2026 indoor season
- Did not compete during the 2026 outdoor season
Cross Country:
- Made an appearance in five races throughout the season
- In her first race of the year, she finished fifth overall in the Florida Atlantic Cross Country Invitational (18:17.5)
- Ran her career-best at the FSU XC Invitational with a time of 18:09.3, the tenth fastest time in program history
- Recorded a time of 22:34.1 at the American Cross Country Championships, the Owls' third finisher
- Logged a time of 22:35.9 at the NCAA South Regionals
- Competed in five meets during the indoor season
- Represented FAU in seven events (800-meter, 1000-meter, mile, 3000-meter, 4x400-meter relay, and DMR)
- Open the season at the Jimmy Carnes Invite, running the 1000-meter (2:57.88)
- At the RADD Sports Invitational, broke five minutes in the mile, running 4:59.21 to finish sixth
- Placed fourth in the 3000-meter (9:59.61) at the Celebration Pointe Classic
- Finished the season strong with back-to-back personal best performances
- At the David Hemery Valentine Invitational, logged a time of 4:56.65 in the mile, a new personal best and the eighth fastest time in program history
- Had another career best performance at the 2025 American Indoor Track & Field Championships, running a time of 9:57.86 in the 3000-meter, eighth fastest in program history, while once again breaking the DMR school record (11:46.47) finishing fourth
- Did not compete during the 2025 outdoor season
Cross Country:
- Made cross country debut as the Owls’ top finisher (sixth place) at the FAU XC Invite with a time of 18:22.3
- Ran 18:58.2 at the FSU Invitational, the second fastest Owl on the day
- With a 22nd place finish for a time of 22:47.7, contributed to scoring in Florida Atlantic’s second-place finish at the ECU Pirate Invite
- Finished with a time of 21:35.3 at the NCAA South Regionals, eighth all-time in the program's top-10 record book
- Recorded a fifth-place finish in 800m (2:19.73) and sixth-place finish in the mile (5:06.52) at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational
- Posted a time of 5:03.09 in the mile at the RADD Invitational
- Achieved the victory in the 1000m (2:56.45), fifth all-time in the program's top-10 record book, and finished in third place in the 800m (2:16.56) at the Florida Collegiate Invitational
- At the American Indoor Track & Field Championships, was part of the sixth place DMR team (11:51.52)
- Logged times of 4:43.75 in the 1500m and 2:15.24 in the 800m at the USF Bulls Alumni Invitational
- Placed in 15th in the 800m (2:14.56) at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational
- Closed the regular season at the East Coast Relays, competing in the 800m (2:15.90) and 1500m (4:44.56)
- Set a personal best in the 5000m (17:58.39) at the American Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Cross Country:
- Did not compete during the cross country season
- In the first race with Florida Atlantic, earned fifth place in 1000m (3:02.27) at UAB Blazer Invite
- Won the 1000m (3:03.51) at the RADD College Invitational
- Part of the initial record-setting distance medley relay team (11:55.61) that won first place at the Celebration Pointe Indoor Classic
- Recorded a time of 5:09.35 in the mile at the Celebration Pointe Indoor Classic
- Earned a spot on the podium as a bronze medalist in the DMR, once again breaking the school record (11:47.45) at the CUSA Championships
- Tallied a time of 4:48.69 in the 1500m and placed 13th in the 800m (2:17.38) at the UCF Black and Gold Invite to open the outdoor season
- Finished in 12th place in the 1500m (4:53.83) at the USF Invite
- Competed in the 800m (2:18.17) and 1500m (4:48.98) at the East Coast Relays
- Ran the 5000m (18:52.84) at the CUSA Championships
Previous School
At Western Kentucky (2021-22)
Cross Country:
- Began collegiate career at the City Auto Memphis Twilight XC Classic running a 5k time of 19:00.0
- Recorded a personal best 5k (18:53.6) at the Louisville Classic
- Ran her first 6k (23:11.5) at the UAB Blazer Classic
- Competed in four meets, running the 800m, Mile, 4x400m, and DMR
- Had top-20 finishes in four meets
- Set a PR in the Mile (5:15.12) at the Vanderbilt Invitational
- Set a PR and placed 16th in the 800 (2:21.23) at the Samford Bulldog Invitational
- Competed in the 800m and was part of the 10th place DMR team at the CUSA Indoor Track & Field Championships
- Open the outdoor season at the Kentucky Track & Field Invitational, competing in the 800m and 1500m
- Ran 2:23.68 in the 800m at the Clark Wood Invitational
- Closed the regular season running the 800m (2:22.11) at the Outdoor Music City Challenge
- Set personal best in the 800m (2:19.98) and 1500m (4:56.01) at the CUSA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- Set the school record in the 800m at the Incarnate World Academy
- School record holder in the 4x800m and 4x400m
- Voted all-conference
- Awarded the Elite Knight Award for demonstrating integrity on and off the field
- Born on June 5, 2003, in St Charles, Missouri
- Majoring in Multimedia Journalism
- Daughter of Josh and Julie Toal
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