2023 Women's Cross Country Roster

Lejla Hrelja

  • Position PLAYER
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Colonie
  • Hometown Schenectady, N.Y.

Biography

Hrelja's TFRRS Profiles
            XC | T&F
Personal Bests
Track & Field
 Event  Indoor  Outdoor
 Mile  5:27.77  X
 3,000m  10:37.52  11:18.18
 5,000m  18:22.36  18:57.05
 3,000m SC  X  12:13.57
Cross Country
 Event  Mark
 5K  18:52.3
 6K  22:42.7


2023-24
 
Cross Country
Marist Invitational (September 2)
            5K: 20:54.0 - 39th
Harvest Classic (September 16)
            6K: 22:42.7 - 12th
Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (September 29)
            5K: 19:49.9 - 122nd
IC4A XC Championships (October 13)
            6K: 23:39.8 - 185th
America East XC Championships (October 27)
            5K: 20:15.4 - 61st
NCAA Northeast Regional XC Championships (November 10)
            6K: 23:28.1 - 213th

2022-23
 
Outdoor
The Dogfight (April 1)
            5,000m: 19:53.94 - 8th
 
Indoor
Bruce Lehane Scarlet & White Invitational (February 4)
            3,000m: 10:37.52 - 41st
Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge (January 27-28)
            5,000m: 18:22.36 - 9th
Battle of Beantown (January 21)
            3,000m: 10:46.47 - 10th
Carlton Crowell Open (December 3)
            Mile: 5:27.77 - 3rd
 
Cross Country
America East XC Championships (October 29)
            5K: 20:18.0 (71st)
ECAC XC Championships (October 14)
            6K: 24:09.2 (197th)
Paul Short Run – Gold (September 30)
            6K: 24:41.4 (416th)
Siena XC Invitational (September 10)
            5K: 20:30.4 (81st)

2021-22
 
Outdoor
America East Outdoor Championships (May 7-8)
            3,000m SC: 12:35.07 - 10th
Capital District Classic (April 30)
            3,000m: 11:18.18 - 7th
Bobbi Palma Spring Classic (April 23)
            3,000m SC: 12:13.57 - 2nd
The Dogfight (April 2)
            5,000m; 18:57.05 - 9th
 
Indoor
America East Indoor Championships (February 25-26)
            Mile: 5:28.63 - 12th 
            DMR: 12:48.69 - 7th
West Point Tune-Up (February 19)
            Mile: 5:35.77 - 5th
Fastrack National Invite (February 11)
            Mile: 5:43.49 - 32nd
Crowell Open (December 4)
            Mile: 5:31.84 - 6th

Cross Country
NCAA Northeast Regional XC Championships (November 12)
            6K: 24:01.3 (187th)
America East XC Championships (October 29)
            5K: 18:52.3 (52nd)
R.K. Munsey UAlbany XC Invitational (October 15)
            5K: 20:00.9 (25th)
Coast-to-Coast Battle in Beantown (September 24)
            5K: 20:05.0 (174th)
America East Pre-Conference (September 18)
            5K: 19:08.1 (21st)
Siena XC Invitational (September 11)
            5K: 20:01.3 (25th)

High School
Lettered three years in track & field,  two years in cross country and soccer, and one year in lacrosse at South Colonie High School…  team captain as a senior… 2020 Suburban Counsil XC All-Star… 2021 Colonie Outdoor Track & field Varsity Athlete Award… 2020 Colonie XC Cleary Award… 2020 Colonie XC Most Outstanding Runner… 2019 Cross Country Breakout Runner… member of National Honor Society
 
Personal
Lelja Hrelja… daughter of Akif and Zineta Hrelja… has three brothers, Armin, Amer, and Edvin… brother Edvin started attending UAlbany in 2021… intends to major in Biology

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    PLAYER
    5'4"
  • 2022Sophomore

    PLAYER
    5'4"
  • 2023Junior

    PLAYER
    5'4"