Eli Baker

University of Rhode Island

2023-24 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Personal Bests

Indoor
- 800m: 1:49.23 (2023-24 at IC4A Championship)
- 1000m: 2:27.64 (2022-23 at Beacon Invitational)
- Mile: 4:17.96 (2022-23 at Brown Alden Invitational)
Outdoor
- 800m: 1:51.28 (2023-24 at Raleigh Relays)
- 1500m: 4:01.41 (2021-22 at Bryant Black & Gold Invitational)

Career Honors & Awards

2023-24

Outdoor:
- Finished 34th in the 800m (1:51.28) at the Raleigh Relays.
Indoor:
- Finished 39th in the mile (4:32.32) at the UMass Flagship Invitational.
- Won the 800m (1:53.72) and was third in the 4x400m relay (3:27.60) at the URI Invitational.
- Finished 12th in the 1000m (2:30.33) at the Riverhawk Invitational.
- Finished 35th in the 800m (1:50.29) at the BU Valentine Invite.
- Placed second in the 800m (1:50.77) and sixth in the 4x800m relay (7:47.95) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
- Placed second in the 800m final (1:49.23) at the IC4A Championship.

2022-23

Indoor:
- Finished third in the mile (4:17.96) at the Brown Alden Invitational.
- Placed third in the 1000m (2:27.64) and seventh in the 4x400m relay (3:26.88) at the Beacon Invitational.
Outdoor:
- Finished 19th in the 800m (2:01.51) at the UMass Flagship Opener.
- Finished 11th in the 4x400m relay (3:22.31) and 29th in the 800m (1:59.00) at the UConn Northeast Challenge.
- Finished fourth in the 800m (1:55.07) at the Holy Cross Invitational.

2021-22

Indoor:
- Finished seventh in the 800m final (1:58.01) and won the 4x800m relay (7:48.77) at the New England Championship.
- Placed 22nd in the 1000m (2:28.86) at the BU Valentine Invite.
- Finished eighth in the 800m final (2:00.38) and won the 4x800m relay (7:44.89) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.
Outdoor:
- Finished 12th in the 1500m (4:01.41) at the Bryant Black & Gold Invite.
- Finished 13th in the 800m (1:54.70) at the Friar Invitational.
- Finished ninth in the 800m (1:53.88) at the UConn Northeast Challenge.
- Won the 4x400m relay (3:29.19) and finished fourth in the 800m (1:53.97) at the Holy Cross Invitational.
- Finished fifth in the 4x800m relay (7:51.04) at the Atlantic 10 Championship.

Before URI

Transfer from Kentucky
Attended Rock Hill High School and graduated as Valedictorian
Member of the cross country and track and field teams
2020 Indoor State Champion in the 800 meters
2020 New Balance Nationals Varsity qualifier in the 800m
Finished 2020 indoor season ranked in the top 20 nationally for the 800m
All-Ohio in cross country (2019)
Outdoor States qualifier in the 800m (2019)
Cross country team was conference champions for four straight years (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Track and field team was conference champions in back-to-back years (2018 and 2019)
Cross Country district champions in 2016 and 2019
President of National Honor Society
Captain of Varsity Quiz Bowl tteam
President of both the Science Club and Gardening Club

Personal

Has two older brothers, Seth and Ethan
Chose Rhode Island because he loved the team atmosphere and felt valued as both a person and athlete
Interests include cooking and baking, hiking, and art
Favorite athlete is Clayton Murphy
Favorite teams are the Bowerman Track Club and Team New Balance Boston
Majoring in English