2026 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Elijah Gentry
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- New York, N.Y.
- High School:
- Brooklyn Technical HS
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2026: Competed in nine meets ... Specialized in the steeplechase and 1500m ... Set the steeplechase program record (8:49.70), earing a ranking of 54th in the Division I West Region ... Improved his time in the 1500m to 3:48.67 ... Helped set the 4K DMR record (9:54.18).
PEPPERDINE XC 2025: Competed in all six races, four of which were as Pepperdine's top finisher ... Set the program's 8K record at the UC Riverside Invite (23:59.9) ... Took second in the Waves Invite 6K (17:44.6, field of 66) and Biola Invite 8K (24:14.9, field of 171) ... Ran the seventh-fastest 10K time in Waves history at the NCAA West Regional (31:11.4).
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2025: Competed in 10 outdoor track meets ... Ran the third-fastest 1500m time in program history at the Oxy Invitational (3:52.77) ... Broke the school record in the 3000m steeplechase at the Bryan Clay Invitational with his time of 9:07.84 ... Ran the second-fastest 3K time in program history (8:24.15).
PEPPERDINE XC 2024: Had a promising debut season by breaking into the program's top-20 leaderboards in the 8-kilometer (25:00.3, 19th) and 10-kilometer (32:02.1, 15th) distances ... Was a scoring runner in all six races, including both postseason races ... Broke 26 minutes in his first collegiate 8K at the Pacific Invite (9/20) with his time of 25:52.2 ... Was Pepperdine's second runner at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (10/4) with his time of 25:08.9 ... Ran his season-best time of 25:00.3 at the Highlander Invitational (10/19), which was good for 31st place ... Was Pepperdine's fourth runner at the WCC Championships (11/2) ... Ran the program's 15th-fastest time in program history in his 10K debut at the NCAA West Regional (11/15) with his time of 32:02.1).
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School located in Brooklyn, New York in 2024 … lettered all four years in high school … Specializes in long distance … Holds indoor school record for 5,000-meter run and 3,200-meter run … State champion 3,000-meter steeplechase … Second team All-American 2,000-meter steeplechase … #2 3,000-meter steeplechase time in the nation … Holds nine school records … All-American 4x1 mile
PERSONAL: Born in Austin, Texas … Son of Amber and Logan Gentry … Brother to Mya and Calvin … Chose Pepperdine because “I'm a Christian, and the values of the school matched with mine. It's small, which I like because of how large my HS was. I felt like I matched with the people on the team, and it is such a beautiful spot.”
FAVORITES: Hobbies include games with friends and family … Sports hero is Charles Olivera … Favorites include Yared Nuguse (athlete) … New York Yankees (team) … Reason for God (book) … Megamind (movie) … Survivor (TV Show) … Tame Impala (artist) … Sushi (food) … MMA (sport)
