Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... All-GNAC in 2019. ... GNAC All-Academic in 2018, 2019, and 2020-21.

Senior (2020-21): Placed 3rd at the CWU Winter Invite in 27:06.4 for 8 kilometers. It was the team's only meet and took place on Feb. 20 due to the 2020 fall season being canceled by the covid pandemic.

Junior (2019): Ran in all five meets. ... Led the Falcons and placed 8th at the GNAC Championships in snowy Billings on Oct. 26. That was SPU's first conference top-10 since 2012. His time of 25 minutes, 29.28 seconds shattered his previous best PR of 25:51.50 for 8 kilometers. ... Also was No. 1 for the Falcons (19th overall) at the John Payne / Curtis Invitational. ... Raced at the NCAA West Regionals, but was not able to finish.

Sophomore (2018): Ran in and scored in all six meets, always among the top three for the Falcons. ... Led the team with a 24th-place overall finish in the GNAC Championship at Western Oregon's Ash Creek Preserve in Monmouth, finishing the 8 kilometers in 25:51.50. ... Was No. 2 for SPU (65th overall) at the NCAA West Regionals in Billings, Mont., in 32:39.25 for 10 kilometers. ... Also ran No. 2 at the Central Washington Invitational (11th overall), the Charles Bowles Invitational (48th), and the Inland Empire Championships (66th). ... Was the third Falcon across the line (51st) at the WWU Classic. 

Freshman (2017): Ran and scored in all six meets, finishing No. 2 for SPU in three of those. That included the GNAC Championships, where he placed 41st overall. ... Ran No. 4 for Falcons (146th overall) at NCAA West Regionals. ... Best 8K time was 26:15.23 at Sundodger on Sept. 16, running No. 2 for team and 67th (out of 217 finishers) overall.

Wilson High School (Portland): Placed 35th in the Class 6A (large school) Oregon state meet as a senior in 2016, posting a 5-kilometer personal-best time of 16 minutes, 32.0 seconds. ... Ran 6th in the Portland Interscholastic League Championships as a junior, and 12th as a senior. ... Ran in the Nike Northwest Regional Team Championships twice.

Personal: Elius Allen Graff. ... Computer Engineering major.

Fun facts: Started running as a junior in high school to stay in shape for soccer. Ran well enough in track that the coach encouraged him to come out for cross country. ... If not for running, would still be playing soccer, a game he has played his whole life. ... Favorite sport to watch is European soccer. ... Book he just couldn't put down was "Unbroken." ... Favorite junk food is doughnuts. ... Favorite healthy food is avocados. ... Favorite TV program is "River Monsters." ... His dream car is a McLaren P1. ... Loves to shop for aquarium fish. ... Favorite sports team is Chelsea FC. ... Favorite athlete is Chelsea and Belgian national team player Eden Hazard. ... Easiest subject in school is math. ... Toughest subject is English. ... His pre-race ritual is to make someone laugh. .. If he could be any action hero, would be Harry Potter because "being able to use magic in this Muggle world would be really fun." ... In 10 years, would like to be living in Bend, Ore., with his own family, working for a tech company during the week and skiing on weekends.


PRs ON 2019 SCHEDULE COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Sundodger @ Lincoln Park: 26:15.23 (2017)
WWU Classic (10K) at Sudden Valley 33:50.0 (2018)
NCAA West Regionals (10K) @ Ash Creek: 33:35.4 (2017)


PRs ON OTHER COURSES
(All 8 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Magnuson Park (4.5 miles): 24:37.75 (2017)
CWU Invitational (7K) @ Rotary Park 23:47.0 (2018)
Charles Bowles Invite @ Bush's Pasture: 26:00.2 (2018)
Inland Empire Championships @ Lewis-Clark State 25:55.0 (2018)
WWU Classic (10K) @ Lake Padden: 33:51.8 (2017)
GNAC @ Lake Padden: 26:51.81 (2017)
GNAC @ Ash Creek Preserve 25:51.50 (2018)
NCAA West Regionals (10K) @ Amend Park 32:39.25 (2018)
CWU Winter Invite @ CWU Athletic Complex 27:06.4 (2020-21)


CAREER RESULTS