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Erika DeBos
Erika DeBos
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Rootstown, Ohio
  • High School:
    Rootstown
  • Major:
    Wellness and Corporate Fitness

Bio

Junior (2011): Posted a season-high ninth place finish at Defiance Duals on October 10 … Ran a season and career-best time of 21:16.7 at the Penn-State Behrend Invitational on September 17th … Finished fourth or better among DC harriers in four-of-six meets while also placing in the top-40 overall in three competitions.

Sophomore (2010): Finished eighth overall at Yellow Jacket Open to help DC to first-place on September 11 … Finished 29th overall at Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships on October 30 … Recorded a season-best time of 21:38.2 at Wilmington Fall Classic October 15.

Freshman (2009): Finished fifth overall at the Bluffton Invitational, helping DC to a first-place team finish … Recorded four top-five finishes for the Yellow Jackets as a freshman.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Rootstown High under head coach Kyle Rodstrom … Selected as a team captain three times … Honored as MVP and best distance runner in 2009 … All-Portage Trail Conference selection and regional qualifier.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Laura DeBos … Majoring in wellness and corporate fitness with a minor in sport management.

News Mentions

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Stryffeler Sets School Record at NCAA Regionals

OBERLIN, Ohio – Defiance College senior Ellen Stryffeler posted a school-record time of 23:26.40 to lead the Yellow Jackets at the NCAA...

November 12, 2011

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Stryffeler Earns All-HCAC at Conference Championships

ANDERSON, Ind. – Defiance College senior Ellen Stryffeler was named All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference after leading DC at the...

October 29, 2011

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Stryffeler Leads Women’s Cross Country at Wilmington Invite

WILMINGTON, Ohio – The Defiance College women’s cross country team was led by senior Ellen Stryffeler at the Wilmington Invitational....

October 14, 2011

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Women Harriers Led by Stryffeler, Rodriguez at All-Ohio

CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Ellen Stryffeler and Brianna Rodriguez set the pace for the Defiance College women’s cross country team at the...

September 30, 2011

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Women’s CC Claims Fifth Place at Penn State Behrend

ERIE, Pa. – Senior Ellen Stryffeler and sophomore Kate Busto both finished in the top ten at the Penn State Behrend Invitational to help ...

September 17, 2011

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Stryffeler Named HCAC Runner of the Week

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Defiance College senior Ellen Stryffeler was named Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Runner of the Week after her...

September 6, 2011

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Stryffeler, DeBos Claim First at Manchester Hokem Karem

NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – The Defiance College women’s cross country team opened its season with a solid showing at the Manchester...

September 1, 2011