Career Stats
At Cornell
Junior (2009): An
ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District I first-team selection, Menaker was one of just two repeat first-team All-Ivy selections in 2009 from her spot at third base. She batted .369 with a team-high 16 doubles to go along with nine home runs, 47 RBI and 41 runs scored while starting all 55 contests. Her 16 doubles ranks second at Cornell in a single season. She was second on the team with nine stolen bases. Menaker posted a .414 on-base percentage and a .649 slugging percentage. She had 17 multi-hit games on the season and four games with three hits. Over a five-game span against Dartmouth and Penn, Menaker was 11-for-17 with two doubles, two home runs, seven runs scored and 10 RBI. In the three-game Ivy League playoff against Dartmouth, Menaker was 5-for-8 and hit a home run and had three RBI in the deciding game three victory. She was named Ivy League Player of the Week twice during the season.
Sophomore (2008): Menaker capped an incredible sophomore season by being named All-Ivy first team at third base and also earning a spot on the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic District I second team. The NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-District first team selection led the Ivy League in triples, with five, and RBI with 55, and recorded an astounding 14 multi-RBI games. She was first on the Big Red with home runs (12), total bases (121), and slugging percentage (.766). She also batted .399, which was good enough for third on the Big Red and 52nd in the nation. From April 12 to April 23, Menaker recorded an 11-game hitting streak, and had 18 hits and 14 RBI in that 12 day span. Against St. Bonaventure on April 8, Menaker hit two home runs and was responsible for all five RBI in a 5-3 extra innings victory. She also recorded multi-homer games against Delaware on March 9 and Syracuse on April 16.
Freshman (2007): Menaker started in 48 of the Big Red’s 49 games as a freshman. She was second on the team in home runs with eight and total bases with 76. Menaker notched two home runs for six RBI in Cornell’s 12-10 win over Princeton on April 27. She also hit a home run and a double for four RBI in the Big Red’s 9-8 comeback win over Harvard. Menaker was third on the team with a .535 slugging percentage and was a perfect five-for-five in stolen bases. She had five sacrifice flies as a freshman which broke the Big Red’s single season record.
At New Tier HS
Menaker earned four letters in softball serving as co-captain her junior and senior years. Named the team's most valuable player her senior year, she was the home run leader with a .356 batting average. Her junior season, she was named the most valuable offensive player and had a team high .341 batting average. In 2004 and 2006, she was named to the Pioneer Press All-Area Team and the all-conference team. Menaker was a member of the varsity tennis team sophomore thru senior years. She was selected by the Illinois High School Tennis Coaches Association as part of the Illinois High School All State Tennis Team in 2005. Menaker served as captain her senior year and was on the Pioneer Press All Star Team in 2005. In 2004, she was part of the team that won the Illinois state tournament and was the most valuable player and was the top singles player in the conference.
Personal
Elise Lauren Menaker is the daughter of Ed and Pam Menaker. She has a younger brother and an older sister. Menaker is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
