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She will enter her senior season in the spring of 2026 and will be a 4-year letterwinner and starter, and a 3-year captain for head coach Marian Miears and the Broncs. Also, among the top players in the state of Wyoming, she is a 3-time All-WHSAA Class 3A selection, was named the Wyoming Underclassman of the Year as a freshman and was the Co-Rookie of the Year in Wyoming as a sophomore with fellow incoming Yellow Jacket Ivy Agee. Despite being on the back line of defense she has found the back of the net 19 times, including a career-best nine goals last season, and has assisted on ten goals. She has led CHS to three consecutive WHSAA Class 3A State Title games, winning the championship in 2023 and 2025. On the club circuit she is a part of the Wyoming 307 and the Wyoming Olympic Development Program. Ellie is the daughter of Jen and Jim Talich, and has four siblings, Nico, Luke, Jake, and Genna. Her family is no stranger to collegiate athletics, as her father Jim, played linebacker at the University of Wyoming from 1993-97, and her mother, Jen, played volleyball at Montana State University from 1993-96. Additionally, her brother Nic followed in their dad's footsteps and played linebacker at UW from 2021-24, and her other brother, Luke, is currently a junior safety at the University of Notre Dame.