[10][11] Elijah Hall grew up in Texas and attended Morton Ranch High School, where he played American football.

Hall returned to Texas and transferred to the University of Houston, to join Burrell and to be coached by his father Leroy and track & field legend Carl Lewis.

At the NCAA Indoor Championships, Hall stumbled in the 60m but was able to make an unbelievable late charge and win the title in a personal best of 6.52 seconds.

Despite his incredible 200m performance, Leroy Burrell and Carl Lewis decided for Hall to focus on the 100m for the outdoor season.

Though his first few races were rough, he made it through to the final at the NCAA Championships with 2 other Cougars: Cameron and junior Mario Burke.

Having put 3 athletes in the 100m final, Houston won the 4x100m with ease, defending their title and setting a collegiate record of 38.17 seconds in the rain.