CREATE TABLE table_11214772_1 (semi_finalist__number1 VARCHAR, runner_up VARCHAR)

who is the semi-finalist #1 where runner-up is elon university
SELECT semi_finalist__number1 FROM table_11214772_1 WHERE runner_up = "Elon University"
SELECT "semi_finalist__number1" FROM "table_11214772_1" WHERE "Elon University" = "runner_up"