Jeff Ellis

Position:
Hurdles
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Orangeville, Ont.

2000-01 Team Captain

In 2000: In Indoor- Broke the school indoor record in the 800m running 1:49.86...In Outdoor- Runner-up at the ACC Championships in the 400m hurdles (51.16)...Ran season-best 50.00 in the 400m hurdles at the Georgia Tech Invitational...Finished 1st at the USCTFS in the 400m hurdles (51.3)...Placed 2nd in the 400m hurdles at the USC Trojan Invitational in 51.44.

Transfer from the University of Kentucky

Previous: 1999 SEC 400m hurdles champions ... Three-time NCAA qualifier ... Member of 1999 Canadian World Championships Team

Prep: Four-time provincial champion and one-time 400m hurdles champion ... Won silver at the Pan-Am Junior Games in the 800m hurdles ... Eight-time provincial nordic skiing champion and team captain ... Two-time volleyball District Ten All-Star and three-time captain ... Academic Honors Award for four years ... Named Ontario Scholar ... Received high school Athlete of the Year Award for four years ... Organized high school leadership retreat in 1996.

Personal: Born October 18, 1978 ... Son of Don and Diane Ellis ... Majoring in international studies.