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THIS SEASON: Katherine Ellis begins her second season of running track at USC. 2007: Specialized in the 3000m steeplechase as a freshman...She placed fifth at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet with a PR of 11:49 in the 3000m steeplechase...Had a season-best time of 10:51.47 in the 3000m run at the Trojan Relays on March 3. 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: She made steady progress throughout the 2006 season and was one of USC's top five finishers in all six meets...Was USC's fifth-place finisher in the season opener on Sept. 2 at Fullerton with a time of 20.44...Placed 12th overall and fourth among Trojans runners at the Pepperdine Invitational on Sept. 23, running the 6K course in 24.11...Was 12th overall and USC's second-place finisher at the UCSD Triton Classic on Oct. 7 in San Diego with a time of 24:20.4...Had a best 5K time of 19:10 to finish 25th at the CS Fullerton Invitational in the final regular season meet of the season...Ran at the Pac-10 Championships hosted by Stanford and placed 68th with a 6K personal best of 24:01.63. HIGH SCHOOL: Ellis is a 2006 graduate of Columbia River High in Vancouver, Wash... Ran cross country and track and field at Columbia River High where her team won the 3A District 4 cross country championship twice...She was the 3A District 4 3200m champion four times and won the 1600m championship once...Her best cross country time as a senior was 18:53, her best 3200m time was 11:23 and best 1600m time was 5:20...Was a national merit scholar in high school. PERSONAL: Lists listening to music as a favorite pastime...Says Steve Prefontaine is her biggest sports hero because he was fast, had guts and a cool mustache...Chose USC for its great academics and the friendly people...Is an electrical engineering major at USC. |
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