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Brittany Ellis 3 Time 2008 Sub-Midget AAU National Champion

September 16, 2008

For over 2 years ,I had heard about Brittny Ellis  and her great talent on the track.For the first time, I had the pleassure of watching Brittany Ellis run and run she did  at the 2008 AAU National Olympic Games.  The Sub-Midget from Ilinois took home 3 National Championship Titles 100m , 200m and the 400m new Nation Record of 57.21 Brittany has a lot to be proud of and now to top off a spectacular 2008 season she has been nominated   for the Sports Illustrated SportsKid  of the Year for her accomplishements on the track, in school, and in the community. 

 

 Brittany is a top ten finalist from a field of about 6,000! The top ten finalists photos and bios are on SI KIDS’ website www.sikids.com where you can cast your vote. The winner of SI Sportskid of the Year will be selected based on the number of votes cast online.  The winner will be featured on the cover of the December, 2008 issue. Winning the Sports Illustrated SportsKid of the Year would be a great honor, not only for Brittny, but Track & Field itself. We so often see other sports in the limelight but rarely see the same honors bestowed on track athletes.

Here is  a quick review of Brittny’s track resume thus far. Brittny became interested in track at age 5 or 6 through park district “fun run” events. More recently at ages 10 and11 she was the triple Champion of the sprints (100, 200, 400) at the 2007 & 2008 AAU National Junior Olympics, setting a National Record in the 400 with a time of 57.21, bettering the previous mark of 58.86 set in 2005 by Robin Reynolds. In addtion, swept the sprints at the 2008 AAU Club Championships, setting two National records (100 meters: 12.89, 400 meters: 58.16).   Swept the sprints at the 2008 AAU Indoor National Junior Olympics, setting  National records in all three events (55 meters: 7.87, 200 meters: 28.07, 400 meters: 103.46)  Swept the sprints at the 2007 USATF Outdoor Youth Championships and voted Top Performer. 

She holds seven world (international) records  

100m:   (10) 12.77

200m (8) 27.84  (9) 26.63 (10) 25.61 

400m  (8) 1:03.47,( 9) 1:00.56, and (10) 57:21 

Brittny has  maintained an  4.0 GPA in each year at an accelerated/magnet elementary and consistently scored in the national percentile of 90 or above on standardized tests.  Nominated a Great Lakes Scholar, invited to participate in the National Young Scholars Program and the People to People Sports Ambassador Program.  Science Fair participant and two time winner for projects on photomorphogenesis and phototropism, peer tutor, voted Student of the Month, member of orchestra (viola), member of Student Council, held starring and supporting roles in several productions, DARE graduate.   Currently attends Jefferson Middle Schools’ Gifted and Accelerated Program.After learning of the condition of schools in Jamaica, especially that libraries are almost non-existent ,  Brittny donated, collected and purchased over 150 books then personally delivered them as well as other school supplies to a remote elementary school in the Parish of St. Mary.  She is organizing another donation for a future visit.

 

On days off from school, Brittny is a peer model and assists students with disabilities.  She also participates yearly in Jump Rope for Heart and St. Jude’s Mathathon. The eldest of two.Her sister Branden is a swimmer in her own right and is very supportive of her big sister.  She enjoys reading a great deal. Her favorite books include “Al Capone Does My Shirts”, “Rules”, and books on World Records.   For kid fun she enjoy rock climbing, amusement parks (primarily for the rollercoasters) and computers. If track wasn’t enough she plays basketball as a forward and averages 15 points per game. When she becomes an adult she aspires to become a teacher.

Thank to the Ellis family for sharing this story .

You can cast your vote  at WWW.SIKIDS.COM and you are able to vote as many times as you wish.

Voting runs through noon, September 22nd.  It would be wonderful if the track community could rally

 behind Brittny and bring some attention to the sport with a cover story.

 

Don’t forget…The winner will be decided by the number of votes,so visit often and vote for Brittny!

 

 Until Next Time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Written by trackmom · Filed Under Athlete Highlights, Elite Youth 


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One Response to “Brittany Ellis 3 Time 2008 Sub-Midget AAU National Champion”

  1. Brooke's Mom on September 16th, 2008 10:05 am

    Wow, amazing girl! She has my votes!! Hope she wins the cover.

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