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ALL-AMERICAN • ALL-ACC
AT VIRGINIA (2001-02): Highlighted her only year with the Cavaliers
by earning All-America honors as a member of UVA's 200 freestyle
relay (1:31.46) that placed eighth at the NCAA
Championships...Captured Honorable Mention All-America stats
as member of the 400 freestyle relay (3:19.81)...Both relay times
are still Atlantic Coast Conference records...Placed 26th in the 100
freestyle at the national meet with a career-best time of
50.12...Scored a trio of top-16 finishes at the ACC
Championships...Best placing was a sixth-place, NCAA "B" cut
time of 50.62 in the 100 freestyle...Also finished ninth in the 200
free with another NCAA qualifying time of 1:49.94, while her 23.64
in the 50 free place her 11th...Both 100 and 200 times would rank
in the FSU all-time top ten.
HIGH SCHOOL: Took her shot at the 2000 Olympics, participating in
the US Olympic Trials in the 100 freestyle...Also swam at the US
Spring Nationals that year, placing in the top five on the 400 and
800 freestyle relays...Earned NISCA All-America and US
Swimming Scholastic All-America honors her last three years in
high school...Captured a trio of state championships, winning the
50 and 100 freestyle as a junior, while taking part in the winning
400 freestyle relay as a senior...Finished as the runner-up in the 50
and 100 freestyle during her sophomore and senior
years...Competed at the 1999 US Junior Nationals in the 50
free...Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Born August 29, 1983...Majoring in exercise
physiology...Daughter of Mike and Susan Ellis...Young brother
David is a member of the men's team...Grandfather played
football at Ohio University and served as captain...A dean's list
student since enrolling in Florida State in the fall of 2002, this is her
first season the Seminole swim team.
