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Varsity - June 20, 2013

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WHAT'S NEXT? WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD BY BRIAN MASON Ellenwood looks to help carry on UW tradition Badgers have won eight straight Big Ten titles T he only four-time heptathlon winner in British Columbia prep history, incoming Wisconsin freshman Georgia Ellenwood is tasked with helping continue the success the Badgers have enjoyed in the multi-events. With Dorcas Akinniyi and Jessica Flax have departing after combining to sweep the 58 ยป VARSITY JUN E 20, 2013 last eight Big Ten combined events titles, the Badgers will look to returning NCAA qualifier Deanna Latham and Ellenwood to carry on the tradition. A native of Langley, British Columbia, Ellenwood won 11 gold medals in the British Columbia high school championships. During her @Badger_Track prep career, she won four heptathlon titles, three long jump crowns, two 100 hurdles events and the high jump and 100 dash once each. At the 2013 British Columbia championships, Ellenwood set a provincial record in the heptathlon with a score of 5,296. She also won gold in the long jump by soaring 19 feet, 5 3/4 inches, and in the 100 meters (12.29). She snared a silver medal in the high jump with a leap of 5-5. Competing against a field of college athletes in April, Ellenwood finished fourth in the California Invitational section of the heptathlon at the Mt. SAC Relays with 5,288 points. Ellenwood is no stranger to international competition, as she finished 18th in the heptathlon at the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona. She also attained a 12th-place showing at the 2011 IAAF World Youth Championships in Lille, France. The Canadian and British Columbia youth heptathlon record-holder, Ellenwood was also the 2012 Canadian youth long jump champion. Ellenwood and Latham look to continue the Badgers' unprecedented streak of sweeping the Big Ten combined events crowns (indoor pentathlon and outdoor heptathlon) in each of the last four years. Before arriving at Wisconsin in August, Ellenwood will focus on qualifying for the Canadian junior championships in Montreal in July and the Pan American Junior Games in Columbia.

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