2020-21 Track and Field Roster
Ellis, Jenna
Jenna Ellis
- Position:
- Javelin
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Victoria West
- Hometown:
- Victoria, Texas
Bio
Season and Career Results
*Last Updated 8/6/21
NCAA Outdoor West Regional
2021 Javelin - 137-3/41.84m (43rd)
Academic Honors
2021 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2020 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2021: Outdoor - Competed in nine meets, including two postseason meets...Opened the season at the Willie Williams Classic with a mark of 149-11/45.69m...Recorded an all-time personal best toss of 151-7/46.20m at the Texas vs. Texas A&M dual meet...Finished second at the Texas A&M Team Invitational at 145-9/44.43m...Competed in the Alumni Muster landing the javelin at 147-3/44.89m...Competed in the SEC Outdoor Championships (141-8/43.17m) and NCAA West Regional (137-3/41-84m).
2020: Outdoor - Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019: Outdoors- Established javelin career best of 146-10 (44.77) to place fourth in Reveille Meet … Debut performance produced a 145-11 (44.48) for fourth place at UTSA Invitational … Also finished fourth with a 146-5 (44.63) at Texas A&M Invitational … Placed sixth at Michael Johnson Invitational (145-6 | 44.36) and A&M Alumni Muster (145-7 | 44.38).
High School: 2017 graduate of Victoria West High School in Victoria, Texas … Coached by John White … Also placed softball and volleyball … Earned Academic all-district in softball … Treasurer of student council and secretary of National Honor Society … Competed in club track to throw javelin, coached by Hillary Zarosky (nee Putska), who was an All-American javelin thrower at Texas A&M … Established a personal best of 131-7 in 2016 … Claimed youth titles in javelin in 2013 and 2015 while placing second in 2014 and third in 2012 … During 2016 season, finished third in Texas Relays, won TTFCA Meet of Champions, placed fifth at Great Southwest Classic, won USATF South Texas Junior Olympics and USATF Region 12 Junior Olympics, finished 10th in AAU Junior Olympics … In 2017, placed seventh in Texas Relays, fourth in TTFCA Meet of Champions, runner-up in AAU region qualifier and 10th in AAU Junior Olympics.
Personal: Jenna Marie Ellis is the daughter of Bryan and Nancy Ellis, born February 3, 1999 in Victoria, Texas … Has one sibling, MaryBeth, who is Texas A&M Class of ’19 … Father is Class of ’85 while uncle, Kevin Ellis, and aunt, Tammy Ellis, are both Class of ’90 … Kevin was a member of the Aggie football team … Uncle David Berger is Class of ’90, while cousin Caleb Ellis is Class of ’15 and cousin Ashlyn Ellis is Class of ’17 … Chose Texas A&M – “because I was born an Aggie and fell in love with the University at a young age” … Started competing in track and field at age 12 … Majoring in Allied Health.
Community service and extracurricular activities involved in include adopt-a-highway, 4-H, and habitat for humanity.
Tidbits: Career goal is to become a nurse practitioner.
Hobbies or activities: I love to bake and decorate for Holidays
Favorite city I have visited: Gatlinburg, TN
Favorite Track & Field venue: Drake University
Favorite meal or restaurant: Ventura’s
Favorite Movie: Prisoners
Favorite TV Show: Criminal Minds
*Last Updated 8/6/21
NCAA Outdoor West Regional
2021 Javelin - 137-3/41.84m (43rd)
Academic Honors
2021 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2020 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2021: Outdoor - Competed in nine meets, including two postseason meets...Opened the season at the Willie Williams Classic with a mark of 149-11/45.69m...Recorded an all-time personal best toss of 151-7/46.20m at the Texas vs. Texas A&M dual meet...Finished second at the Texas A&M Team Invitational at 145-9/44.43m...Competed in the Alumni Muster landing the javelin at 147-3/44.89m...Competed in the SEC Outdoor Championships (141-8/43.17m) and NCAA West Regional (137-3/41-84m).
2020: Outdoor - Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2019: Outdoors- Established javelin career best of 146-10 (44.77) to place fourth in Reveille Meet … Debut performance produced a 145-11 (44.48) for fourth place at UTSA Invitational … Also finished fourth with a 146-5 (44.63) at Texas A&M Invitational … Placed sixth at Michael Johnson Invitational (145-6 | 44.36) and A&M Alumni Muster (145-7 | 44.38).
High School: 2017 graduate of Victoria West High School in Victoria, Texas … Coached by John White … Also placed softball and volleyball … Earned Academic all-district in softball … Treasurer of student council and secretary of National Honor Society … Competed in club track to throw javelin, coached by Hillary Zarosky (nee Putska), who was an All-American javelin thrower at Texas A&M … Established a personal best of 131-7 in 2016 … Claimed youth titles in javelin in 2013 and 2015 while placing second in 2014 and third in 2012 … During 2016 season, finished third in Texas Relays, won TTFCA Meet of Champions, placed fifth at Great Southwest Classic, won USATF South Texas Junior Olympics and USATF Region 12 Junior Olympics, finished 10th in AAU Junior Olympics … In 2017, placed seventh in Texas Relays, fourth in TTFCA Meet of Champions, runner-up in AAU region qualifier and 10th in AAU Junior Olympics.
Personal: Jenna Marie Ellis is the daughter of Bryan and Nancy Ellis, born February 3, 1999 in Victoria, Texas … Has one sibling, MaryBeth, who is Texas A&M Class of ’19 … Father is Class of ’85 while uncle, Kevin Ellis, and aunt, Tammy Ellis, are both Class of ’90 … Kevin was a member of the Aggie football team … Uncle David Berger is Class of ’90, while cousin Caleb Ellis is Class of ’15 and cousin Ashlyn Ellis is Class of ’17 … Chose Texas A&M – “because I was born an Aggie and fell in love with the University at a young age” … Started competing in track and field at age 12 … Majoring in Allied Health.
Community service and extracurricular activities involved in include adopt-a-highway, 4-H, and habitat for humanity.
Tidbits: Career goal is to become a nurse practitioner.
Hobbies or activities: I love to bake and decorate for Holidays
Favorite city I have visited: Gatlinburg, TN
Favorite Track & Field venue: Drake University
Favorite meal or restaurant: Ventura’s
Favorite Movie: Prisoners
Favorite TV Show: Criminal Minds
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