Ellenwood wins Canadian and Pan American titles
July 04, 2018 | Women's Track & Field
Badger senior scores 6,026 points at Canadian National Championships
OTTAWA, Ontario – A month after winning the NCAA title in the heptathlon, Wisconsin women's track and field senior Georgia Ellenwood picked up two major wins on Thursday at the Canadian National Track and Field Championships at George Fox Stadium.
Ellenwood won her first Canadian national title in the heptathlon thanks to her score of 6,026 points, marking the third time this year the Langley, British Columbia, native has scored more than 6,000 points in the heptathlon. She also won the Pan American Combined Events title, which was held concurrently with this year's Canadian meet.
The 2018 Big Ten Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, Ellenwood began the meet with a time of 13.67 seconds in the 100 hurdles before soaring 5 feet, 8 3/4 inches (1.75 meters) in the high jump. She threw the shot put 40-3 1/2 (12.28 meters) before closing out the first day with a time of 24.28 in the 200 meters.
​​​​​​​Ellenwood began day two with a jump of 19-9 (6.02 meters) in the long jump before throwing the javelin 138-7 (42.25 meters). She finished second in the 800 meters in 2:15.66 to clinch the heptathlon victory.
2018 Canadian National Championships
July 3-4, 2018
Ottawa, Ontario
Women's Results
Heptathlon
1. Georgia Ellenwood – 6,026 points
Heptathlon 100 Hurdles
2. Georgia Ellenwood – 13.67
Heptathlon High Jump
T-2. Georgia Ellenwood – 5-8 3/4 (1.75 meters)
Heptathlon Shot Put
5. Georgia Ellenwood – 40-3 1/2 (12.28 meters)
Heptathlon 200 Meters
2. Georgia Ellenwood –  24.28
Heptathlon Long Jump
2. Georgia Ellenwood – 19-9 (6.02 meters)
Heptathlon Javelin
2. Georgia Ellenwood – 138-7 (42.25 meters)
Heptathlon 800 Meters
2. Georgia Ellenwood – 2:15.66
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Ellenwood won her first Canadian national title in the heptathlon thanks to her score of 6,026 points, marking the third time this year the Langley, British Columbia, native has scored more than 6,000 points in the heptathlon. She also won the Pan American Combined Events title, which was held concurrently with this year's Canadian meet.
The 2018 Big Ten Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, Ellenwood began the meet with a time of 13.67 seconds in the 100 hurdles before soaring 5 feet, 8 3/4 inches (1.75 meters) in the high jump. She threw the shot put 40-3 1/2 (12.28 meters) before closing out the first day with a time of 24.28 in the 200 meters.
​​​​​​​Ellenwood began day two with a jump of 19-9 (6.02 meters) in the long jump before throwing the javelin 138-7 (42.25 meters). She finished second in the 800 meters in 2:15.66 to clinch the heptathlon victory.
2018 Canadian National Championships
July 3-4, 2018
Ottawa, Ontario
Women's Results
Heptathlon
1. Georgia Ellenwood – 6,026 points
Heptathlon 100 Hurdles
2. Georgia Ellenwood – 13.67
Heptathlon High Jump
T-2. Georgia Ellenwood – 5-8 3/4 (1.75 meters)
Heptathlon Shot Put
5. Georgia Ellenwood – 40-3 1/2 (12.28 meters)
Heptathlon 200 Meters
2. Georgia Ellenwood –  24.28
Heptathlon Long Jump
2. Georgia Ellenwood – 19-9 (6.02 meters)
Heptathlon Javelin
2. Georgia Ellenwood – 138-7 (42.25 meters)
Heptathlon 800 Meters
2. Georgia Ellenwood – 2:15.66
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