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Ellis Named To The Bowerman Pre-Conference Championships Watch List
May 02, 2018 | Track & Field, Features
 USC senior Kendall Ellis was named to The Bowerman Pre-Conference Championships Watch List, it was announced by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) today (May 2). The Bowerman is awarded annually at the end of the track and field season to the most outstanding track and field athlete.
Ellis, who had a season-best time in the 400m of 51.43 at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 21, is the USC record-holder in the event with a time of 50.00 set at the 2017 USA Track & Field Championships. She has won event titles this season in the 200m at the USC Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge and the USC Trojan Invitational and the 400m at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 29. The senior from Pembroke Pines, Fla., currently sits fourth on the collegiate descending order list in the 400m and 17th in the 200m. Ellis also ran the third leg on the Trojan's 4x100m relay that set the school record with a time of 42.57 at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 21, which ranks second in the country. Â
Ellis won the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track & Field women's 400m title by setting a USA indoor record with a time of 50.34. She broke the previous USA record of 50.46 set by Phyllis Francis in 2014. Ellis also anchored USC's winning 4x400m relay team which posted a time of 3:27.45, which is also the fifth-fastest time ever by a collegiate women's quartet. USC holds the record of 3:27.03 set last year at the NCAA Indoor Championships, also anchored by Ellis.
The next watch list will be announced on May 16.
Ellis, who had a season-best time in the 400m of 51.43 at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 21, is the USC record-holder in the event with a time of 50.00 set at the 2017 USA Track & Field Championships. She has won event titles this season in the 200m at the USC Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge and the USC Trojan Invitational and the 400m at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet on April 29. The senior from Pembroke Pines, Fla., currently sits fourth on the collegiate descending order list in the 400m and 17th in the 200m. Ellis also ran the third leg on the Trojan's 4x100m relay that set the school record with a time of 42.57 at the Mt. SAC Relays on April 21, which ranks second in the country. Â
Ellis won the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track & Field women's 400m title by setting a USA indoor record with a time of 50.34. She broke the previous USA record of 50.46 set by Phyllis Francis in 2014. Ellis also anchored USC's winning 4x400m relay team which posted a time of 3:27.45, which is also the fifth-fastest time ever by a collegiate women's quartet. USC holds the record of 3:27.03 set last year at the NCAA Indoor Championships, also anchored by Ellis.
The next watch list will be announced on May 16.
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