Ellen Black Class: Senior Hometown: Marietta, Ga. High School: Walton

Personal Record:
5k -- 19:29.96

2008: Put together her best year in a Commodore uniform... Opened the season with a 19th place overall finish at the Commodore Classic, running the 5K home course in 19:29.96... Backed up that effort with 5K personal best of 19:13.62 at the Louisville Classic... In first 6K race of season, ran 23:35.9 at Pre-National Invitational... Closed the year with a 71st overall finish at the Southeastern Conference Championships, cutting 15 seconds off previous 6K best with 23:20.95 clocking.

2007: Finished 35th at the Belmont/Vanderbilt Opener, 30th at the Commodore Classic, 41st at the Colonial Inter-Regional Challenge, 107th at the Chile Pepper Festival, and 63rd at the SEC Championship.

2006: Best team finish was 8th during the SEC Championships, running the 6K event in 23:50. Ran a 16:12 4K at Belmont Invite. Fastest 5K time was 20:17 at the Louisville Invite.

High School/Prep:
Received six varsity letters in HS ... Served one year as team captain ... Two-time scholar athlete ... Placed first in state as a freshman and second as a junior ... Held the top team GPA ... Personal records include 19:45 (5k) and 12:12 (3200).

Personal:
Ellen Lindsey Black ... born April 2, 1988 ... Parents are Beverly and Norman ... Majoring in political science and communications ... Enjoys soccer, traveling, scrapbooking and organizing and color coding.

Off the Course with Ellen:

Favorite "non-school" related reading material: "Once a runner"

Favorite class this semester: Classical/modern political thought

My day can't start until: I have a huge cup of coffee

My dream job: Lawyer

Item I brought to VU to remind me of home: Picture collages and letters from best friends

Dream vacation: Cruises

Best concert I've ever attended: Journey

Favorite restaurant: Bravada's Tapas in Georgetown

First job I had: Waitress at Johnny Rockets

Not many people know that I: was a gymnast and violinist.

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