Jessenia Ellis

Photo by: Nick South

Position:
Throws
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Poplar Bluff
Hometown:
Poplar Bluff, Mo.

2018 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets…Placed in the top ten at six meets…Finished fourth in discus with 128-8 (39.22m) and seventh in hammer with 136-10 (41.72m) at South Alabama Jaguar Opener (3/2-3)…Recorded a personal record in discus placing ninth with 143-11 (43.88m) at the Mississippi State Bulldog Relays (3/23-24)…Placed tenth in discus with 120-10 (36.82m) at 2018 Drury Hotels Joey Haines Invite (3/30-31)…Finished eighth in discus with 129-7 (39.49m) at Joe Walker Invite (4/13-14)…Threw 135-5 (41.27m) in discus to receive eighth at the Memphis Tiger Invitational (4/27-28)…Placed sixth in discus with 135-5 (41.28m) at the Ohio Valley Conference Championship (5/10-12)… Also recorded a personal-best in hammer throw with 150-5 (45.85m) for ninth.

2018 Indoor: Appeared in three meets…Finished in the top ten in two meets...Placed sixth in weight throw with mark of 43-7 (13.28m) at SEMO vs. SIUE Dual Meet (12/8)…Set a personal best in weight throw with 44-4.25 (13.52m) placing eighth at 2018 Redhawks Open (2/16)…Recorded a throw of 44-0 (13.41m) in weight throw at the Ohio Valley Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/23-24).

2017 Outdoor: Appeared in eight meets...Had eight top-10 finishes...Set a personal-best in hammer with 142-9 (43.51m) for seventh at the 2017 Rhodes Invitational (3/17)...Threw a PR of 138-2 (42.12m) in discus at the Memphis Invitational 2017 (4/28) for eighth...Finished 15th in hammer with a throw of 139-11 (42.66m) at the OVC Championship (5/11).

2017 Indoor: Competed in six meets...Had two top-10 finishes...Recorded a personal-best in shot put with 39-3.75 (11.98m) for 23rd at the 2017 Indiana University Relays (1/27)...Finished fourth in shot put with 39-1 (11.91m) at the 2017 Redhawks Invite (2/17)...Placed 16th in shot put with 38-11 (11.86m) at the OVC Championship (2/24).