Ellen Kangas '21 Recruiting Profile

      I am honest and give 100% effort in all that I do and have been fortunate enough  to maintain a 4.0 GPA. My coaches have always told me that that I am very coachable and that I am a good team player who catches on quickly to what I am taught, I also play hard while showing great sportsmanship.  I have attended our church Awana program every Wednesday of the school year for the past 6 years and I am on track to graduate from the Awana program the same time as I will graduate high school.  I enjoy going on local mission trips with our church youth group.

   My track history:  

2014/15-  6th grade,  4k shot put finished 15th at Illinois state meet with a throw of 26' 10"

2015/16 - 7th grade, 4k shot put finished 3rd at Illinois state meet with a throw of 31'10" and  11th at state meet in the discus.

2016/17- 8th grade, 4k shot put finished 5th at Illinois state meet and 13th at state meet in discus. PR's for this season were 33'11" shot in meet and 34'4" practice, PR's in discus; 91'5" in meet and 96' in practice.

2017- Participated in the USATF league , finished 15th in shot put at the USATF Junior Olympics in Lawrence, Kansas 

2017/18 - 9th grade, 4k shot put  finished 1st place in Green County, 3rd in Gillespie Sectionals. Took 5th place in discus at Gillespie Sectionals

2019 January/Feb  shot put and discus training at University Wisconsin-Madison indoor training center with Madison Throws Club weekend training sessions

 2018/19- 10th grade season, Class A state track meet -shot put and discus, Greene county shot and discus champion, WIVC south champion in discus 2nd in shot put, Section 16 shot put 2nd place and 3rd place discus, set school record in shot put.

2019 July - Attended “Arete Throws Nation” weekend shot put and discus camp in Des Moines Iowa

2019/20- 11th grade season No track season do to Covid-19 restrictions, Just have been throwing and lifting and exercising on my own.