Ellie Staker

  • Award
    Track Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/2/2012
  • Sport
    Women's Outdoor Track & Field
  • School
    Embry-Riddle
  • Year
    Sophomore
  • Position
    Middle Distance
  • Hometown
    Seattle, Wash.
  • High School
    North Kitsap High School

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Sun Conference announced its weekly award winners in the sport of outdoor track & field on Monday, and Embry-Riddle's Ellie Staker  was named the women's outdoor track athlete of the week.

Staker recorded a pair of "A" standards at the Best Western/UNF Invitational this weekend. The sophomore hit her first "A" standard Friday night in the 1500m with a 4:35.82 and followed that with an "A" standard in the 800m on Saturday, finishing in 2:13.39. Both of those times moved her to the top of the NAIA Performance Lists in each event.

Other Nominees
Manolitha Joseph, Warner