Georgia Ellenwood鈥檚 name now stands alone in the record books.
For the , Ellenwood captured the .
The multi-event portion of the championships was held Friday and Saturday at Abbotsford鈥檚 Rotary Stadium, while the rest of the event runs this Friday and Saturday at 91原创鈥檚 McLeod Athletic Park.
And the 91原创 Secondary Grade 12 student did it in style, setting a new provincial record with 5,296 points. She bettered the mark of another 91原创 athlete, Kelly Ann Kempf, who held the old record of 5,262 points, which was set as a D.W. Poppy student 27 years ago.
Ellenwood鈥檚 victory also broke a three-way tie, as she, Kempf and G.P. Vanier鈥檚 Katie Gallagher had all won three hepthathlon titles at the provincial championships. Kempf won in 1985, 1986 and 1988 while Gallagher took the titles in 2004, 2005 and 2006.
鈥淚t is amazing,鈥� Ellenwood said, adding that is was cool the fact that she bettered another 91原创 athlete for the mark.
鈥淚 know they both went on to amazing things after their high school careers, so I am just looking forward to the future, as they did.鈥�
Ellenwood, who turns 18 in August, is off to the University of Wisconsin next year on a track and field scholarship.
She said she went into the two-day heptathlon competition with little pressure on herself, but she did admit to having her eye on establishing a new record.
On the first day, she aimed at having fun.
鈥淪ometimes when I put a lot of pressure on myself, it doesn鈥檛 go the way I want it to,鈥� she said.
She said her 100m hurdles didn鈥檛 go as well as planned 鈥� although she won the race in 15.11 seconds 鈥� but made up for that with the second event, the high jump, when she cleared 1.74m.
That was only 0.8m off the provincial high school record.
She finished the Friday by winning the shot put with a throw of 10.85m and the 200m in a time of 25.53.
And with 3,154 points, Ellenwood knew Kempf鈥檚 mark of 5,262 was well within reach with three events remaining.
Ellenwood would win the long jump at 5.67m and then take fourth in the javelin throw at 34.82m, which meant she needed to complete the final event, the 800m in 2:22 or less, in order to accumulate enough points for a new record.
鈥淎fter the sixth event, I knew I had to run a 2:22 to get the record,鈥� she explained.
鈥淭hat was this year鈥檚 personal best in the event (and) that put a lot of pressure on me.
鈥淏efore the 800, that was probably one of the most stressful moments of that whole weekend.鈥�
But Ellenwood would not disappoint, shaving seconds of her previous PB in the event, and crossing in first place at 2:19.94.
鈥淚t was a mental game for me,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 knew my body could do it, it was whether or not I could do it mentally.鈥�
She now switches her focus to this weekend鈥檚 provincial championships.
In 2011, Ellenwood was named the meet鈥檚 most outstanding female performer for her four gold medal performance. But last year, she had to miss the meet because of a foot injury.
She will compete in the high jump, the long jump and the 100m, but goes in healthy and with no pressure.
鈥淚 am really excited to get to provincials because I have nothing to worry about,鈥� she said.
鈥淚 won the heptathlon, so I am pretty happy with that. Now I am just looking forward to this weekend.鈥�
Ellenwood also trains with the 91原创 Mustangs Track and Field Club as well as with Canada鈥檚 Olympic development program.
She has represented her country at both the world youth championships in 2011 and the world junior championships last summer.
