Congrats Dana Ellis-Buller
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 12:03 pm
by russvault
I just wanted to send congrats to my wife Dana, for winning her first national title and getting her ticket to athens. It has been a long time coming for her. In 96' she made the olympic team in gymnastics and had her dreams shattered with a dislocated elbow in practice, so congrats baby!!!
Russ
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 1:40 pm
by rainbowgirl28
Congratulations Dana!
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 3:11 pm
by hurstiger
Way to go Dana!!!!
Event 25 Women Pole Vault
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Name Year Team Finals Points
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1 117 Ellis, Dana 79 ON,Kitchener, OH 4.20m
2 158 Hendry, Kelsie 82 SK,Saskatoon, SK 4.00m
3 238 McCann, Stephanie 77 BC,Victoria, BC J4.00m
4 164 Honey, Jackie 75 MB,Winnipeg, MA 3.80m
5 209 Kupper, Sue 84 AB,Edmonton, AB J3.80m
6 148 Hadfield, Kala 83 BC,Victoria, BC 3.60m
7 183 Jean, Caroline QUE,Sherbrooke, SC J3.60m
8 143 Gossin, Amara 83 ON,Toronto, ON 3.40m
9 221 Lefebvre-Bertrand, 83 QUE,St. Jean sur Ri J3.40m
10 328 Sauks, Kate 84 ON,Toronto, ON J3.40m
11 309 Rawkins, Kim BC,Victoria, BC 3.20m
12 184 Jeffs, Ashley 83 ON,Fonthill, ON J3.20m
13 288 Payne, Jennifer 79 NS,Kingston, ON J3.20m
14 187 Jeske, Nikki 82 AB,St. Albert, MA J3.20m
15 259 Moffatt, Hannah 84 NF,St. John's, NF 3.00m
16 399 Varsava, Nina 85 AB,Edmonton, AB J3.00m
-- 330 Schneider, Lindy 83 AB,Edmonton, AB NH
-- 404 Wedman, Chelsea 84 AB,Edmonton, OH NH
-- 438 Cleary, Sara 80 QUE,Sainte-Foy, QC NH
-- 411 Anderson, Brynn 82 AB,Edmonton, OH NH
-- 257 Mitchell, Arielle 82 AB,Lethbridge, AB NH
-- 329 Schidlowsky, Heath 82 SK,Saskatoon, SC NH
Two Sport Olympian
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:39 pm
by jmayesvaultmom
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 9:19 pm
by belmore
Way to go Dana! Man, if she just had a good coach....
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 12:38 am
by rainbowgirl28
Why didn't Carly Dockendorf jump?
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 1:32 am
by rainbowgirl28
http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/CalgarySu ... 34349.html
Second chance
Olympic heartbreak turns to elation for pole vaulter Ellis
By CP
VICTORIA -- Dana Ellis believes everything happens for a reason. The bubbly pole vaulter from Kitchener, Ont., finally earned her Olympic berth, winning gold at the Canadian Olympic track and field trials at Centennial Stadium yesterday.
It's been a long time coming for Ellis after an injury knocked her out of contention for the 1996 Barcelona Olympics, when she was one of Canada's most promising young gymnasts.
"This is totally like a dream come true," said Ellis, pausing to try to control her tears.
"Especially after missing my chance at a gymnast. I never thought I'd get another shot at it. Somebody really must like me up there, I feel so blessed."
Ellis cleared 4.20 metres to win yesterday, missing on three attempts at 4.44, which would have topped her Canadian record of 4.43.
Kelsie Hendry of Saskatoon took silver, while Stephanie McCann of Regina won bronze.
Ellis and McCann had already made the Canadian Olympic standard and needed just to finish in the top four to secure berths for Athens.
Ellis, who had dreamed of being an Olympic gymnast since she took up the sport at the age of four, was on track for a berth in Barcelona before falling in practice and dislocating her elbow two weeks before the trials.
"I tried hard to tell the doctor I could be better in two weeks but there was no way," Ellis laughed.
Ellis, whose husband Russ Buller is on pace to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team in pole vault, said she's learned plenty from missing out on Barcelona.
"I know now why that happened and why I had to retire from gymnastics because it brought me to pole vault, and my whole mindset now has changed," said Ellis.
"Olympics are amazing, the be-all and end-all of athletics and sport.
"But I tried not to put my whole focus on going because anything can happen. Because there's more to life and more to sport, and I'm just enjoying the experience as I go along."
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 2:08 pm
by Aviendha
okay, i'm confused...that article references the 1996 BARCELONA olympics...but i know for a fact that the 96 summer olympics were in ATLANTA...
Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2004 3:15 pm
by RoySloppy
Aviendha wrote:okay, i'm confused...that article references the 1996 BARCELONA olympics...but i know for a fact that the 96 summer olympics were in ATLANTA...
yeah sometimes that happens its called a typo
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 5:18 pm
by Aviendha
pretty sad typo...
i was seriously doubting my memory for a minute there...
Posted: Mon Jul 12, 2004 5:30 pm
by Skyin' Brian
actually that is just a plain error. a typo would be something like saying the "Atlnata Olympics"
Congratulations Dana!
Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2004 2:40 am
by Spencer Chang, MD
Congratulations Dana!
Wish it could've been a husband wife duo in Athens.
Aloha,
Spence
