2019 Track & Field Roster

Landon Ellingson

  • Position Throws
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Jefferson, Wis.
  • High School Jefferson
  • Major Human biology

Biography

TFRRS Performance Profile

Personal bests (thru 2019):
  • Discus: 170-3 (51.90m)
  • Hammer: 172-10 (52.68m)
  • Weight throw: 55-0 (16.76m)
  • Shot put: 49-7 (15.11m)
As a junior (2019):
Outdoors
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
  • Tied PB in the hammer of 172-10 (52.70m) at Hornet Invitational.
  • Season best in discus of 168-11 (51.50m) came at Big Meet.
Indoors
  • Made collegiate debut in the weight throw.
  • PB of 55-0 (16.76m) in weight throw came at Mountain T's Invitational.
As a sophomore (2018):
Outdoors
  • Threw lifetime best in the hammer of 172-10 (52.67m) at the Payton Jordan Invitational.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoors
  • Did not compete.
As a freshman (2017):
Outdoors
  • Made collegiate debut at the Hornet Invitational, throwing the discus 165-7 (50.46m).
  • Set PBs in discus in two more meets, including 170-3 (51.90m) to win Payton Jordan Invite.
Indoors
  • Did not compete.
High School:
  • Won the Wisconsin Division II discus and shot put crowns as a senior.
  • Had a discus best of 191-9, the No. 26 high school mark in the country in 2016.
  • State Division II discus runner-up as a sophomore and junior.
  • Shot put best of 61-11 was a nine-foot improvement from his junior season.
  • Extended his personal record in the discus by more than 22 feet from his sophomore to junior year, and another 12 feet his senior year.
  • Sometimes ran the 100 and 4x100 for Jefferson High, with a best of 11.28 in the 100.
  • An All-Rock Valley Conference selection at both offensive line and defensive end in football.
  • A product of the Madison Throws Club, which advanced several to the major-college ranks.
  • Suffered a compound fracture in right leg playing running back in football as a sophomore.
Career results:
Year Season (Meets) Event Season Best Conf. Region NCAA
2019 Outdoors (7) Discus 168-11 (51.50) 15 (152-8) -- --
Hammer 172-10 (52.70) 13 (164-10) -- --
SP 49-7 (15.11) -- -- --
Indoors (5) WT 55-0 (16.76) 22 (53-3 1/2) -- --
2018 Outdoors (7) Discus 161-3 (49.16) -- -- --
Hammer 172-10 (52.67) -- -- --
Indoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
2017 Outdoors (6) Discus 170-3 (51.90) 16 (143-11) -- --
Hammer 147-0 (44.81) -- -- --
Indoors (0) -- -- -- -- --

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

    Throws
  • 2018Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2019Junior

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