Alena Ellsworth

School: Gilbert Highland Class: Senior Sport: Track and Field Two-year captain ... Varsity runner and state contender in the 400-meter and 800-meter since she was a freshman ... Also ran cross country ... Shattered her personal record of 55.36 (from her freshman year) in the 400 dash with a blistering 54.68 seconds at the Sun Angel Classic ... “I get to push myself to the max in track, and I love how healthy my body feels,” she said ... Third in state for the 800 with her 2:11 minute performance at the 14th Annual Hohokam Invitational ... Signed with BYU to run track ... “She is probably one of those athletes who could do anything and do it well,” coach Robin Hagen said.