scrunners: What made you decide on signing with Stanford?
ellis: I chose Stanford because it has an outstanding reputation as both a world class academic university as well as an up and coming track school. I plan to go beyond an undergraduate degree and having Stanford on my resume will help when applying to veterinarian school. Having the head coach as the sprint coach was also a huge factor for me. Coach Edrick Floreal has since been named to the Olympic coaching staff for 2012. Stanford was one of the first schools to aggressively recruit me and I appreciated coach Floreal's persistence in trying to get me to attend.
scrunners: What stood out?
ellis: The team is very close knit and they really made me feel like I was a part of the team even before I actually signed. The campus is beautiful and the small class size is really attractive. I love coach Floreal's coaching style and I think he will really be able to maximize my talent with his training methods. Stanford ...