Kristi Ellis, Texas Lutheran University, Women's Track & Field

KRISTI ELLIS OF TEXAS LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY, a senior from Petoskey, Mich., has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending June 1, 2014.

Ellis has been a tremendous representative of Texas Lutheran both athletically and in the community. The track and field star won the high jump, finished second in the triple jump and was third in the javelin to earn all-conference honors in all three events at the 2014 SCAC Track & Field Championships. She was also fifth in the long jump.

Away from the track, Ellis has served both the campus and Seguin community through participation in TLU's Dog Days, a campus-wide community service initiative.

Along with her work in Dog Days, Ellis also helped provide food for the hungry though TLU's Empty Bowls program. The program originates through TLU's ceramics department. She has also served the Guadalupe Valley Family Violence Shelter during her time at TLU.

Along with her impressive community contributions, she also served as the TLU representative in the SCAC 8-in-8 tour this year.