A 2002 Bowdoin graduate, Casey (Kelley) Ellis returned to Brunswick in 2010 as an assistant track coach.  A two-season track captain for the women's team, she established a school record in the triple jump and placed 13th in the 2002 NCAA Championships. She was the ECAC champion in the triple jump in 2000, and a NESCAC All-Academic Athlete in 2001. She also competed for Bowdoin in the javelin and heptathlon.  After college she earned a Master's degree in Education from Stanford University, where she also worked in graduate admissions.  From 2008 through 2010 Ellis was an assistant track coach at Colby.  At Bowdoin, she coaches the horizontal jumps and the throwing events.  In her first season at Bowdoin, she coached athletes who made earned All-New England III honors in the weight throw, long jump, triple jump, and pentathlon. Currently, Ellis holds two USATF Level II certifications in the throws and jumps.