Reese Ellestad
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- Hometown:
- San Diego, CA
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- Year:
- So
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- High School:
- Valhalla
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- Events:
- Freestyle, Backstroke
Bio
High School: She attended Valhalla High in a suburb outside of downtown San Diego where she was a three-year varsity swimmer. She served as team captain her senior year and was a finalist in the CIF San Diego Section all three years. During her time on varsity, she was awarded the Most Improved, Most Valuable Player and Coaches Award. She graduated with honors and was in the top 25% of her graduating class.
2015: Reese was a member of the WSC Championship Water Polo Team. She will make big impacts in the pool this season. She will lead our Freestyle and Backstroke events. She has worked hard all year and has helped improve the culture of SBCC Aquatics.
Coach Chuckie Roth: “I am excited to see Reese compete and capitalize on her dedication. She is an amazing person -- in and out of the water. She is a great example of the type of student-athlete we want at SBCC."
Personal: Reese Ellestad was born on February 18, 1997 in San Diego, Calif. She is majoring in communications and minoring in environmental studies. After graduation, she hopes to work for a company and help them become more sustainable in their endeavors. Outside of SBCC swim, she enjoys hiking, listening to music, and hanging out at the beach.
News mentions
SBCC registered 16 All-American marks in women’s swimming & diving in 2017. The top 16 times in each event receive All-American status from the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA).
SBCC's Alex Humann made first-team All-WSC Swimming & Diving in five swimming events and second team in the 200 medley relay. Humann, a sophomore from San Francisco, was a first-team choice in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle as well as the 400 and 800 free relays.
Reese Ellestad rallied SBCC from 7th to 3rd on the third leg of Saturday’s final event, the 400 free relay, and Alex Humann turned in a strong anchor leg to hold off Orange Coast and secure fourth place in the relay and in the State Women’s Swimming & Diving standings.
SBCC shattered the school record in the 800 free relay on Friday night and Gina Jacobson placed third in 3-meter diving on Day 2 of the CCCAA State Swimming & Diving Championships at East L.A. Swim Stadium.
Gina Jacobson set a new State record in the 1-meter diving on Thursday, leading SBCC to second place after the first day of the CCCAA State Women’s Swimming & Diving Championships at the East L.A. Swim Stadium.
Reese Ellestad won the 100 freestyle and swam an amazing anchor leg on the victorious 400 free relay on Saturday night as SBCC claimed its third straight WSC women’s swimming & diving title at Paul Nelson Pool in Santa Maria.
Alex Humann captured her second WSC title on Friday night and SBCC won its first relay, taking the 800 free relay by nearly 9 seconds on Day 2 of the WSC Swim & Dive Championships at Paul Nelson Pool in Santa Maria.
Alex Humann won a WSC title in the 500 freestyle on Thursday and SBCC took a 77-point lead after Day 1 of the WSC Swim & Dive Championships at Paul Nelson Pool in Santa Maria.
Reese Ellestad posted seconds in the 100 back and 100 free on Saturday and swam on a pair of second-place relay teams as SBCC captured the 17th Pasadena Invitational women's swimming & diving meet.
Addison Seale won the 200 IM, took third in the 100 breast and swam on two victorious relay teams, guiding SBCC to the top after the first day of the Pasadena Invitational women’s swimming and diving meet.
Reese Ellestad captured the 50 and 100 freestyle on Friday and swam a leg on the victorious 400 medley relay, guiding SBCC to first place in the third and final WSC women’s swim meet at Hancock College.
Addison Seale and Alex Humann won two events each on Friday, leading the SBCC women’s swim team to a victory in WSC No. 2 at L.A. Pierce in Woodland Hills.
Alex Humann scored 30 points on Saturday with two fourths and a second in the 400 free relay and SBCC placed sixth in the 39th annual Cuesta Invitational swimming and diving meet in San Luis Obispo.
Addison Seale won the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM on Saturday, leading SBCC to victory in WSC Swim Meet No. 1 at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita.
SBCC sophomore Addison Seale was second and Reese Ellestad took seventh on Friday in the season-opening WSC Pentathlon swim meet at the Ventura Aquatic Center.