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2024-25 Swimming Roster

Kelly Bird, Linfield Sports Communications
Kelly Bird, Linfield Sports Communications
Kelly Bird, Linfield Sports Communications

Ella Quijano

  • Events Free
  • Year Sophomore
  • Hometown Salem, Ore.
  • Previous School Sprague
  • Major Secondary Education and History

Biography

FRESHMAN
Letterwinner.
Swam a personal-best time of 1:03.87 in the 100 freestyle at the NWC Championships.
Clocked a personal-best in the 50 freestyle with a time of 28.35 at the. NWC Championships.
Member of the 200 medley relay team who swam a time of 2:11.80 vs. Willamette.
Member of the 200 freestyle relay team who swam a time of 1:57.58 vs. Willamette.
Member of the 400 medley relay team who swam a time of 4:50.62 vs. Pacific.
 
SPRAGUE HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered in Swimming.
 
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Majoring in Secondary Education and History.
Daughter to Mileine Quijano and Harlem Quijano.
 
WHAT ARE THE REASONS YOU CHOSE TO ATTEND LINFIELD? I prefer a smaller school, it’s close to home, and I received a good scholarship.
 
WHAT DOES BEING A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT LINFIELD MEAN TO YOU? Being a Student-Athlete at Linfield means that I have a lot to juggle.
 
HOW HAS PARTICIPATING IN SPORTS MADE YOU A BETTER PERSON? Participating in sports has made me a better person by helping with my anxiety, keeping me active and helping me to fall in love with exercise.
 
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 10 YEARS? In ten years I will be 28 years old. I hope by then to have made some steps to starting a family. I hope to be a wiser, kinder, and more honest person.
 
WHAT'S THE BEST LINFIELD CLASS YOU'VE TAKEN AND WHY? Psych 101. Great professor and great content.
 
WHO HAS BEEN THE GREATEST INSPIRATION IN YOUR LIFE? WHY HAS HE OR SHE BEEN SO INFLUENTIAL? Jesús Christ.
 
THE GREATEST PRINCIPLE OR LESSON THAT I'VE LEARNED WHILE COMPETING IN ATHLETICS AT LINFIELD HAS BEEN... To do it scared.
 
AS A LINFIELD-STUDENT ATHLETE, MY GOALS INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY FOR MY TEAM ARE... To improve.