2000 Hall of Fame Inductee

KIM ELLISON &endash; Paradise, CA

Cross Country &endash; 1971

Track and Field &endash; 1971, 1972

Kim Ellison attended Chico State from 1971 through spring 1974, graduating with a BA in English in 1973. He served as the Commissioner of Athletics for the Associated Students from 1973-74. The sports of choice for Kim were Track and Cross Country. He competed in the NCAA Cross Country Championship in 1971 and was an All American in Track in the same year. He set Chico State's Mile (4:01) and Two Mile (8:54) records in 1972. His converted 1500 meter time is still the fastest ever run by a Chico State athlete. He has held the mile/1500 meter record for 28 years.

Following graduation, he was a very successful Butte College Cross Country Coach from 1978 through 1984. He was also the Track and Field coach at Paradise High School from 1976 through 1985. He coached both Cross Country and Track at Lassen High School in the school year 1974-1975.

Besides teaching at Paradise High School, Kim has been active in the Paradise Ridge Youth Soccer League as a coach, referee and as a board member for 11 years.

James Roulsten, ASB President at Chico State 1959-60 wrote: Kim's Track and Cross Country teams at Paradise High and Butte College have always had his unique stamp on them: great enthusiasm, dedication, loyalty and hard work. He always demonstrated a wonderful sense of sportsmanship and camaraderie in competition- traits he teaches and espouses in the classroom and in life. Kim continues to demonstrate those same values and characteristics to students in the 21st Century.