years_active birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
1997 -- 2003 central islip , new york , u.s. 3 april 1974 dawn ellerbe
 dawn ellerbe 2000 athlete summer olympic games ; female track and field
dawn ellerbe

dawn ellerbe -lrb- born april 3 , 1974 , in central islip , new york -rrb- is a former track and field athlete who specialized in the hammer throw .
she is currently the assistant athletic director at california state university , east bay .
ellerbe is a member of the university of south carolina athletics hall of fame and is on the board of directors for the united way of the midlands in columbia , south carolina .
ellerbe was featured in the `` new york times '' article , `` sports of the times ; at sydney , the first toss goes to the women '' by george vecsey .
and by cnn sports illustrated , `` ellerbe leads u.s. in debut of hammer throw . ''
her interest in fashion was profiled in `` my way : dawn ellerbe '' in skirt!columbia .
during her time as a student athlete at the university of south carolina , ellerbe was a four-time ncaa champion , six-time all-american and five-time southeastern conference champion .
after receiving her bachelor 's degree in journalism from the university of south carolina in 1996 , ellerbe continued competition .
ellerbe is a five-time usa indoor champion -lrb- 1996 , 1998 -- 2001 -rrb- and six-time usa outdoor champion in the hammer throw -lrb- 1995 -- 2001 -rrb- .
ellerbe also claimed the gold medal at the 1999 pan american games in winnipeg , canada .
then representing the united states in the 2000 summer olympics , ellerbe finished in 7th place in the women 's hammer throw competition with a distance of 66.80 metres .
