Ellen Wilson Deerman

Ellen Wilson, who attended Notre Dame High, is one of the most decorated women judoka in the U.S. She is a two-time Olympian – 2000 Sydney Games, 2004 Athens – and was also an alternate on the 1996 Olympic team. She was a gold medalist at the 1999 Pan American Judo Championships as well as a 5-time US National champion, 2-time British Open champion, 4-time World Team member and a gold medal winner at the 1996 and 1997 U.S. Senior Championships.  In 2003 Wilson was Colorado’s Women’s Athlete of the Year. She reportedly won more than 1,500 judo matches during her career.