Major:Â Kinesiology
Hometown:Â Tracy, CA
Career Highlights: Four-year letter winner for Women's Soccer; 2018 WCC All-Freshman Team; 2019 WCC All-Academic; 2020 Charles Harney Academic Award
Biography: A four-year letter winner at USF from 2016-2019, Kelsey was a stellar defensive player who appeared in 77 matches making 61 starts. The 77 games played is tied for seventh most in program history, and she logged 4,980 minutes for her career topping 1,200 her final three seasons. Kelsey was named the 2020 Charles Harney Academic Award winner which goes annually to the USF student-athlete who maintains the highest grade point average during their tenure at the university, as Kelsey maintained a 3.99 GPA studying Kinesiology, while earning WCC All-Academic honors in 2019. She finished with one collegiate goal which she scored in her freshman year in a win over Gonzaga.Â
Why Kelsey Chose USF:Â "I chose USF because I thought it was a great institution to both attain a high level of education and pursue my athletic career. I love the city and all of the beauty, diversity, and activities it has to offer. I also liked how USF has smaller class sizes, which allowed me to have better relationships with my professors."
Favorite USF Memories:Â "I always enjoyed our preseason trips to Lake Tahoe. It was fun kayaking in the clear blue water and these trips were great ways to get to know one another. I also really enjoyed all of our travel trips. Again, they were great ways to bond and visit new places at the same time. Our trip to Italy was one of the highlights of my career at USF."
The USF Student-Athlete Experience:Â "The best thing about being a student-athlete is the relationships you form throughout your four years. Your teammates become family and having this family makes getting through college a little bit easier."
Life After USF: Kelsey was admitted into the University of San Francisco ME-MSN program starting summer of 2020. She aspires to be a Nurse and is honored to be able to continue representing USF.
