Track & Field Opens Outdoor At Willamette; Sends Pair To Last Chance
OREGON STATE CROSS COUNTRY
2012: Was Oregon State's top freshman finisher and third overall at NCAA Regionals on Nov. 9, finishing 85th with a time of 21:27, which is the 11th-fastest 6,000-meter result in OSU history ... Also posted the program's 19th-best 5,000-meter time in her first career race at the Pier Park Invitational on Sept. 1, coming in 11th at 17:51.2 ... Came in 54th at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 22:00 ... Ran in the Women's Red Seeded 6K at NCAA Pre-Nationals, registering a time of 21:57.9 for 149th on the 6,000-meter course ... Came in sixth at the Charles Bowles Invitational on Sept. 29 (18:19.79; 5K).
SUMMIT HS: Competed four years at the varsity level in cross country for head coach Dave Clark and in track for head coach Dave Turnbull ... Served as a team captain for both the cross country and track teams ... Was an all-state team member and also earned her school's most inspirational and coach's awards ... Teams were both state and regional champions as well as national qualifiers ... Personal records include 4:43 in the 1,500, 10:28 in the 3,000 and 18:42 in the cross country 5K.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Nancy and Doug Kelly ... Has an older brother, Nate ... Former prep teammates competing at the Division I level include Megan Fristoe and Ashley Maton at Oregon, Alyssa O'Connor at Cornell and Hilary Sharpe at Oregon State ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Lists Galen Rupp as her favorite athlete growing up ... Describes running at Nike Cross Nationals in 2011 as her biggest athletic thrill to date ... Chose Oregon State because of the "family atmosphere, it's close to home and I love the team and the coaches."
