• 2012 All-Pac-12 Second Team, Vault • 2011 All-Pac-10 First Team, Vault
2012 Kelsi enjoyed what could be considered a breakout season for the Beavers ... earned All-Pac-12 Second Team on vault ... competed on vault and floor in all 13 meets ... set career-high 9.95 on the vault in a win over Stanford (1/27/12) ... established career-high on floor exercise with 9.85 at Comfort Suites Invitational (3/16/12) ... scored season-high 9.85 on beam at NCAA Championships (4/20/12) ... surpassed the 9.90-mark on vault four times ... performed in the all-around at Washington (2/3/12) ... "hit" 34-38 routines.
2011 Kelsi had a bounce back year in 2011 competing in three events (vault, beam and floor) in all 13 meets ... All-Pac-10 First Team on vault ... had a career night at Pac-10 Championships (3/19/11) performing in the all-around (39.300) for the first time in her career to finish third in the meet ... added season-best on vault (9.90) and career-high on bars (9.80) at Pac-10's ... set season-best on beam with 9.875 at NCAA Corvallis Regional (4/2/11) ... scored 9.825 on floor at Arizona State (2/6/11) and matched that season-high at California (3/6/11) ... "hit" 39 out of 40 routines.
2010 Kelsi's season was derailed by a season-ending ankle injury, suffered during warm-ups at California (2/7/10), eventually requiring surgery ... prior to the injury, Kelsi had performed in three lineups (vault, beam and floor) ... was part of the vault lineup three times, setting a season-high of 9.85 at Ohio State (1/16/10) ... scored 9.675 in only beam performance - at Ohio State ... scored 9.75 in her only floor performance - vs. Stanford (1/29/10) ... "hit" five out of five routines.
Pre-Oregon State Kelsi is a two-time qualifier to the Olympic Training Center ... finished second in the all-around at Junior Olympic National Championships in 2007 ... finished third in the all-around at 2009 J.O. nationals and second on the balance beam ... finished eighth in the all-around at J.O. nationals ... won the all-around at Region 2 championships four straight years ... trained at Gymnastics East under coaches Tammy Carney, Kim Thompson and Remus Dragan ... was a club teammate with current OSU All-American Jen Kesler ... previously trained with current OSU assistant coach John Carney at Gym East.
Personal Born in Portland, Oregon ... daughter of Noni and Ken Blalock ... has one brother, Griffin ... enjoys reading in her free time ... chose OSU because "I grew up attending OSU gymnastics meets, I always knew I'd end up here!"
