Kelsey Stephens

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Northrop
Hometown:
Ft. Wayne, Ind.

2009-10 (So.): Indoor - Logged season-best clockings in the 200-meter dash (27.13) and 400-meter dash (1:00.92) at the Hoosier Hills Invitational . . . the efforts ranked seventh and fifth, respectively, on the squad . . . Outdoor - Turned in season-best clockings in the 200-meter dash (26.70) and 400-meter dash (1:01.14) at the Polar Bear Invitational . . . the efforts ranked third and fifth, respectively, on the squad.

2008-09 (Fr.): Indoor - Member of the 4x400m relay that contributed one point at the Mid-American Conference Championships with its eighth-place clocking of 3:53.61 . . . set personal-bests in the 400m (59.65) and the 300m (42.41) at the Meyo Invitational . . . Outdoor - Ranked fourth on the team with a career-best in the 200m dash (27.41) at the Miami Invitational . . . placed fourth at the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invitational with her career-best 400m time of 1:00.53 while assisting the 4x100m relay to a second-place finish (46.94) . . . part of the 4x400m relay that turned in BSU's season-best time (3:52.36) in a second-place finish at the Mike Poehlein Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner in track and field at Northrop . . . 2006 Indiana USA Track & Field Female Athlete of the Year . . . earned National USA Track & Field "Flo-Jo" Award given to the top female athlete exceeding in athletics and academics . . . all-state accolades as a sophomore and junior . . . conference champion in 200m and 400m dashes and the 1,600m . . . three-time sectional champion . . . regional champion . . . achieved personal bests in the 100m (12.3), 200m (25.23) and 400m (56.66).

PERSONAL: Full name is Kelsey Stephens . . . born May 22, 1990 in Ft. Wayne, Ind. . . . daughter of Bruce and Tiffany Stephens . . . has one brother, Bruce Jr. and one sister, Traleigh . . . majoring in pre-dentistry.