Kelsey Abbott
Kelsey Abbott
Height: 5-9
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Lago Vista, TX
High School: Lago Vista
Position: Distance
Major: Nursing
Parents: Mark & Sharon

Career Best Marks (Indoor):

11:15.46 3000m Run
12/5/2015 Panther Indoor Icebreaker
19:36.11 5000m Run 2/28/2014 UAA Championships
8.66 55m Hurdles 2/14/2015 Tiger Indoor Invitational
5.00m  Long Jump 1/24/2016 Emory Crossplex Invitational

Career Best Marks (Outdoor):

11:24.04 3000m Run
4/17/2015 Mount Laurel Invitational
20:13.17 5000m Run 3/20/2015 Emory Invitational

Prior to Emory:

Four-year member of the cross country program at Lago Vista High School ... Was coached by Jason Stoner ... Finished 14th out of 175 runners in the  two-mile at the 2A Region IV Championship her senior year (12:52) ... Captured all-state honors in 2009 ... Posted an 11th-place performance out of 107 competitors at the 2A UIL State Championship in 2009 ... Top time in the 3200 meters was a 12:17 ... Best two-mile time in cross country was a 12:12.3.

Personal:

Born March 21st... Also a member of the Emory Cross Country team... Member of the Spanish Honor Society in high school... Was her high school's salutatorian.

Why she chose Emory:

"I loved the campus, people and academic offerings."