Kelsey Bowling
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- Hometown:
- Sidney, Ohio
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Houston
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- Major:
- Psychology and Social Work
Bio
Senior (2014): Named to the Tom Bohlsen Academic All-HCAC Team ... Competed in seven events ... Finished as a scoring runner on five occasions ... Had a best overall finish of 68th and averaged a finish of 190.17 ... Had a best 5K overall time of 22:20.40 and averaged a 5K finishing time of 22:26.6 ... Had a best 6K overall time of 25:38.77 and averaged a 6K finishing time of 26:59.1 ...
Junior (2013): Competed in seven events … Finished as a scoring runner on six occasions … Had a team best finish of second and averaged a finish of 3.71 among team runners ... Had a best overall finish of 17th and averaged a finish of 151 ... Had a best 5K overall time of 22:06.2 and averaged a 5K finishing time of 22:26.4 ... Had a best 6K overall time of 26:40.0 and averaged a 6K finishing time of 28:02.0 ...
Sophomore (2012): Focused once again on the pole vault event for the DC track and field squad … Notched a top height of 2.60 meters during both the indoor and outdoor campaigns …
Freshman (2011): Competed in the pole vault for the Purple and Gold track and field squad during the outdoor season … Recorded a season-best height of 2.65 meters at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships …
Prep: Lettered all four years at Houston High for coaches Ron Boeke and Sandy Heitkamp … Earned the teams most improved award during senior season … Also was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and track and field … Honor roll member …
Personal: Kelsey Bowling … Daughter of Jon and Darla Bowling … Double majoring in psychology and social work with a minor in autism studies … Also runs for the Defiance track and field team …
News mentions
DEFIANCE, OHIO -- The Defiance College Athletic Department announced its inaugural group of student-athletes to the Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society.
GREENWOOD, IND. – The Defiance College fall athletic teams had 17 student-athletes named to the Tom Bohlsen All-Academic Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference list for the fall semester. [2014 Fall Academic All-HCAC Teams]
MASON, OHIO – The Defiance College women’s cross country team finished their season with a trip to Mason, Ohio for the National Collegiate Athletic Association Regional Championships and placed 24th overall.
RICHMOND, IND. – The Defiance College women’s cross country team traveled to Earlham (Ind.) College to compete in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship and placed sixth overall.
WILMINGTON, OHIO -- The Defiance College women's cross country team traveled to southern Ohio for the 2014 #JennaStrong Fall Classic hosted by Wilmington College and placed 22nd overall.
CEDARVILLE, OHIO – The Defiance College women’s cross country team traveled to Cedarville, Ohio to compete in the All-Ohio Championships and finished with 432 points, finishing 14th out of the 20 NCAA Division III schools that participated.
MASON, Ohio – The Yellow Jackets traveled down to the Kings Island area to participate in the Wilmington Pre-Nationals Meet.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. - Eme Miller (Portland, Ind. /Jay County) led the way for the Defiance College Women's Cross Country team at the Calvin (Mich.) Invitational Saturday morning, breaking the school record in the process.
MANCHESTER, Ind. – Defiance College made the trip to Manchester University to compete in the Hokum Karem, a cross country relay race.
GREENWOOD, Ind. – An experienced Yellow Jacket squad looks to improve last year’s Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference finish of eighth place and the HCAC thinks they can, selecting them to finish seventh this year.