The Notre Dame Women's Rowing team at practice on the river.
AS A JUNIOR: Rowed with the second varsity eight boat in the spring season for the Irish ... won her first race of the spring when the second varsity eight boat went up against Buffalo and finished the race in 6:17.16 ... finished behind Indiana in Indianapolis while beating Purdue in a second varsity eight race and clocking in at 7:37.9 ... placed second at the Lake Natoma Invitational finals with the second varsity eight behind only Wisconsin stopping the clock at 6:45.2 ... qualified for the finals by placing second in both preliminary heats ... won the BIG EAST Championship in second varsity eight with a time of 6:49.1 ... qualified for grand finals with a prelim time of 7:06.62 ... placed third (6:44.92) in the Oak Ridge Regional Final behind Virginia and Clemson ... qualified for the finals by winning the preliminary heat after stopping the clock at 6:55.13 ... did not row in the fall season.
AS A SOPHOMORE: Entered second-straight season as a member of the Irish varsity eight boat during the spring season ... against Duke and Buffalo, finished second in the opening heat of two after crossing the line in 5:05.7 ... emerged victorious in the second heat after racing across the gate at 5:12.3 ... returned to the water two weeks later, finishing in third place against Michigan and Michigan State with a time of 6:46.9 ... captured a heat victory against Indiana, Purdue, Buffalo and Eastern Michigan the next day, freezing the clock at 7:06.0 ... against USC and UCLA, earned a pair of second-place finishes ... stopped the clock at 6:52.07 in the morning session against the Trojans and crossed the line at 7:36.33 in the afternoon race against the Bruins ... helped her boat to a sweep at the BIG EAST Championships, winning the prelim heat with a mark of 6:53.989 before going on to win the grand final with a race-winning time of 7:17.587 ... secured a lane in the petite final at the Central/ South Sprints and went on to earn a fourth-place finish in the race with a pace of 6:44.52 ... gained a fifth-place finish at the Head of the Rock Regatta in the highest-finishing collegiate eight boat with a 15:48.08 finishing time ... also grabbed a second-place, 16:53.45 finish in an Irish collegiate four boat at the regatta ... rowed in the varsity four "A" boat against Indiana and Iowa, finishing 11th with a 15:24.7 mark ... against Indiana, Iowa and Michigan State, raced in the varsity eight "A" boat in flight 2, finishing third in 13:05.9.
AS A FRESHMAN: Continued to row with the varsity eight boats in the spring, sitting in with the second varsity eight squad ... earned BIG EAST Crew of the Week honors (April 8) for the boats efforts at the San Diego Crew Classic ... sat in the second-place finishing boat in the opening race of the spring against Michigan State, crossing the line in 7:32.03 ... helped row the second varsity eight to a race win the next day against both Indiana and Purdue, as the crew completed the course in 5:46.60 for the victory ... participated in the San Diego Crew Classic, helping the Irish boat qualify for the Grand Final by earning a second place finish in the qualifying heat with a time of 7:06.49 ... in the Grand Final helped the crew earn a fifth-place finish with a race time of 7:09.47 ... rowed in the morning session of the regatta at Ohio State, helping her boat finish third in a time of 6:41.14 ... the boat was able to grab second place in the afternoon session, beating Minnesota and completing the course nearly five seconds faster in 6:36.78 ... helped the second varsity eight to two race victories at the BIG EAST Championships, winning the qualifying heat with a time of 7:11.400 and later capturing the fourth Irish gold medal on the day by winning the grand final in 6:42.547 ... helped her
varsity eight boat qualify for the Petite Final by finishing the prelim heat in third place (6:39.59) and the semifinal heat in fifth (6:17.00) ... in the Petite Final, grabbed fifth place with a time of 6:24.10 ... rowed as a member of the Notre Dame "D" boat at the Head of the Rock Regatta varsity eight race ... crew was able to cross the finish line in a time of 18:15.00, good for 17th place overall ... competed in the novice eight race later in the day on the Notre Dame "A" boat, helping the team claim the top spot with a finishing time of 17:29.50 ... was lone freshman to row for the Notre Dame "A" boat in the varsity eight race at the Southland Regatta, helping the crew to a 14th place finish by crossing the finish line in 17:21.43 ... crew raced in the varsity eight final "D", earning the victory with a winning time of 7:08.50.
PREP AND PERSONAL: Was a standout rower for Orlando Area Rowing Society (OARS) while at Olympia High School ... lettered in all four years for the group as well as being named MVP every year ... led team to regional championships during junior and senior years ... earned national ranking for her efforts sophomore and junior year ... was a member of the National Honor Society ... born in Winter Park, Fla. on July 16, 1990 ... daughter of Richard and Lisa Kelley ... has three sisters: Mary Catherine, Elizabeth and Bridget ... double majoring in management, information technology and Arabic.
