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2015-16 Women's Track and Field Roster

Kelsey Carlsen

  • Position Javelin/Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rome
  • Highschool Northeast Bradford / LSU
  • Height 5-6
  • Major Environmental Science

Biography

Outdoor Bests
Javelin - 46.50m

Indoor Bests
Shot Put - 10.68m

2015-16 - Finished 20th in javelin at the NCAA DII Championship in Bradenton, Fla. … earned USTFCCCA All-Atlantic Region honors in javelin … earned All-PSAC honors with a third place finish at the PSAC Championships … named CoSIDA 3rd Team Academic All-American … one of just eight Mansfield student-athletes to ever be named a CoSIDA Academic All-American and first women’s track & field athlete to receive honor … 1st Team CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 … MU Presidential Scholar-Athlete … PSAC Scholar-Athlete … recorded a school record javelin throw of 46.50 meters at the PSAC Championships … registered the 13th best javelin throw in the nation … won the javelin at the Under the Lights Invitational (4/23), the Lou Onesty Invitational (4/9) and the Early Bird Invite (3/26) … graduated Summa Cum Laude.

2014-15 - PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... finished 10th in the javelin at the 2015 IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships… finished 8th in the javelin at the PSAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships … won the javelin with a season-best 43.00m mark at the 1st Mountaineer Collegiate & Open Invitational … won the javelin at the Oneonta May Meet … placed 3rd in the javelin at the Maryland Invitational … finished 4th in the javelin at the 2015 Colonial Relays … finished 6th in the javelin at the Jim Thorpe Open.

2013-14 - Earned USTFCCCA All-Region Accolades … PSAC Scholar-Athlete ... competed in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … placed 3rd in the shot put at the Cornell Southern Tier Collegiate Open 2014 … finished 3rd in the javelin at the Coastal Carolina Invitational … finished 2nd in the javelin at the Shamrock Invitational 2014 and the 2014 ESU All American Meet … placed 4th in the javelin at the PSAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships and 8th at the Virginia Challenge.

Before Mansfield - Transfer from LSU ... an NCAA Championships qualifier in her rookie season with the Lady Tigers while competing in the javelin at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds … Ended the season with a 48th-place finish at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds while throwing 129 feet, 3 inches in the first flight … Earned a spot in the javelin final in her debut at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... Threw a personal record 142-6 to win the javelin competition at the AAU Area 9 National Qualifier and advance to the AAU Junior Olympics National Championships during the 2011 outdoor season … Captured the silver medal in the young women’s javelin at the 2011 AAU Junior Olympics National Championships after throwing 138-5 at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans … Wrapped up the 2011 outdoor season as the nation’s No. 22-ranked javelin thrower among all classifications and the nation’s No. 6-ranked performer among throwers in the Class of 2012 … Threw 128-11 to earn seventh place in the girl’s javelin at the 117th running of the Penn Relays Carnival during her junior season in 2011 … Set a seasonal best of 134-5 during her sophomore season in 2010 to earn an eighth-place finish in the javelin at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Outdoor State Track & Field Championships … Finished as the PIAA District 4-2A Championships silver medalist in 2011 and bronze medalist in 2010 … Was the Northeast Bradford High School record holder in the javelin with her PR of 142-6 … Selected her team’s Most Valuable Performer in 2010 and 2011 … Honored as a Northern Tier League and all-region all-star in each of the last three seasons … Also a standout on the basketball court, soccer field and softball diamond during her prep career at Northeast Bradford High School … Ranked third on the school’s all-time scoring list as a 1,000-point scorer on the hardwood … Twice named her team’s MVP and a four-time NTL and all-region all-star in basketball … Played first base on her high school softball team as a former team MVP … Helped lead her softball team to three-straight runner-up finishes in district competition … Guided the team to a third-place finish in the state tournament in 2010 … Was a three-time NTL and all-region all-star selection in softball … Selected as a NTL and all-region all-star as the starting goalkeeper on the soccer field during her senior season.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Sophomore

    Javelin/Throws
  • 2014-15Junior

    Javelin/Throws
  • 2015-16Senior

    Javelin/Throws
    5'6"